Almost 6,000 vehicles impounded during Songkran holidays

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Almost 6,000 vehicles impounded during Songkran holidays

BANGKOK, 18 April 2016 (NNT)-Nearly 6,000 vehicles have been impounded by authorities after drivers were found drunk driving. The figure covers the period since the beginning of the Songkran holidays.

According to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Deputy Spokesperson Colonel Sirichan Ngathong, traffic authorities worked around the clock over the weekend to relieve traffic gridlocks and prevent accidents as holidaymakers continued returning to Bangkok.

Road regulations had been breached at least 200,000 times over the holiday period. More than 100,000 drivers were prosecuted as a result.

Out of 5,772 vehicles impounded, 4, 353 are motorcycles and the rest are cars. The NCPO has encouraged those who are still making their way back to work to be mindful of conditions on the road.


-- NNT 2016-04-18

[khwaibah]

And you still have 397 dead.

[colinneil]

Every year police warn drivers about drink driving, yet every year it gets worse.

6000 vehicles good heavens.

[clockman]

Drop in the ocean!

[thesetat2013]

And you still have 397 dead.

Of course they do. They didn't impound many cars and the cars are more likely to kill a motorcyclist compared to an accident between 2 motorcycles.

These numbers won't ever go down until they start focusing on the real cause and start taking some real actions against car drivers. What a joke! 4500 motorcycles impounded compared to 600 cars. If only the towing companies realized just how much they could collect as an impound fee. They would have themselves a whole new fleet or trucks paid for in just one year on songkran

[Jim walker]

time to get the mobile car crusher on he road

[Usual Suspect]

Figures show around 4- 5ths of impounded vehicles were motorcycles...yes indeed because Hi-So's do not ride M/cs...wonder of the total number of 4-wheelers impounded..how many were SUVs on BKK plates..??

[MaxLee]

And you still have 397 dead.

No, more than 400 since today....

6,000 hand picked unlucky guys' car impounded would be the more suitable title for this overshadowing lip service wrecking BS campaign from the ruling elite that must not be named.

[jerojero]

Wonder how many impounded were Mercedes? Bets on about....wait for it... zero.

[jerojero]

Drop in the ocean!

.. Exactly. Probably 1,000,000 vehicles on the roads during Songkran.

[mikebell]

The BIB could nick 600 car drivers on any Saturday night in Pattaya - if they could stay awake during the hours of darkness. I'd guess half the above cars would be driven by police themselves.

[Nobb]

Are they keeping the cars and scooters for 30 days and making them work in the morgue? Or is this just another if i miss work because i do not have my car or scooter i can not go to work and can not pay my bills. But if you killed your self or some one else you would never work again. Keep there cars and scooters and fine them to the max so they will think twice before they ever brake the law again!

[jamesbrock]

And you still have 397 dead.

Of course they do. They didn't impound many cars and the cars are more likely to kill a motorcyclist compared to an accident between 2 motorcycles.

These numbers won't ever go down until they start focusing on the real cause and start taking some real actions against car drivers. What a joke! 4500 motorcycles impounded compared to 600 cars. If only the towing companies realized just how much they could collect as an impound fee. They would have themselves a whole new fleet or trucks paid for in just one year on songkran

That works out to 75% of impounded vehicles being motorcycles; pretty much in line with the WHO stats that say 73% of road deaths are motorcycle users.

Other reports from this Songkran stated that motorcycles accounted for 2,510 of the 3,104 accidents (80.88%), followed by pickup trucks being involved in 312 (10.08%), and other vehicles accounting for the remaining 282 accidents.

Edit: typo