Phuket to launch ‘Drink Don’t Drive’ campaign

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Phuket to launch ‘Drink Don’t Drive’ campaign

The Phuket News

 

The campaign comes after it was revealed that there were 144 deaths on the roads between Jan 1-Oct 31.

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket is to launch an anti-drink-drive campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of deaths caused by accidents on the roads. The campaign comes after it was recently revealed that there have already been more than 100 deaths on the island’s roads this year.

 

The campaign was announced by Phuket Governor Chockchai Dejamornthan during a meeting held with relevant officials at Provincial Hall yesterday (Dec 7) where strategies were brainstormed as to how to reduce the number of deaths caused by accidents on Phuket roads to less than 50 deaths per year by 2017.

 

Officials gave the campaign the official title of “P3D Phuket Drink Don’t Drive”.

 

Among those in attendance at yesterday’s meeting were Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen, Phuket Provincial Chief Administrative Officer (Palad) Thawornwat Khongkaew, Mr Udomporn Kanjana from the Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office and Dr Wiwat Sitamanod southern region consultant for the Thai Health Promotion Foundation.

 

During the meeting, Dr Wiwat revealed that the number of accidents resulting in death on the island’s roads numbered 144 from January 1-October 31.

 

“Phuket has had 144 death within ten months, about 84 per cent of those were males. Around 80% of vehicle accidents involved motorbikes, and around 80% of motorcyclist killed were not wearing a helmet.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-to-launch-drink-dont-drive-campaign-60153.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-12-08

[DavidVincent]

Just ask the Police to enforce the <deleted>!ing law!!

Corruption is directly linked to road accidents

[DavidVincent]

"don't drink & Drive" sound a bit less pushy than "drink, don't drive"
, maybe Singha sponsored the event

[stevenl]

Finally some numbers on road deaths. Looks like it has not changed much over the years.

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[eisfeld]

A death every second day. Wow. Authorities literally kill hundreds of people per year due to neglect of duty. Mass-murder, that's what it is.

[craigt3365]

I drove home last night here in Pattaya around 10pm.  I'd say 25% of the scooter riders didn't have helmets.  About 10% didn't have tail lights.  And 25% were driving recklessly, cutting in and out of lanes at high speeds.  Where are the police? 

[nabbie]

Also..... "Poor brake, Don't drive!"

[Hayduke]

So...does this mean that one should choose to drink rather than drive?

[yooyoo]

Will have fewer drunk drivers if taxi fares in Phuket were not do exorbitant!!! need Uber in Phuket !!!

[craigt3365]

8 minutes ago, yooyoo said:

Will have fewer drunk drivers if taxi fares in Phuket were not do exorbitant!!! need Uber in Phuket !!!

We've got Grab Taxi here in Pattaya.  If going out of the central area a bit, prices are very high.  11km is 350-400B depending on the driver and time of day.  But, better than nothing!

[madmitch]

Must be nearly New Year. Expect the next campaign a couple of weeks before Songkran. And another one this time next year. And so it continues. And still the death toll remains. 

[williamgeorgeallen]

17 hours ago, DavidVincent said:

"don't drink & Drive" sound a bit less pushy than "drink, don't drive"
, maybe Singha sponsored the event

cant do anything to stop tourists spending money. drink up boys. if you have an accident you cant blame the officials, they warned us about the laws, even if they didnt bother enforcing them properly.

[Beats56]

Just stay off the roads in holiday season. its bad enough most of the time. just don't put yourself at risk.

[WhizBang]

The headline makes it sound like there will be a campaign to encourage Thais to drink more.     I really don't think Thais need much encouragement in that regard.  But then, how are they supposed to get home.  I kind of doubt the designated driver concept would work here.
 

[Farang99]

Would not "DRIVE - DON'T DRINK" make more sense?

[Old Croc]

On ‎12‎/‎8‎/‎2016 at 3:23 PM, webfact said:

“Phuket has had 144 death within ten months, about 84 per cent of those were males. Around 80% of vehicle accidents involved motorbikes, and around 80% of motorcyclist killed were not wearing a helmet.

So about 115 of the 144 deaths were bike riders, and about 92 of those were helmetless idiots.

If you also take out the deaths due to buses crashing on hills because of an absence of brakes, it seems you're relatively safe travelling in a car.

[Old Croc]

On ‎12‎/‎8‎/‎2016 at 3:23 PM, webfact said:

“Phuket has had 144 death within ten months, about 84 per cent of those were males. Around 80% of vehicle accidents involved motorbikes, and around 80% of motorcyclist killed were not wearing a helmet.

Continuing my thoughts on road deaths in Phuket, these statistics indicate that the major problem is young helmetless males speeding and generally riding like idiots through heavy traffic.

We all see the aftermath of their complete lack of defensive tactics splattered on the roads nearly every time we drive anywhere.

If they ever really get serious about fixing the horrific road toll here, they need to address the real issues. Much needed, is education, proper driver training, strong enforcement of road rules regarding underage riders, speeding and helmets, and of course the instillation of an actual public transport system with an emphasis on school runs. (Cue the Troll!)

I'm not suggesting drunk drivers should be allowed to proceed unhindered, nor that they don't add to the toll, but some of the main issues also need urgent attention.