Redshirt lawyer calls on PM to reverse plans for pick-up seating ban

[webfact]

Redshirt lawyer calls on PM to reverse plans for pick-up seating ban

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- A lawyer for the Pheu Thai party has said that the prime minister's directive to stop Thais travelling in the back of pick-up is "an unjustifiable use of his authority".

 

Reuangkrai Leekitwattana has called on Prayut Chan-ocha to make a U-turn on that use of Article 44 and stop the front and back seatbelt rule too, reported Thai Rath.

 

Reuangkrai said that the military leaders need to come up with an alternative plan to promote road safety that does not impact the Thai people so greatly.

 

He said he plans to present a petition in person today at 10am.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

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[tracker1]

The alternatives are there ! they are just not enforced !!!!!

[Laza 45]

Very harsh penalties for any driver speeding or breaking other driving rules with passengers in the back would be a good start.  

 

[tigermoth]

The guy is insane, must be thinking of a system of population control that does not cover the elitists of the country.

[scorecard]

I thought the ban on travelling in the back of pick-up vehicles (over Songkran) was reversed a week ago?

Edited April 11, 2017 by scorecard

[seajae]

after his 5 minutes of fame and trying to get people on board the red shirt bus again after all their crap. As has been stated many times, this law has been on the books in Thailand for years but never enforced, it is not something new. This is all about money, people simply want to do the cheapest thing possible, the lives of their families or other road users does not even come into it.

[scorecard]

"Reuangkrai said that the military leaders need to come up with an alternative plan to promote road safety that does not impact the Thai people so greatly."

 

So he wants laws etc., that don't impact people.

 

He (supposedly) has advanced education.

 

He's a red gang mouthpiece.

 

An interesting insight into the quality and thinking of the red gang (they call themselves a political party which they are not, never have been, and without a major rework of their thinking, policies and morals and cutting themselves loose from being a paid army they never will be).

 

Step one:

 

- Conduct transparent elections within your gang to display your genuine desire for democracy.

- Disclose where your funds come from.

- Make it clear that they welcome dialogue and informed debate (with no violence). 

- Agree and publish a multi-point manifesto which focused on one thing, with specific details, the development of Thailand, including benefits (not handouts) for all Thais regardless of geograhy etc. And including specific details of much better education and fair and equal education opportunities.

Edited April 11, 2017 by scorecard

[Bluespunk]

Typical of PT.

 

More concern about rhetoric than the safety of those they constantly misrepresent. 

[pkspeaker]

<deleted> the riding in the pikup truck ban!  This is not a western nanny society country.. We come here to escape the US,WEurope bitch-ass nanny society crap.. people know the risks and they are not endangering anyone but themselves when they ride in a pickup truck!. I HATE it when they try to turn this country into california with more pussy restrictions every month !

 

 

[ballpoint]

He knows the electorate.  No doubt when/if elections are allowed to be held again, the next incarnation of TRT/PPP/PTP will loudly remind the voters that they spoke up against this safety measure.  Possibly while also promising "No seatbelts, no license required, no lower age limit on drivers and motorcyclists, no helmets, no load limits, and no minimum or maximum speed limits" if elected.  I believe that all of these are also currently against the law, but rarely policed, so why not make them legal too?

[AGareth2]

a political move

to give the impression that they care for the poor farmers 

and

that the govt doesn't

[scorecard]

13 minutes ago, AGareth2 said:

a political move

to give the impression that they care for the poor farmers 

and

that the govt doesn't

 

Good point!

[yardrunner]

3 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

Good point!

and probably true

[FitnessHealthTravel]

He just wants publicity for the party AND they can fit more people in the back of their pickups to get to protest rallies. However, there are too many people already in the world, let's rip out the seat belts, air bags and any other safety improvement and then clean up the carnage everyday.

[sawadee1947]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

an unjustifiable use of his authority

though he's not my "friend" I agree with PM's decision. It's definitely a step to road safety

[elgordo38]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

"an unjustifiable use of his authority".

Where have you been for the last four years??

[elgordo38]

20 minutes ago, FitnessHealthTravel said:

He just wants publicity for the party AND they can fit more people in the back of their pickups to get to protest rallies. However, there are too many people already in the world, let's rip out the seat belts, air bags and any other safety improvement and then clean up the carnage everyday.

I get you survival of the smartest. There are to many old people in the world Soylent Green might be the answer. Also a life checkout system if one chooses to do so. I know abortion is not an option here but sky diving from a tall building hmmm. 

[elgordo38]

4 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

Good point!

Mirror mirror on the wall who is the most important of them all.

[elgordo38]

4 hours ago, AGareth2 said:

a political move

to give the impression that they care for the poor farmers 

and

that the govt doesn't

The farmers care for their livestock and fatten em up. Is there a parallel here??

[scorecard]

5 hours ago, ballpoint said:

He knows the electorate.  No doubt when/if elections are allowed to be held again, the next incarnation of TRT/PPP/PTP will loudly remind the voters that they spoke up against this safety measure.  Possibly while also promising "No seatbelts, no license required, no lower age limit on drivers and motorcyclists, no helmets, no load limits, and no minimum or maximum speed limits" if elected.  I believe that all of these are also currently against the law, but rarely policed, so why not make them legal too?

 

And at the same time offer no manifesto (because they don't have one and probably not bright enough to build a balanced manifesto and not going to happen beacause that's not their main purpose in life (corruption is), but except for another hair brained idea to try for amnesty for their criminal fled unethical owner (think of blood diamonds) who pays their monthly salary on the basis that they all shut their mouths and say nothing in parliament or elsewhere. 

Edited April 11, 2017 by scorecard

[Baerboxer]

8 hours ago, tigermoth said:

The guy is insane, must be thinking of a system of population control that does not cover the elitists of the country.

 

No he's promoting PTP as the friend of the friend of the masses. PTP and their owner don't give a rats about the people, their safety or that of their kids.

 

Seat belts and passenger carrying laws are in all sensible developed countries. Here laws don't get enforced and people die who might otherwise have survived.

 

But PTP and their cronies only want to look popular. 

[wakeupplease]

Another one cut off the stupid block, seat-belts like farangs a stupid Idea here, but a must in the rest of the world

 

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