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DLT, police to meet on accident prevention plans this April 21


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DLT, police to meet on accident prevention plans this April 21

 

BANGKOK, 20 April 2017 (NNT) – The Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs is set to have a meeting on April 21 with the Department of Land Transport (DLT) and police in a bid to formulate clearer road safety measures for long holidays. 

Despite a decline in the number of road accidents over the Songkran holiday this year, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said the situation remained worrisome as many lives were still lost in those accidents.

 

Therefore, he has invited DLT officials and police to a meeting this Friday, with an aim of drawing conclusions on accident prevention measures, including the prohibition of people from riding in the back of pickup trucks.

 

They will discuss two related laws, consisting of the Land Transport Act which focuses on road safety and the Land Traffic Act which is centered on traffic facilitation. 

Meanwhile, Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Chalermkiat Srivorakan made known during a videoconference that owners of 5,812 residences nationwide took part in the police’s home protection program during this Songkran Festival between April 12 and 18. Currently, there are still 868 houses under the authorities’ care, awaiting the owners’ return from vacation. 

As for the “Police I Lert U” application, which is linked with the emergency hotline 191, over 14,000 downloads were seen during Songkran, pushing up the total downloads so far to over 100,000.

 
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So the police only have to enforce the traffic laws 14 days a year! Laws are laws, sack the whole of the incompetent police force and employ trained police who understand the word enforcement. Have a centralised Driving and Vehicle Licencing centre, proper driving tests on public roads, test all vehicles over 3 years old, every 12 months, crush all uninsured vehicles or vehicles not reaching required safety standards etc. In addition put more, suitably powerful, police patrol cars on the roads, ANPR cameras in police cars and at major junctions! I could go on but won't as it is pointless! All the above has a cost, but shouldn't be more than 3 useless submarines which will not save any lives!

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