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NCPO: 8,000 vehicles impounded from drunk drivers

 

 

BANGKOK, 20th April 2017 (NNT) - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has reported that over 8,000 vehicles were confiscated from drunk drivers over the Songkran holiday. 

The NCPO thanked all related officials for enforcing road safety measures during the the Thai New Year period, as well as the general public for their cooperation. 

During the seven days of the Songkran holiday, authorities recorded 430,967 cases of traffic violations involving motorcycles and 354,100 cases involving cars and public passenger vehicles. Police confiscated 8,128 vehicles on charges of drunk driving, of which 6,177 were motorcycles and 1,951 were cars. 

The NCPO has assured the owners that the impounded vehicles are being stored properly, and their drivers can contact authorities to retrieve them as scheduled. 

The Department of Probation and Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital have unveiled a program for drunk drivers to carry out their community service at the hospital’s mortuary. The program aims to show drunk drivers the dire consequences of their actions. During the Songkran holiday, 5,173 people were convicted of drunk driving and were put on probation. 

Starting in June, all probationers and parolees will be fitted with electronic devices, such as ankle monitors.

 

-- nnt 2017-04-20

[tracker1]

These figures must be calculated by the same persons that do the tourist figures they just keep going up ! Well if 8128 vehicles were impounded for drink driveing  but only 5173 persons were convicted the rest must not have been drunk  or they consisted of well to do persons or paid their fines immediately

Edited April 20, 2017 by tracker1

[thequietman]

Now, do you promise not to do this again?

 

Yes sir.

 

OK, here's your car/truck/motorbike back.

 

Be a good boy now !

[darksidedog]

I do like the part about having them do their community service work at the morgue, so they can see firsthand the carnage that accidents cause.

One hopes some will then start to see the light.

[masuk]

16 hours ago, darksidedog said:

I do like the part about having them do their community service work at the morgue, so they can see firsthand the carnage that accidents cause.

One hopes some will then start to see the light.

Years ago, my late father was booked for speeding, (in Australia) and had to do some community work and attend a day of lectures. 

While he didn't go to the morgue, he was taken through the hospital where the poor guys with permanent brain damage were living out an existence.

Not all accidents end in death  -  just near death.

[Lucky mike]

Maybe if they forfeit their vehicles they may adhere to the law more ?  No pain no gain !

 

 

 

 

[hanuman2543]

How many Mercedes, Porsches, BMW etc were confiscated? My guess is 0.

Edited April 21, 2017 by hanuman2543

[PatOngo]

8128..........there's the lucky lottery numbers for this week!

[NoshowJones]

22 hours ago, tracker1 said:

These figures must be calculated by the same persons that do the tourist figures they just keep going up ! Well if 8128 vehicles were impounded for drink driveing  but only 5173 persons were convicted the rest must not have been drunk  or they consisted of well to do persons or paid their fines immediately

"5.173 people were convicted of drunk driving and were put on probation". 

 

Probation for drunk driving???????? No wonder it gets worse and worse, there is just not enough deterrent to stop it. Common sense in Thailand??????????

[NoshowJones]

1 minute ago, possum1931 said:

"5.173 people were convicted of drunk driving and were put on probation". 

 

Probation for drunk driving???????? No wonder it gets worse and worse, there is just not enough deterrent to stop it. Common sense in Thailand??????????

Trackers post is not the one I was referring to, although I certainly agree with it.

[elgordo38]

1 hour ago, hanuman2543 said:

How many Mercedes, Porsches, BMW etc were confiscated? My guess is 0.

Good question.