About time. It won't work. drinking and driving is part of the culture here. It'll take years to educate the bone heads. Gonna have to educate the BIB first, they could be some of the worst offenders.
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Crackdown On Drunk Drivers; Strict Law Against Drunk DrivingGovt imposing strict law against drunk driving
Started by george, 2009-12-03 17:10
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Platinum Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:07:53
Enforce the helmet law. A lot of head injuries are more than likely in those figures. See so many people just coming off their bikes. Yesterday when I left my mooban, there were 2 police on a motorbike, they were headed the same way as me, once out on the main road 2 motorbikes, drivers not wearing helmets, passed right by the police and they didn't even bat any eye. Apparently the police only enforce the helmet law at check points only? #28
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:08:32
Sounds like a fantastic initiative. Go BIB. *snigger*
And now for the prerequisite TV remark: As they say in the Northern Territories: If you're going to drink and drive, yer gonna need a car! #29
Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:14:59
Good,
Fingers crossed it's implemented correctly and it has the desired effect of reducing the horrendous number of road accident injuries and fatalities. #30
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:16:26
So if I get pinched i'll only be looking at a fine of between 5k and 20k and a loss of licence, awesome........ In reality though, I bet if i get caught it will cost me significantly more. One would think it would depend on how drunk, if there was an accident, from the way you talk, you must be quite a drinker Attached Files
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Titanium Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:16:52 Quote liquor will become three times cheaper thanks to the Asean free trade agreement #32
Advanced Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:18:41
<sarcasm>Hey great! I'm so glad Thailand is becoming more like the country I escaped from. At my weight, I'd be classified as a drunken murderer after 2 drinks(BAC=0.05%), be fined, and go to jail. Hey why not make it 0.01% and catch anybody who has any alcohol in their system whatsoever?
Ever since I came to Thailand I've noticed an increasingly imposing legal system. No beer sales at certain times... Fines for smoking in places, bars closing early, helmet laws, etc. It seems like all the people who ruined the US with their laws have come to Thailand to do the same. They enjoyed the freedom to drive drunk, stay out all night, etc. and now they are making it a crime. I guess it won't be long before everything is illegal, there's a cop on every corner, and cameras in every soi. Way to go Abhisit et al! Thanks for bringing the NWO to Thailand. </sarcasm> #33
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:21:34
..... along with the drivers' licence being suspended for six months or forever for repeat offenders..... Yeah, right!! That'll stop some of the scummy vermin animals who drive on these roads!! So we can learn that it is clearly better not to have a licence! That would be logical? #34
Epicurious Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:22:09
May I ask...
Who from The Nation newspaper do I take with me next year when I go to my local 7/11 and ask for my "three times cheaper" discount on liquor "thanks to the Asean free trade agreement."  I hope the newspaper is planning to offer a money-back guarantee on their faulty reporting and/or translating. And by the way, how do you have "a law" that's only enforced in one police station's jurisdiction. And where did this "law" come from??? #35
Advanced Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:24:27
I'm OK as I never drink and drive anyway - I keep spilling it!
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Newbie Posted 2009-12-03 18:32:34
So if I get pinched i'll only be looking at a fine of between 5k and 20k and a loss of licence, awesome........ In reality though, I bet if i get caught it will cost me significantly more. Why on earth would you get caught? Or are you one of the idiots that has to be avoided on the roads as you drive drunk with not a care in the world for the safety of others, like me for instance? #37
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:36:55
This is now the norm in Korat. Every night their are numerous alcohol checkpoints with breathalyzers in hand. If over the .05 limit you are arrested and booked into jail, with a court hearing within 48 hrs. Barry The same in Khon Kaen. I have 3 friends who have had the pleasure of a night under lock and key, a fine of 8k - 12k and either community service or giving blood. It's been going on up here for months. Edited by JustinCredible, 2009-12-03 18:38:03. #38
Titanium Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:39:21
Gawd the cynics on this forum are so predictable and tiresome. Cheers to the BIB. Yes, it's a great idea and far better than banning alcohol altogether and targetting the responsible drinkers with the idiots. But, unless you hadn't noticed, in Thailand laws tend to get enforced preferentially. So if the drunk driver is the son of a hi-so he is preferentially let off but anyone else gets done preferentially according to his/her ability to pay. It's good to hear from some replies that the BiB do actually have breathalysers, at least that is a step in the right direction. #39
board stiff member Posted 2009-12-03 18:41:20
Gonna have to educate the BIB first, they could be some of the worst offenders. True. Couple of years ago I hosted a "picnic" lakeside at Pattaya 2 (Khon Kaen). There was a BiB in the party who insisted on sitting next to me, and he was carrying a gun although off duty and in plain clothes. He even offered me the weapon after a lot of drinks. I declined. Seems my wife's cousin was his mia noi  At the end of the afternoon, totally wrecked, he staggered off to his car, fell in, and drove off with a cheery wave.Earlier this year my wife told me that the policeman had died and that her cousin had found herself a farang 
#40
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:48:14
Drivers will pay more to polismen. That will be the main result
#41
Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:56:41
When is someone going to start up a site called "ThaiCrackdown.com" ? There would be no shortage of fresh weekly content.
#42
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 18:58:01
How interesting, "The law is currently tried out", so one law for one police district and one who is passed by parliament for the rest of us.
I am very interesting to know how this holds up in court, although the same principle is followed of course for red andyellow shirted people who are also treated differently. #43
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 19:18:40
"The law will be strictly enforced during the holiday period." So, what happens at other times? And I can't yet work out what 3 times cheaper means.... Currently booze is cheap for the BiB - they set up roadblocks and fine drivers a couple of times each month, and the pocket money pays for the booze. So this can be read two ways - either they will be tripling the number of days they set up road blocks or they will up the B200 to B600 ergo for the BiB, booze will become three times cheaper ... for the rest of us there will be no change in price 
#44
Advanced Member Posted 2009-12-03 19:23:04
Booze 3 x cheaper will just transalate in profit margin 3 x larger! Only people smiling will be the vendors.
#45
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 19:24:07
So, is it now all about law enforcement?
I have my doubts somehow. #46
Member Posted 2009-12-03 19:28:18
Does anyone know that police use also faked breathalyzer?
A friend of mine who cannot drink alcool because his body doesn't support any alcool, has been tested positive with 3g of alcool!!! He refused to pay anything because he never drinks alcool. They didn't pursue him as he could show his medical statement. You are now aware they are already abusing of the law against Drunk Driving. Edited by Fabdial, 2009-12-03 19:28:47. #47
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 19:30:19
i totally agree on strict laws for drunk driving. maybe now i won't drink and drive anymore.... 
So have they provided the BIB with breathalysers? Or we still down to one unit at Din Daeng on a Saturday night. I'm all for it. Come on, is it April 1st. Booze going down in price. It will never happen. #48
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 19:31:21
A ridiculously draconian law which will be imposed not by the government but by the police who will of course not be able to act impartially.
It will be impossible for Thailand to change overnight from being a country with "liberal" DD laws to one with some of the most draconian in the world - People will be unfairly convicted and any law carrying a mandatory" fine/sentence is liable to create all sorts of problems. as ever this is some idea cooked up without any forethought whatsoever and as such is domed to failiure #49
Senior Member Posted 2009-12-03 19:32:03
A ridiculously draconian law which will be imposed not by the government but by the police who will of course not be able to act impartially.
It will be impossible for Thailand to change overnight from being a country with "liberal" DD laws to one with some of the most draconian in the world - People will be unfairly convicted and any law carrying a mandatory" fine/sentence is liable to create all sorts of problems. as ever this is some idea cooked up without any forethought whatsoever and as such is domed to failiure #50
Member Posted 2009-12-03 19:32:12
Its about time...
I hope it will have some effect too. |
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