25% of Si Sa Ket drivers drunk

Published: 28 Dec 2012 at 17.57
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Nearly one-quarter of the drivers stopped at police checkpoints in Si Sa Ket province on Thursday were drunk, officials said on Friday.

A total of 1,844 people were charged with drunk driving on Thursday during inspections of about 7,500 vehicles, said the provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).

Suksan Boontohsang, the chief of the provincial DDPM office, said that 1,713 people were arrested for not wearing motorcycle helmets and 3,935 were arrested for driving without licences.

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patchar
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Discussion 21 : 29 Dec 2012 at 21.5921
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We don't know if these figures are positive or negative in Thailand as we don't know if other provinces have a worst cases of drunk driving or rthe other way around. This is an interesting informaions though. Hope concern officials in that province will do something about this for the welfare of the public. If it is ttrue that Sisaket province in number eleven spot out of the 76 provinces as having lesser records of car accidents, then probably we can equate that drunk driving is rampant in other places compared in Sisaket.
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Discussion 20 : 29 Dec 2012 at 11.2620
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Someone near me just passed the driving test in Bangkok. What a joke! Like a karting circuit, just have a slow drive, attempt to park, and you get your license! And the price for the license is an evening meal. What a joke! No wonder why they are so many accidents in Thailand; so easy to get a license to kill here.
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Discussion 19 : 29 Dec 2012 at 11.1319
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only 25%, did they not test the other 75%?
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Discussion 18 : 29 Dec 2012 at 11.0518
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Tested with the breatalysers recently shown to be wrong in 50% of tests?
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Discussion 17 : 29 Dec 2012 at 10.4217
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Amazing that in another online news source, Si Sa Ket is listed as one of eleven provinces with absolutely no accidents on day one of the Seven Dangerous Days.
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Discussion 16 : 29 Dec 2012 at 10.3416
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Drunk and driving in the country side is the norm .Once again the police are the problem .When they enforce the law the law wont be broken .
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Discussion 15 : 29 Dec 2012 at 08.5415
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Its obvious a fair proportion of the thai population are not serious about road safety.Not bothering to get a licence,speeding and drink driving. I wonder how they would feel if they survived a car crash only to find out they had wiped out their own family and someone elses.Although thailand is moving towards tougher rules regarding road safety, it clearly is too little too late.As well as driver reviver checkpoints where people can rest and get a cup of coffee ( like in Australia), maybe they need a alcoholics anonymous office there as well...
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Discussion 14 : 29 Dec 2012 at 08.5014
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It would be interesting to know how often breathalyzers are used throughout the year, while routinely stopping motorists. I’ve been stopped at numerous checkpoints, mostly in the South, during my time in Thailand. I have never had a breathalyzer test. Maybe if checks were done more often and fines imposed, over time we may see a reduction. Maybe this should be a New Year resolution for the officers in the coming year.
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Discussion 13 : 29 Dec 2012 at 08.3613
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D12 ... not necessarily .... they could have been drunk, on a motorcycle not wearing a helmet and left their license at the noodle shop where they partook of the beverages ...
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Discussion 12 : 29 Dec 2012 at 01.2112
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1,844 + 1,713 + 3,935 = 7,492. At least 8 out of 7,500 drivers were OK.
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