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30 killed in road accidents every day rising to 50-60 during New Years & Songkran. New alcohol laws to improve safety, reduce injuries & deaths.

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Alcohol bans in vehicles and factories

8/08/2012
Online Reporters

Two Prime Minister's Office announcements - one banning drinking of alcoholic beverages in vehicles and the other banning sales and drinking of alcohol in factories - have been published in the Royal Gazette and were effective from today, Aug 8.

The two announcements were issued under the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act of 2008.

Jadet Chaowilai, adviser of the Network of People Affected by Alcoholic Drinks, thanked Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for issuing the two laws which hopefully will reduce the number of deaths, injuries and disabilities as a result of drinking alcohol.

On average, about 30 people are killed in road accidents every day and the figure rises to 50 to 60 people every day during the New Year and Songkran festivals because of alcohol, he said.

Despite the high damage caused by alcoholic drinks the companies that produce them do not have to take any responsibility, Mr Jadet said.

What is worse, many non-drinkers are killed or disabled as a result of other people abusing alcohol, he added.

Mr Jadet said the new laws will also improve safety in factories.

(Source: Bangkok Post, Alcohol bans in vehicles and factories, 8/08/2012, Online Reporters, link)


Alcohol Laws Vocabulary

alcohol (noun) - drinks such as wine, beer and whiskey that can make people drunk เหล้า, สุรา, เครื่องดื่มที่มีแอลกอฮอล์
alcoholic (adjective)

beverages - drinks (milk, fruit juice, beer) เครื่องดื่ม
alcoholic beverages

drinking and driving - a criminal act that is against the law, jail or a fine if you are caught: "the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit. Similar regulations cover driving or operating certain types of machinery while affected by drinking alcohol or taking other drugs. This is a criminal offense in most countries. Convictions do not necessarily involve actual driving of the vehicle. In most jurisdictions a measurement such as a blood alcohol content (BAC) in excess of a specific threshold level, such as 0.05% or 0.08% defines the offense, with no need to prove impairment or being under the influence of alcohol" (See Wikipedia)

accidents - a sudden unexpected event that results in damage, injury or death อุบัติเหตุ
road accidents - when cars, trucks or buses crash and hit each other causing damage, injuury and death, also called a "traffic collision" or "car crash" (See Wikipedia and list of types)

safety -  making activities less dangerous ความปลอดภัย (See Wikipedia)

improve - to make better ทำให้ดีขึ้น
improve safety
improve safety in factories

announcements
Prime Minister's Office announcements

ban - something is not allowed to be done or to exist  คำสั่งห้าม, การห้าม, S
ban drinking of alcoholic beverages

vehicles - cars, trucks, buses, vans, etc; machines with an engine used to carry people or goods from place to place ยานพาหนะ
ban drinking of alcoholic beverages in vehicles

announcement banning drinking of alcoholic beverages in vehicles
announcement banning sales and drinking of alcohol in factories

alcohol bans in vehicles and factories

effective - 1.a new rule or policy starts to be used; 2. works well, gets the job done; producing the result that was intended ได้ผลดี
law effective from today, Aug 8.

Two Prime Minister's Office announcements - one banning drinking of alcoholic beverages in vehicles and the other banning sales and drinking of alcohol in factories - have been published in the Royal Gazette and were effective from today, Aug 8.

issue - when something new is created, made available, or start being used in the case of a law or rule ออกใหม่ officially giving something to people ออกคำสั่ง
announcement issued
issue announcement
issuing a law

injury - อาการบาดเจ็บ, แผล

disability - , also called a "physical disability" or "handicap" การไร้ความสามารถ, ความพิการ
disabled (adjective)
disabled person

X as a result of Y - Y causes X to happen
injuries and disabilities as a result of drinking alcohol.

The two announcements were issued under the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act of 2008. Jadet Chaowilai, adviser of the Network of People Affected by Alcoholic Drinks, thanked Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for issuing the two laws which hopefully will reduce the number of deaths, injuries and disabilities as a result of drinking alcohol.

average - the middle number of a group of numbers (calculated by adding numbers together and dividing by the number of numbers) ค่ากลาง, ค่าถัวเฉลี่ย
on average, .... - meaning: some days more than, some days less than, but this is the middle amount, the average amount

figure - an amount; a quantity จำนวน

On average, about 30 people are killed in road accidents every day and the figure rises to 50 to 60 people every day during the New Year and Songkran festivals because of alcohol, he said.

responsibility - having to take care of some task as part of your job; when a person has to make sure that something happens; being in charge of some activity
take responsibility - when a person accepts "responsibility" for some activity and its outcomes

have to take  responsibility
do not have to take any responsibility
companies do not have to take any responsibility

Despite the high damage caused by alcoholic drinks the companies that produce them do not have to take any responsibility, Mr Jadet said.

result - what happens at the end in some activity (either goals are achieved with success or not with failure)
X as a result of Y - activity Y causes X

non-drinkers disabled as a result of other people abusing alcohol

What is worse, many non-drinkers are killed or disabled as a result of other people abusing alcohol, he added. Mr Jadet said the new laws will also improve safety in factories.

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