GTgrizzly Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 23 hours ago, ratcatcher said: Presumably that means if the drunk driver manages to survive? Doesn't matter lock em up anyway ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrec Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 He said 667,000 people left Bangkok for other provinces on Thursday alone – the largest single-day exodus for Songkran on record. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ And what, they had an abacus counting the 667,000 people as they left BKK............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Here we go AGIAN!! Every year, all day/night long. Immigration nonsense and deadly roads are the worst things about Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinBoy2 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 These are almost pointless stories. You could recycle the same images year after year, Songkran, New Years, or just watch the Ch3 news every morning to images of everyday road carnage I've come to believe, because they are Buddhist, and they think they are coming back. No matter how many pixelated images of the dead bodies next to the mangled cars they see on TV, it has any effect on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukeandduke Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Sad for those we've lost, happy about my decision to stay in BKK. Other than taxis from and to airports, and around BKK, I've cut out Thailand road travel the rest of the year, too. What it takes for a national fricking emergency here is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimP Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 If only drunk drivers and drivers who speed would crash and kill only themselves, it wouldn't be such a big deal. When these <deleted> get behind the wheel and hurt or kill innocents, it makes for a bitter pill to swallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, GinBoy2 said: I've come to believe, because they are Buddhist, and they think they are coming back. I've come to believe they are simply too stupid to drive. No need to sugar coat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred white Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 HiSpeeding and using the emergency lane as a travel lane ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harriott456 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 guess thats 46 you lot cant slag off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 18 minutes ago, harriott456 said: guess thats 46 you lot cant slag off Don't worry, after a few more days there will be a good few more we can't slag off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 No surprise as usual how high will it be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 2:38 PM, webfact said: 65.38% occurred on straight roads Throw in a bend or two and then some rain and watch the Thais fail bigtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 8 hours ago, DrTuner said: I've come to believe they are simply too stupid to drive. No need to sugar coat it. Don't worry you'll be labelled a racist any second now, of course your'e right imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 8 hours ago, DrTuner said: I've come to believe they are simply too stupid to drive. No need to sugar coat it. I'd add "selfish" as well into that, those who just can't wait, who treat the road as theirs and theirs alone, those ones jumping queues, using the emergency lane , swerving in and out of moving traffic and trying to push you off the road d riving an inch from your bumper etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 14 hours ago, Benroon said: Can we just get the total at the end so that we don’t get exactly the same comments every day ? Why don't you just come back at the end that would be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 6 hours ago, harriott456 said: guess thats 46 you lot cant slag off Why not go for a nice drive???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, gunderhill said: Why not go for a nice drive???? Harriot456 possibly considers it is too dangerous to ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 A post containing link to Bangkok Post has been removed as per forum rules. A post containing an outdated statistical chart and link has been removed as well as the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 hours ago, gunderhill said: Why don't you just come back at the end that would be much better. Actually something far more simpler - just reproduce the comments from last year, and the year before etc ? Always same same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 This is the result when you have an incompetent highway patrol, who refuse to patrol the highways and ticket people for careless and dangerous driving. There is a real sense of impunity on the roads for good reason. No cops. No deterrent. That combined with a lack of skill and utter, mind boggling recklessness and selfishness. Something has to change. How about we start by getting rid of the army? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Good news is you are much more likely to die from stroke, heart disease, or cancer in Thailand. Though Road accidents are the number one cause of Pre-mature death here in the Kingdom. The "Love affair" with the automobile will never change for most ..... and it is truly a death sentence if one ever meets another on the road who has lost their control or never had it http://www.healthdata.org/thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabas Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Even better news, when Thailand's vehicle fatality rate is measured per vehicle as it should be, not per capita, Thailand leads both South East Asia as a whole and even China in road safety..... Fatalities per 100,000 vehicles Thailand 74.6 SE Asia 101.0 China 104.5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate Ah, Thailand, Songkran, Bangkok roads are almost empty, what a great time to go for a drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generealty Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Moonlover Phuket and Jomtien and some parts of Pattaya it has already started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo 2 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Any death caused by bad road conditions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 well done AGAIN Thai driving at its best !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 8 hours ago, rabas said: Even better news, when Thailand's vehicle fatality rate is measured per vehicle as it should be, not per capita, Thailand leads both South East Asia as a whole and even China in road safety..... Fatalities per 100,000 vehicles Thailand 74.6 SE Asia 101.0 China 104.5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate When you got 27 people on back of a pickup or seven people on a scooter and smash into a tree, the stats per vehicle look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 10:00 AM, sunnyboy2018 said: Was water throwing involved? Drowning was not mentioned ... From joke to revolver: Prohibitions/Main Event Venues etc: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1661560/2-294-vehicles-impounded-71-307-charged-for-drink-driving-in-3-days Officials have charged a total of 71,307 people for drink-driving and impounded 2,294 vehicles between April 11-13, the first three days of the campaign against drink-driving over Songkran, National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) deputy spokesperson Col Sirichan Ngathong said on Sunday. Of the total number charged with violating the drink-driving law, 44,024 were motorcyclists and 27,283 were drivers of private cars or public transportation vehicles. Col Sirichan said altogether 2,294 vehicles have been impounded, but did not give details. She said that on April 13 alone there were 32,772 offences involving motorcycles; 973 motorcycles were impounded and 24,866 motorcylists charged with drink-driving. On that day, there were 25,446 offences involving public transport and private cars; 330 vehicles were impounded and 15,049 drivers charged with drink-driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 i,am waiting for the final count as pattaya goes longer and starts later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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