webfact Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Thais: We won't pull rank and will show our license to police.....if we have one Picture: INN Respondents to a Nida Poll have overwhelmingly said that they would not attempt to pull rank with the police when asked to present their driving licence. Though it has emerged that almost one third of people don't have one to show in the first place. The pollsters interviewed 1,251 people aged 15 and up from all social strata. They said their poll was 95% accurate. The poll came in the wake of the case of a senior judge in the south who was criticized for mentioning who he was and not producing his driving licence at a police stop. He said he knew the police chief. This ended up with the effective transfer of a junior officer and there was much comment in Thai society about influence peddling - something that many people in Thailand accept as part of being Thai. Some 88% of Thais polled said they would present their licence without hesitation when asked by the police. Just less than 11 % said they'd ask why before complying. More than 98 % said they would never pull rank with the police. Less than one per cent said they wouldn't ever show a licence to the police or would show their vehicle registration instead. Some admitted they would pull rank however - 0.81% said yes. Most people said that trying to influence the police was completely wrong. Though 17% tempered this by saying that it was a Thai thing and wrong. Some 16% said it caused considerable problems for the police. But 6% said it was a natural thing for Thais to do and not really a big deal. However, amid all the stats came the bottom line - only 68.75% have a license to show in the first place. And 31.25% have none. Source: INN -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-05-20 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCross Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 i'd feel safer putting my balls in their hands. once they've got that license its shake down city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 This is just stupid, they'll just pull out their wallets as usual, and the bent officials on both sides will continue to do as they do. Any more news on the judge down south? Or is the committee set up still deliberating? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 The thing is the police is interested to see what you have in the other compartment of your wallet those colorful rectangular sheets of papers with numbers on them, and the higher the number the better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 What a load of BS, every Thai who thinks he/she is important, above the law will refuse. The lower ranking people will just pull out money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Oh, pork pies again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Everytime I go out for a beer I tell my wife 'honest cha, I'm only going to have one.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: 68.75% have a license to show in the first place. Most places one would be scared to drive without a license, but not Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 hour ago, z42 said: This is just stupid, they'll just pull out their wallets as usual, and the bent officials on both sides will continue to do as they do. Any more news on the judge down south? Or is the committee set up still deliberating? ???? Tut tut! That's SENIOR judge please. Don't you know who he is????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: Though it has emerged that almost one third of people don't have one to show in the first place. Rotflmao. ???? The fact is that Thailand's traffic system as well as enforcement is broken beyond all repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 3 hours ago, webfact said: Thais: We won't pull rank... Spoken by those Thais who have no rank worth pulling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 3 hours ago, GeorgeCross said: i'd feel safer putting my balls in their hands. once they've got that license its shake down city shaking down your balls can be painful, give them the license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenerGrass Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Interestingly yesterday on BBC they talked about the 20 most corruput countries Cambodia was number 20 Thailand did not get a mention ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myran Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 0.81% – or in other words: the small percentage of people who actually CAN pull rank, WILL pull rank. The rest don't pull rank because they don't have a rank to pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Sounds right, 1% the rich and powerful while everyone else gets down on their knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Paul Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 About bloody time, no ins if no licence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 5 hours ago, webfact said: Though it has emerged that almost one third of people don't have one to show in the first place. Very damning ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 The fact Thai society is polling and debating such a ridiculous topic is all we need to know about Thai culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocddave Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Quote However, amid all the stats came the bottom line - only 68.75% have a license to show in the first place. And 31.25% have none. That explains everything...welcome to the 3rd World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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