Lite Beer Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Phuket sets safety plans for SongkranPhuket Gazette - PHUKET: Police checkpoints and water-play zones will be set up to increase safety on Phuket during the Seven Days of Danger for Songkran, April 11 to April 17.“Police checkpoints will be set up around the clock during the period in order to check on drivers,” says San Jantharawong, chief of the Phuket office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM). -Phuket chief told the Phuket Gazette.Mr San told the Phuket Gazette that the safety measures were discussed at a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall earlier this week.“At the meeting, we also agreed that we need to set up water-play zones to improve road safety,” he said.“Police in each station will identify water-play zones. On April 3, we will have another meeting to clarify where these areas are going to be,” he added.“This year the Seven Days of Danger for Songkran are from April 11 to April 17, the same days as last year,” Mr San said.In 2011, seven people died and 52 were injured in 43 reported accidents. In 2012, three people died and 43 were injured in 44 reported accidents.“We hope the number of deaths, injuries and accidents will be lower this year,” he said.In 2012, drunk driving was the cause of 39.2 per cent of all road accidents in Thailand during the Songkran period, according to Yongyuth Wichaidit, Deputy Prime Minister of the National Road Safety Center .In Phuket, 43.1 per cent of the accidents during Songkran 2012 were attributed to drunk driving. Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Phuket-sets-safety-plans-for-Songkran-20592.html -- Phuket Gazette 2013-03-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 JetsetBkk sets safety plans for Songkran Visit Makro and Big C on April 10th and lock the front gate. Open front gate on April 18th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronrat Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 All falang who engage in stupid acts such as water canons on motorcyclists charged, jailed and then deported for good.That includes expats and bar owners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 All falang who engage in stupid acts such as water canons on motorcyclists charged, jailed and then deported for good.That includes expats and bar owners. ronrat, it's not April 1st yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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