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« on: April 13, 2006, 07:45:55 PM » |
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What are they? Can I have a beer before I drive home?
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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2006, 09:01:46 PM » |
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Not a lot, apparently. Maybe one small bottle but I'm not sure because I always put it down while I drive.  Seriously, I'm told that the police are tougher these days. |
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« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2006, 12:02:30 PM » |
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Thanks for that KC... I guess I'll opt for total abstinence when driving then....!!
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« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2006, 02:23:09 PM » |
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................. or suggest to the boss that she might abstain and drive.  |
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« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2006, 02:49:41 PM » |
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................. or suggest to the boss that she might abstain and drive. Now that's just plain scary.. I'd have to be drunk to let her drive.... er... hold on...! |
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« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2006, 09:07:15 AM » |
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I have a hard enough time walking if I am on the loa koaw much less driving.Who cares what the laws are,do not drive it really is that simple.  |
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« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2006, 02:05:30 PM » |
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In the Uk, I know that if I have 1.5 - 2 pints of regular beer I am still within the legal limit when driving. That's fine for me cos I'm not really a big drinker and don't get legless like some  All I am trying to find out is if I can do the same here in Thailand.... apparently not is the feedback so far... Cheers sr |
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2006, 05:56:52 PM » |
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Actually the UK and Thai limits for blood/alcohol when driving are the same. Except in the UK it is the legal maximum whereas in Thailand it is the accepted minimum before you get in the car and drive away. It was only this year that they stopped the sale of alcohol at service stations.
There I go. Cynical again.
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2006, 07:04:43 PM » |
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... It was only this year that they stopped the sale of alcohol at service stations.
There I go. Cynical again.
And yet only in recent years have we started selling booze in serivce station in the UK. I guess the Thais are leading the way and we are slow to catch up.... Good news. |
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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2007, 03:41:39 PM » |
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Yes, they do really get tougher on this issue here in Thailand, just found this in the News:
Siwa Taesang, a well-known entertainer, was Saturday convicted in drunk driving and fined Bt4,000.
The North Bangkok District Court also handed down two months jail term against him but suspended it for two years.
He was also sentenced to do community services for 24 hours.
The court was told that Siwa was stopped by police at the mount of Soi Ramkhamhaeng 69 late Friday night.
Police found that his blood-alcohol level was as high as 183 milligrammes per cent, much higher than the legal limit of 50 milligrammes per cent.
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« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2007, 02:39:44 PM » |
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A foreigner in Korat got 4000 or 5000 baht fine + 3 days of community work, If I remember.
I know a Thai who got 4000 baht fine last Christmas.
And yes, they are checking more and more...They will be everywhere for Songkran in Korat, a little bit like last year.
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« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2007, 04:19:07 PM » |
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Bangkok Post 17.01.2007 Penalties stiffen for drunk drivers
The cabinet yesterday approved harsher punishment for motorists convicted of drunk driving, including losing their licence. Amendments to the Land Traffic Act, which since 1979 has dealt with drink-driving offences, were approved to impose fines up to 200,000 baht and jail terms up to 10 years for violators who had caused road accidents.
The existing law had proven ''inappropriate and inconsistent'' to properly deal with the current situation, said government spokesman Yongyuth Maiyalarp.
The amended law will give officials more power to deal with the rising number of drunk drivers by empowering courts to more easily suspend or cancel drivers' licences, he said.
''If motorists kill someone, they will be sent to jail for three to 10 years, be fined between 60,000 and 200,000 baht, and their driving licences will be cancelled,'' Mr Yongyuth said.
If a drunk driver seriously injures someone, their licence will be suspended for at least one year, Mr Yongyuth said.
The law also imposes heavier penalties on motorcyclists who do not wear helmets.
Motorcyclists without helmets will be fined 500 baht. The fine will be doubled if their passengers also have no helmet, Mr Yongyuth said. |
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« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2008, 12:57:46 PM » |
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A frenchman who lives in Pattaya was fined 10,000 baht for drink driving last Friday after being stopped at a checkpoint on Sukumvit Road.
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« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2008, 02:20:00 PM » |
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I have a friend in pattaya who was drink driving a few years ago. He crashed into 3 cars and then through a fence. he had to pay a fine of 50000 and buy a new fence or get deported.
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« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2008, 05:38:31 PM » |
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I know several recent cases that didn't go to Court recently. 1,000 baht - Motorcycle, farang 2,000 baht - Car, farang 8,000 baht - Car, farang 6,000 baht - Car, Thai 10,000 baht - Car, Thai. But of course, these are rumors. I can't confirm |
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