Well, day two of the counting period has ended and we are up to 104 deaths.
On day two there were 743 road accidents, 59 people killed and 854 injured. 41.59 per cent of the accidents were caused by drunk driving.
So far there have been a total of 1,220 road accidents, 104 people killed and 1, 411 injured.
In a bit of Thai wisdom, Interior Minister Chalerm is keen on prohibiting booze sales on the first and last day of the annual celebration. I guess it's okay to drive and drink on all the days in the middle.
There are several little problems with his thinking in my humble opinion. Number one, does he really think that people won't think ahead and buy their alcohol early. Secondly, does he think that the shop owner in Nakoh Nowhere is going to abide by some edict and fore go a sale that puts money in their pocket. But, most immortally what about law enforcement? Heck, they don't enforce the laws they have now like speeding, running red lights, etc. and if someone is stopped they just pay the policeman a few hundred baht and proceed on their merry way.
Education is he answer to the problem and it should have started yesterday.
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