GB's Annual Songkran Report

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Have gone out every evening about 8pm since April 12 thru 17 and unlike years past have not seen anyone playing Songkran... But tonight and tomorrow I will not.
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The heart of Isaan has returned to calm as Songkran has come to an end.

This was my first return to Isaan during Songkran in about 6 years and can't say that it has changed at all. With the exception of the horrendous traffic jams leading to and from Isaan during this period Songkran itself was just great. Tons of water and powder as one would expect but no water cannons...no gatherings of drunk farang playing war games...no Arabs...just a thousand irresistible sopping wet boys smiling from ear-to-ear as they slip and slide down the sois. Just the way Songkran is supposed to be.

If you want to see what Songkram was like in Buriram see link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqnB5f_ktWs
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Friday, April 19

As most of you know, today is Pattaya's "Big Day" and final day of Songkran water splashing. In case you want more of it, tomorow is the "Big Day" in Sattahip, south of Pattaya.

Tomorrow it's all over for this year and life returns to normal, if there is such a thing as normal in Pattaya.
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Songkran’s “Seven Dangerous Days” saw the number of drunk driving soar to 12,192, with Bangkok having the highest number of inebriated drivers at 727, Probation Department chief Prasarn Mahaleetrakul said on Thursday.

According to the Road Safety Operations Centre (RSOC), 386 people have died and 3,442 others wounded from 3,338 road accidents during the April 11 to 17 period. These numbers show a slight decrease from last year’s Songkran period, RSOC said.

Meanwhile, Prasarn said drunk driving accounted for 97 per cent of the 12,597 traffic law violations during the period, while 386 were cases of driving under the influence of drugs and 19 were related to reckless driving.

The offenders are also barred from going out from 10pm to 4am for seven to 15 days, must report to the Probation Department four times during the one-year period that they were put on probation and serve 24 hours of social service.

The offenders are also barred from going out from 10pm to 4am for seven to 15 days, must report to the Probation Department four times during the period and serve 24 hours of social service.

He said his agency also screened the violators to see if they are at the risk of becoming alcoholics, and those most at risk have been sent for rehabilitation programs at state hospitals. These offenders will also provide social service in related environments, such as taking care of victims of drunk driving or serving as volunteers at checkpoints.

At an RSOC press conference, Deputy Interior Minister Sutee Makboon also announced the figures of deaths, injuries and accidents during the Songkran period.

The provinces of Chiang Mai and Nakhon Si Thammarat had the highest number of accidents at 128 each, while Lop Buri and Udon Thani shared the top spot for deaths with 15 each and Nakhon Si Thammarat had the most injuries at 136, he said.

The most frequently cited causes were drunk driving at 36.61 per cent and speeding at 28.31 per cent. Of the accidents, 80 per cent involved motorcycles, and 66.15 per cent took place on straight roads, while 29.09 per cent took place between 4pm and 8pm, he added.

On Wednesday alone, the last day of the so-called “Seven Dangerous Days”, there were 273 crashes claiming 30 lives and injuring 277 others, Sutee said. That day, 65,454 officials and volunteers manning 2,039 checkpoints charged 210,883 motorists and motorcyclists with traffic violations – mostly for riding motorbikes without a helmet (55,805 incidents) and failing to present a driver’s licences (48,183).

Hence, Sutee has ordered related agencies to enforce law more strictly to discourage risky behaviour such as speeding and drunk driving as well as to analyse the data collected during this Songkran period to boost road safety in the long term.

Meanwhile, the National Council for Peace and Order said that the Army, police and administration officials have confiscated 7,200 vehicles from inebriated drivers during Songkran.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/ ... s/30367902
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Still not too late to miss the fun on Pattaya Tai; lots of water, loud music and dancing to cool you off or heat you up. :twisted:
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"In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king"
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Ok, folks - it's over for another year . . .
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