Described: 20 Dec 2024 at 05: 20
The state will increase its New Year’s Day road safety plan from seven to ten days.
The National Alcoholic Beverage Policy Committee approved the improvement with an extra three times, according to Vice Prime Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong on Thursday. As previously agreed, the strategy will begin on December 27 and ending on January 5.
The authorities wants the plan to include more gates to prevent road injuries, especially those brought on by drunk drivers, because Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is concerned about people’s protection, he said.
He claimed that many people died next New Year as a result of drunk driving. During the last New Season health plan, there were 2, 288 injuries, 2, 307 accidents, and 284 fatalities. The federal intends to reduce these figures for the New Year’s Eve in 2025.
More anti-drinking initiatives will be launched by the federal both online and offline. In addition to the authorities checkpoints, there will be more area checkpoints established by village leaders.
Local authorities may be instructed to totally enforce the law against all vehicles by determining alcohol consumption at checkpoints across all provinces.
In all cases, he said, police officers must arrest the drivers or riders if the blood alcohol content exceeds the legal limit of 0.05 %, he said.