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    Lack of Discipline Reason For High Road Accident Toll Says Parliament President

    Parliament President Chuan Leekpai says that a lack of discipline is a weakness among Thais but should be no barrier in tackling road accidents as long as they are determined to put it right.


    Speaking on Friday at Parliament to commemorate World Day of Remembrance 2020 which pays tribute to road traffic victims, Mr Leekpai said he believed a determination to change behaviour and maintain discipline would solve the country’s high road accident toll.


    “Why have we succeeded in tackling the problem of people smoking in public places, air-conditioned restaurants, or events? It’s about discipline, it’s not that we are worse than other countries, but it depends on whether we are taking it seriously,” he said.


    “If we are determined, we can do it. Discipline is the key to solving problems. We can solve the problem of road accidents if we build the habit of discipline.”


    Mr Leekpai recalled the time a researcher gathering information for national development visited his province. “As the host in Trang province, I was told Thailand had a lot of strengths. The only weakness was that Thais live in Thailand,” he said.


    “To this I have to reply that on the contrary, Thailand’s strength is the Thai people but we cannot use only one weakness, a lack of discipline, to judge.


    “Regarding the deaths and injuries which result from road accidents, we are among the top in the world. It’s a weakness that many people use to assess the quality of Thais. I tell them it’s not true. We have many outstanding points.”


    He said a Vietnamese example on road safety might also help. There, the fine for not wearing helmets on a motorcycle is double the price of a helmet.


    Remembrance Day is officially held on the third Sunday in November and Friday’s event attracted more than 60 attendees, including politicians and academics involved in road safety.

    Lack of Discipline Reason For High Road Accident Toll Says Parliament President | Chiang Mai One

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Parliament President Chuan Leekpai says that a lack of discipline is a weakness among Thais
    He's right.

    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    it depends on whether we are taking it seriously,” he said.
    You may take it seriously, Mr Chuan, but millions of Thais don't and won't.

    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Discipline is the key to solving problems.
    Houston, we have a problem.

    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    We can solve the problem of road accidents if we build the habit of discipline.”
    Good luck with that. Where will you start?

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    He said a Vietnamese example on road safety might also help. There, the fine for not wearing helmets on a motorcycle is double the price of a helmet.
    As it is in Thailand. But laws are meaningless if the cops don't enforce them.

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    lack of discipline? what about BRAINS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Thailand had a lot of strengths. The only weakness was that Thais live in Thailand,” he said.
    Ouch . . . could be a quote from any number of TD posters

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    Chuan Leekpai is one of the decent ones. One of few. I won't take a cheap shot.

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    "Lack of discipline"!!!!!!!!

    That's tantamount to saying death through decapitation was caused by interruption to the circulatory system.

    The reasons are in fact myriad but primarily their death count is so stratospherically high because there is no functioning driving qualification regime enforcing a coherent highway code coupled with the not entirely insignificant fact so many Thai are cognitively impaired and cannot foresee the consequences of their behaviour.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seekingasylum View Post
    Thai are cognitively impaired and cannot foresee the consequences of their behaviour.
    I'll agree with you on that. It's always someone others fault if shit happens.

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    And if there is no-one upon whom blame might be laid they'll ultimately claim it is their karma. Essentially, they bear no personal responsibility for anything which explains just why the country is such a fuckup and its society is mired in medieval claptrap.

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    The lack of discipline he's talking about is that of the police to actually do any fucking police work.

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