Dette er et ledd i å få ned det store antall ulykker som skyldes kjøring under alkoholpåvirkning. Tall viser at så mye som mellom 50 og 60 % voksne setter seg bak rattet etter de har drukket. Tallene er enda høyere blant de under 20 år.
Vedtaket er godkjent for kun 13. april 2019, men hvis det viser gode resultater vil det foreslås å ikke selges alkohol 13. april hvert år.
Plan to ban alcohol on Thai New Year
No alcoholic beverages will be sold on April 13, the traditional Thai New Year, if the Alcohol Control Committee’s (ACC) proposal is approved.
The ACC passed a resolution to ban the sale of alcoholic drinks on the national holiday, but it will have to get the green light from the Alcohol Policy Committee before it takes effect.
“We will present it to the Alcohol Policy Committee next month,” said ACC deputy chair
Dr Sukhum Karnchanapimai, who is also the permanent secretary for Public Health, after the meeting.
He said the ACC passed a resolution because statistics show road casualties are highest on this day every year.
April 13 marks the traditional Thai New Year and is a part of long Songkran holidays when millions of people hit the roads for home-province visits or vacations. Revellers often celebrated Songkran with alcohol.
In Thailand, drunk driving is a major cause of road accidents.
“Records show between 50 and 60 per cent of adults get behind the wheel even after drinking. The percentage is even higher among those aged younger than 20 years,” Sukhum said.