PM to crackdown on street races, drunk drivers
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Prime Minister General Prayut Chanocha invoked absolute power under the interim charter’s Article 44 to crackdown on street racers and drunk public transport drivers, according to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) order number 46/2558 publis
The order – which went into effect on December 30 – authorises traffic police and related state officers to temporarily impound vehicles of street racers and drunk public transport drivers for at least seven days and seize their driver’s licence for up to 30 days.
The officers were also authorised to detain the motorists for a behaviour adjustment programme for at least seven days and up to 15 days.
