Pattaya After Dark October 2016 | Page 16

DrinkdrivinginPatayaisnow thesubjectoffiercescrutinybyboththeThaipoliceas welastheMilitary. Itisnow acommonoccurrencetoseeacheckpointstoppingevery manandhisdogfrom passingby, anddependingonthetimeofday, wildependonif theycheckyourpaperwork, breathalyzeyou, ormakeyoutakeapisstest.
FormanywhohavelivedorvisitedPatayaovertheyears, ithasbeenalmostwidely acceptedtogoout, haveaskinfulofbeer, hoponyourmotorbikeandheadhomeinthe earlyhoursofthedayworseforwear. Formanytheyhavemanagedtoarrivehomein onepieceandlivedtotelthetale, andforothersthathavenotbeensofortunate, they haveeitherbeenstoppedorworsestil, endedupinoneofthelocalhospitalseitherin needoftreatmentorlayingonacoldslab!
InyearsgoneifyouwerecaughtdrinkdrivinginPataya, therehavebeenwaysand meansshouldyouhavebeenstopped, ofcontinuingyourjourneyhome. Oftenyou coulddiscussthesituationwiththeoficerandhewouldenlightenyouoftheerrorof yourwaysandencourageyoutoshow him how remorsefulyouwereforyouractions. Butnowadaysthingshavechangedandchangeddramaticalybythelooksofit. Now insteadoftheoficertalkingtoyouanddealingwiththemater, thereisoftenMilitary personnelpresenttomakesureanyperpetratorisdealtwithaccordingly, often resultinginthebikebeingcompoundedandthedriverheadingtoSoi9PoliceStation foraFREEnightsaccommodationorpotentialyworse!

DON’ TDRINK AND DRIVE!

DrinkdrivinginPatayaisnow thesubjectoffiercescrutinybyboththeThaipoliceas welastheMilitary. Itisnow acommonoccurrencetoseeacheckpointstoppingevery manandhisdogfrom passingby, anddependingonthetimeofday, wildependonif theycheckyourpaperwork, breathalyzeyou, ormakeyoutakeapisstest.

FormanywhohavelivedorvisitedPatayaovertheyears, ithasbeenalmostwidely acceptedtogoout, haveaskinfulofbeer, hoponyourmotorbikeandheadhomeinthe earlyhoursofthedayworseforwear. Formanytheyhavemanagedtoarrivehomein onepieceandlivedtotelthetale, andforothersthathavenotbeensofortunate, they haveeitherbeenstoppedorworsestil, endedupinoneofthelocalhospitalseitherin needoftreatmentorlayingonacoldslab!

InyearsgoneifyouwerecaughtdrinkdrivinginPataya, therehavebeenwaysand meansshouldyouhavebeenstopped, ofcontinuingyourjourneyhome. Oftenyou coulddiscussthesituationwiththeoficerandhewouldenlightenyouoftheerrorof yourwaysandencourageyoutoshow him how remorsefulyouwereforyouractions. Butnowadaysthingshavechangedandchangeddramaticalybythelooksofit. Now insteadoftheoficertalkingtoyouanddealingwiththemater, thereisoftenMilitary personnelpresenttomakesureanyperpetratorisdealtwithaccordingly, often resultinginthebikebeingcompoundedandthedriverheadingtoSoi9PoliceStation foraFREEnightsaccommodationorpotentialyworse!