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Volunteer drivers get drunks home safely
BANGKOK: -- The Por Teck Tung Foundation is now helping drunk drivers arrive
home safely _ rescue volunteers are taking the steering wheel.
The new service began last week and is a cooperative bid to reduce
casualties from drunk driving, involving the foundation and the Public
Health Ministry.
Sanae Butranak, deputy head of the rescue operation unit, said drunk drivers
could contact the unit, at 02-2264444-5, for designated drivers who are
available around the clock. The service is free.
He said the foundation has over 100 volunteers and a number of rescue
vehicles are continually out on the streets.
``So far, there have been no direct calls from drunk drivers,'' he said.
``Rather, it has been police who make the calls when they come across
drivers who have been drinking. They ask for someone to drive the drunk's
car to a police station.''
Mr Sanae said the foundation registers all volunteers who join the driver
programme.
``Those on assignment must record all the details in writing. More
importantly, our volunteers are not allowed to take the vehicles without
police officers being present.
``This is a strict precaution in case any belongings in the vehicles are
missing, and also in case the drunks have illegal stuff in the vehicle.''
The public can learn about the service from the two traffic radio
programmes, Jor Sor 100 and Sor Wor Por 91.
``In the future we will have a telephone service, to inform the families of
drunken drivers that we are sending their loved ones home. This should ease
their anxiety,'' he said.
Drivers do not have to wait until they have had too much to drink before
making a call. A relief driver can be arranged beforehand.
``Those wishing to drink without limit may phone us and make a booking,
where and at what time they want our volunteers to pick them up. That is no
problem,'' he said.
Surapol Supradit na Ayutthaya, a company worker, lauded the programme.
``This is a good alternative for drunk drivers who have to get home. Most
believe that they can still drive and many end up in accidents,'' said Mr
Surapol.
He said it was important the foundation provided training to its volunteers,
and those who join the programme must be carefully screened.
Some disagreed, however.
Narong Norpan, 35, said many drunks preferred driving themselves home,
rather than allowing strangers to take the wheel.
He said most people saw the Por Teck Tung volunteers as ``corpse
collectors'', and feel any business that relied on volunteers would provide
a poor service.
--The Post 2004-05-24

Volunteer drivers get drunks home safely
L'idea non č male... sarebbe utile anche in Italia.
;-)))
ciao
nb
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> L'idea non è male... sarebbe utile anche in Italia.
beh!, almeno per noi due, al momento è sufficiente che ci sia a Bangkok
:-DDDDDD
che faccio? prenoto? :-DDDDD
Easy!

che faccio? prenoto? :-DDDDD
Prenota... prenota... ho già sete.
;-D
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Come si chiama quella pessima birra che vendono in Thailandia?
Quando ci ritornerò voglio VINO. Amici thailandesi e italo-thailandesi, vi
lascio 6 mesi di tempo per procurarmi botti di vino, poi ci penso io a
consumarlo. Lasciamo la birra ai nordici.
Scusate! Stamattina sono acido ;-))
Angelo

Scusate! Stamattina sono acido ;-))
Io sono basico...
;-)))))))))))
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;-DDDDDD
Giusto per la precisione, io abito quella che una tempo era conosciuta
come Enotria ed il suo nettare veniva offerto ai  vincitori delle
Olimpiadi :)))
vincio :))
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 Olimpiadi :)))
Mah... se lo dici te sara' vero!
A1 (ph7)
se sbavi dalla voglia di scrivermi
scarabocchia cosi': sordi[underscore](at)
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Olimpiadi :)))
E quando verrà offerto alle divinità delle nuvole e della pioggia ?
;-DDDDDD
ciao
nb
P.S. Angelo si dimentica che la birra pare l'abbiano inventata gli
egiziani, se ricordo bene.
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;-DDDDDD
Verrà fatta un offerta spudoratamente alcolica se la divinità delle
nuvole e della pioggia riuscirà a fare partire e tornare il gruppo NNT
:)))
vincio:)
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:)))
Sono sicuro al 200% che lo farà !
;-)
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 ;-)
M'avanzano un paio d'ettolitri di vinello in tetrapack, puo' andar bene?
;-DD
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 nb
A Surathani c'e' il servizio???

 Angelo
Vanes


Amen!!!

A Surathani c'e' il servizio???
A te serve a Bologna... e sai anche il perché....
;-DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
ciao
nb
P.S. meno male che c'è Francesco....
;-))
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