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What are the issues surrounding roadside alcohol testing in Thailand?

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Oct 3, 2020
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The discussion highlights experiences and frustrations related to roadside alcohol testing in Thailand, including concerns over testing accuracy and perceived corruption. One comment reflects on a personal experience with a false positive test and a coerced payment for a test, while another sarcastically questions the credibility of police training regarding the law.
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Wait, they're going to train the police and teach them the law now?

Thailand 4.0 indeed.
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Mike **********
A couple years back I was roadside tested and test showed I had alcohol in my system which I know was false. I demanded a blood test at a hospital as I know I had nothing to drink. Told me I can go free but needed to pay 100 baht cash for the road test. Farang fee. I feared the hospital test may come back “police friendly. 😡🤬😡🤬. What can you do? I paid the 100 to be on my way. It’s like admitting guilt when not guilty. Since then I rarely drive. Just close my eyes and let my wife drive 🤣🤣
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The less you test, the lower will be the positive number of cases...
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 less tea money for police
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 seems to be a Thai philosophy these days..🤔
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