Are the police trying something new?

HHTel · Professional Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 278

Today, I noticed something I've never seen before. Police cars patrolling the town with loudspeakers blaring. At first I thought they were supplementing their pay by selling fruit and veg.

As it was all in Thai, I had to ask my wife what they were saying. Surprisingly, they were warning all motorcyclists that they must wear helmets and their passenger must also have a helmet on. This implies yet another unenforced law - no more than two on a bike. Does this mean they are going to follow it up with real enforcement? Noticing all the bikes around the police car without helmets and carrying families, and also the fact that none of the police drivers I saw were wearing seat belts, I very much doubt it.

Let's see if motorbike taxis start carrying a spare helmet as they do in other cities in Thailand.

It would be refreshing if they really went to town on enforcing just one of the traffic laws then maybe enforcement of other laws would follow.

I think I'm dreaming.

Jockey · Ace Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 1486

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buksida · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject:

Was this only in Cha-am or have you posted it in the wrong forum?
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HHTel · Professional Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 278

No this was in Hua Hin during the afternoon going into early evening.

richard · Ace Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Posts: 1339 Location: Hua Hin

Happened near the mrket at 5am the other day

Everyone seemed to turn a blind eye and laughed
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lomuamart · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject:

Sabai Jai · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject:

Are the police trying something new?

Well probably not...the cynics reply 'Well it is getting near the end of the month' but of course they probably wouldn't warn people if that was the aim.

I recall a number of 'Clamp downs' over the years; helmets, insurance, tax, six on a bike etc but things fairly quickly slip back into the usual routine.

The Tedsabahn used to make long annoucements via a network of loudspeakers, my Thai is not good enough to understand what they are on about. I'm not sure if that still goes on. Perhaps the loudspeaker near my favourite Hotel has been 'damaged'

SJ

buksida · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:55 am Post subject:

If its about revenue - which obviously is with Thai police - they would make a fortune if they had a couple of patrol cars cruising the road between Takiab and Pranburi and fining everyone that drives like a twat.
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KelpieKiss · Specialist Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 212

I heard they tried filming a Thai version of 'The Bill' but had to give up as there's only so many ways you can shoot a guy asleep in a police box. Wink

The understudy · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

[quote="buksida"]If its about revenue - which obviously is with Thai police - they would make a fortune if they had a couple of patrol cars cruising the road between Takiab and Pranburi and fining everyone that drives like a twat.[/quote]
Greetings Master Buksida

He He Agreeing with you the understudy does!
plus enforcing laws on helmets they should!
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redstar2910 · Rookie Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 13

HHtel
I was getting a motorbike taxi home last week from beside burger king and as we came up towards the traffic lights,he grabbed a spare helmet from his basket and told me to put it on.ive never seen it before and havnt seen it since and i travel daily by taxis.ive been told that they will clamp down on motorbike taxis carrying spares but i would think not [/img][/b]