mikebell

Posting negative reviews in Thailand can get you jailed. Most Thai businesses have no idea of creating customer loyalty or a good reputation. Criticism can get you sued. Trip Advisor has a statutory warning about it.

I have done just that for 10 years after taking an airport taxi after being ushered there by an airport official. Despite offering the female driver a printed Google map of my hotel's location, she drove about for 500 baht's worth before finding it. The return journey (in the hotel manager's car) took UNDER two minutes. Scam City.

'Prolonged' like every year for the past twenty that I have read this story.

I always look for this phrase when the local police successfully uncover crime. (Six lines into the article.) It NEVER says 'as a result of good detective work/police enquiries'.

Why? Is the penalty less severe for a Thai driver than for a farang?

I've been saying this for 20 years. T/land will always be seen as 3rd World till it gets a police force worthy of the name.

A tribute to local police's non-interference policy in traffic matters.

I don't blame them for disliking a long commute to work on Thai roads.

'Mr. Mercedes' - an oldie but goodie. AND there's three series. It's about a deranged serial killer with mummy issues.

If she would only include RTP in this venture, they might spot the hundred daily fires; the polluting, ill-maintained, diesel vehicles chugging past the police station every hour.

Why does Pattaya Plod police the sea and not the roads?

My ex-son-in-law, during my divorce, used his police position to provide my personal sensitive data in my (vain) struggle to hold on to my house. Coincidentally, my car was photographed halfway across a junction on an amber light. The ticket was sent to my old address where it languished until the time allowance had expired.

Whilst ignoring Thai activities. Note again 'acting on a tip-off' - the source of any successes the Kwaistone Cops have: no police work necessary.

Ditto for having Aldi here. The problem remains; Thailand is dominated by family monopolies that have price-fixing cartels that keep out rivals; and it's not just food suppliers either.

and quiet? Thailand has a real dog problem with 'ownerless' roaming dogs spreading disease; causing accidents; attacking passers-by. Whilst I do not condone the killing (by poison), I can understand why someone may be driven to it by sleep-deprivation after barking dogs are allowed to disturb the peace.

Agreed - though I thought it was his son? As I do all my nighttime reading on a Kindle, I recommend readers visit Ocean of PDF. Lots of authors/titles are available for free as PDF downloads. 'Anyfile converter' will change this format to MOBI which can be dragged & dropped from computer to Kindle.

No it's not continuous; road safety is highlighted for 20 days a year so the police can draw overtime payments. On the other 345 days it is ignored. The principle cause of death is speeding no matter how good or bad the drivers. 'during the ten days, courts presided over 7,306 cases of drink-driving, 342 cases of drug-abusing drivers, four cases of reckless driving and two speeding cases, with the offenders put on probation.' The main victims are young men at a time when birth-rates are down; the population is aging and the police are as inept as ever.

negotiations.

I suffer from this after six beers though I am not a professional driver.

They rarely leave the station. You can go weeks without seeing a cop anywhere in Pattaya.

RTP have sat for eight days by the side of these roads drawing their overtime whilst 363 people have been killed because they, the police, do nothing on the 345 less Dangerous Days of the year.

Update to my comment above; the death toll is now 321 in the seven dangerous days of police overtime.

Does this apply to the strings of fire crackers set off at 5am during Chinese New Year?

Nil. Speeding; running red-lights; drunk driving; prostitution, are all smiled on by the most inept police force in Thailand. RTP, whilst doing nothing the rest of the year, have amassed a week's overtime payments + 321 deaths.

Nice to know.