Illegal motorbike racers rounded up in Udon Thani

 

 

Udon Thai police late on Friday night seized about 80 motorbikes and rounded up a number of youngsters for illegally racing on public roads.

 

Pol Col Phumwit Vechkama, the Muang district police superintendent, said the action was taken in responding to complaints that young motorcyclists gathered and raced on public roads around the Udon Thani township, causing public annoyance and safety risks.

 

About 100 policemen were deployed to round up the illegal racers.

 

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-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-09-24

Another bunch of teens that breaks the law. I guess their parents miss to teach them that important lesson.
Good that the police finally started to teach them. With a small carrot of a nice fine to the parents, that might even end up in a good. butt spanking on these misfits of children.
Unfortunately the only thing they understand after not being raised as they should have been from start. Maybe a good idea to spank the parents too.

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Udon Thai police late on Friday night seized about 80 motorbikes and rounded up a number of youngsters for illegally racing on public roads.

I wish they'd do the same in this village on Friday, market day. <deleted> gangs from surrounding villages cruise the road outside to show off. Police do naff all. Probably cuz it may incur, excuse the 4 letter word, work.   Only a matter of time before some innocent person gets topped.

I think every Isaan town has the same tearaways making it hell for other road-users.

2 years back I did see our local constabulary hacking off illegal exhausts with a disc cutter. 2 weeks later, the roads were full of them again. This will also happen in Udon Thani.

I don't think it should take 100 police in a concerted operation. All Thai police should be more pro-active and stop every individual idiot breaking the law.

 

I suppose it's the same old story; if the police have a specific helmet/seat-belt/licence job for the day, all other trafic violations get ignored.  

"Their motorcycles were seized and would be checked to see if they were stolen items.

Their parents were contacted to bring ownership documents before taking the vehicles back, he said."

 

How annoying for them.

1 hour ago, yosib157 said:

I suppose it's the same old story; if the police have a specific helmet/seat-belt/licence job for the day, all other trafic violations get ignored.  

Do you know why it is that police here only enforce the laws they've been designated to enforce on a particular day? They never, IMO, deviate and think for themselves. 

Did they confiscate a concrete lorry as well?