Crackdown launched against illegal car parking and  driving by motorbikes on sidewalks

By Thai PBS

 

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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration launched a city-wide crackdown on Thursday against motorcycle riding or car parking on sidewalks.

 

The crackdown was focused on 115 points of sidewalks where there have been numerous complaints against car parking or driving of motorcycles.  City police have been deployed to man all the 115 points, with a table being placed at each of the points to issue tickets to the violators.

 

Bangkok deputy governor Sakonthee Patthiyakul said that city police could immediately arrest and fine violators on the spot, with the maximum amount of fine as high as 5,000 baht.  But he said violators would be initially fined 500 baht.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/crackdown-launched-illegal-car-parking-driving-motorbikes-sidewalks/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-07-13

Good luck with that guys, with millions of cars and motorcycles it's going to be a hard slog, and once those tables will be gone, so will be the threat and everything will be back to same' same'...

It is good that the problem has been publicly acknowledged and steps have been initiated to rectify this. Much better than ignoring the problem.


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28 minutes ago, webfact said:

 But he said violators would be initially fined 500 baht.

So it's another fake thai crackdown, number 834....

39 minutes ago, webfact said:

Crackdown launched against illegal car parking and  driving by motorbikes on sidewalks

Has this article been copied and pasted from a Thaivisa issue from last year, or didn't that crackdown work ?

Crackdown = 3 - 6 days!

Do you ever get that feeling of deja-vu?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you ever get that feeling of deja-vu?

 

This crackdown should be nationwide not confined to the BMA.  Illegal parking is worse in smaller centres. 

Probably the fourth or fifth or more footpath crackdown that I can remember.....again...a waste of manpower and will as always, achieve zero.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The crackdown was focused on 115 points of sidewalks

it's like putting up a sign that says "park somewhere else!"

12 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

Probably the fourth or fifth or more footpath crackdown that I can remember.....again...a waste of manpower and will as always, achieve zero.

How can it be a waste of manpower ?

These guy either fine people riding bikes on the pavement or people littering, that's what they are paid to do.

Would you rather they sit in their huts watching T.V. ?

Will this month's crackdown run for both days?

 

" with a table being placed at each of the points to issue tickets to the violators." No need for any BIB. Tables will do the job. Thai ingenuity at it's best. 

They would do better to copy the Buriram idea where, in the bus station area, about fifty illegally parked 'bikes were all chained up and not released until each owner went to the police station and requested release. The offence was never repeated.

How about the farangs riding their bicycles down beach road "walkway"? I have almost been hit a dozen times while walking down there. The road is for bicycles.

27 minutes ago, malt25 said:

" with a table being placed at each of the points to issue tickets to the violators." No need for any BIB. Tables will do the job. Thai ingenuity at it's best. 

 But I hope someone is seriously monitoring the procurement of the 115 new tables to ensure there's no %.

Again!!

Been in Thailand since 2001 and they were talking about banning motorbikes from the pavements then too.

Was there a price hike in police uniforms lately?

13 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

Been in Thailand since 2001 and they were talking about banning motorbikes from the pavements then too.

They were old motorbikes.  We're talking newer models now. Completely different ball game.

 

2 hours ago, berybert said:

How can it be a waste of manpower ?

These guy either fine people riding bikes on the pavement or people littering, that's what they are paid to do.

Would you rather they sit in their huts watching T.V. ?

That's exactly what will happen after the 3 day crackdown...……..they'll be overworked and tired.

Arrogant motorbike scum on the sidewalks need dealing with ,.....but another one day wonder! Highlights the attitude and disrespect folk have for others !


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this newest crackdown should have a shelf life of about 7 days...

WAIT!! 

 

I have a novel idea.  Let's ban motorcycle renting groups from taking up all the bike parking with their 50 bikes for rent.  Imagine all the free parking space that would be available ... for sure in Pattaya, I don't know about anywhere else.

 

And yes, I know that there is a limit of 5 bikes per motorcycle rental group ... that is why there are 10 different rental groups at the corner. :(

 

I've said that since the first day I arrived here.  But if you want to talk about an entrenched corrupt business, look no further.  It is not unusual to see a uniformed high ranking policeman in a police truck park in the middle of the street regularly to collect his cut ... always smoking his pipe.

Heard this so many times over 35 years. Never, ever happens. 

Almost hit by moto taxi driving on sidewalk and coming from behind. Was on Sukumvit near nana. The passenger looked at me and said sorry; the driver, couldn't have cared less. She looked at me like I was in the way. Guess she was right. Scum.

And now on to Pattaya and let's win there.

Crackdown!!! Crack is the operative syllable, and it won't take long for several to appear between intent and action. 

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

That's exactly what will happen after the 3 day crackdown...……..they'll be overworked and tired.

They have been stopping and fining people under the Phrom Phong BTS station for the past couple of months. 

So it seems you are a tiny bit off.

Everytime I hear the word crackdown here I crackup.