snoop1130 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 MotoGP racer slams Thai motorcyclists for riding on Bangkok pavement By The Nation A MotoGP racer posted a video clip on his Instagram page on Sunday condemning Thai motorcyclists for riding on a pavement. Scott Redding, who rides for the Aprilia Gresini Racing team and took part in the Buri Ram MotoGP Thailand race at the weekend, took a selfie video clip on a Bangkok pavement showing several motorcyclists riding after him. “No thought given here, look at that. Traffic jam, no problem. They ... up onto the sidewalk and just go,” the British racer said in the post. Redding, who has over 249,000 followers on his Instagram page, finished 16th in the MotoGP Thailand race on Sunday. His post was later shared on the MOTOGP Thailand Family Facebook page on Monday, where it attracted much criticism of the errant motorcyclists from Thai fans of the page, who said the pavement riding incident was embarrassing. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30356119 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-10-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Looks like there’ll be a crackdown on people riding their motorcycles on the pavement...............for about a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I see police riding on the Beach Road pavement throughout the day in Pattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 11 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Redding, who has over 249,000 followers on his Instagram page, finished 16th in the MotoGP Thailand race on Sunday. He should've used the pavment for a podium finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 is this Redding person still in Thailand? Heretic! Blasphemer! Track him down and arrest him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Lets be realistic. The pavement is probably a smoother ride than the road and faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 There will be an announcement by the Ministerial Misfits in Bangkok shortly to say... ''This was all a terrible Misunderstanding'' ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Given the shocking number of motorcycle road deaths in Thailand each year and the boasting about billions of baht being generated from the MotoGP it's a shame that they could not have used this event to publicize road safety on two wheels. An opportunity missed. But hey, as long as the baht keeps rolling in and the trough gets refilled then the powers that be don't really give a sh1t about reducing loss of life on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panwilai82 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 53 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said: Given the shocking number of motorcycle road deaths in Thailand each year and the boasting about billions of baht being generated from the MotoGP it's a shame that they could not have used this event to publicize road safety on two wheels. An opportunity missed. But hey, as long as the baht keeps rolling in and the trough gets refilled then the powers that be don't really give a sh1t about reducing loss of life on the roads. They did. There was a big marquee promoting motorcycle safety right outside the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toenail Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 One of the requirements for a Thai to ride his/ her motorbike in the country is to have an arrogant attitude that they do not have to follow common sense rules and laugh when being shamed by pedestrians ????????♀️. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, toenail said: One of the requirements for a Thai to ride his/ her motorbike in the country is to have an arrogant attitude that they do not have to follow common sense rules and laugh when being shamed by pedestrians ????????♀️. you forgot the ''loud exhaust'' to attract attention, those little boys thrive on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 33 minutes ago, Panwilai82 said: They did. There was a big marquee promoting motorcycle safety right outside the track. Outside the track. I would think that most attendees on big bikes already wear safety gear. What was done to target the average helmet-less Somchai on his step-thru through the media on a national level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 3 hours ago, snoop1130 said: A MotoGP racer posted a video clip on his Instagram page on Sunday condemning Thai motorcyclists for riding on a pavement. Yet more unwanted international media publicity about what an unsafe place Thailand is. The negative momentum is building and panic is showing itself. One Chinese tourist gets slapped around and the master grovellers are out in force. Two non-Chinese foreign tourists are gunned down in a sidewalk gun fight and not a squeak out of Prayut or Prawit or even media junkie Big Joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panwilai82 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 26 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said: Outside the track. I would think that most attendees on big bikes already wear safety gear. What was done to target the average helmet-less Somchai on his step-thru through the media on a national level? I have no idea, just telling you what I saw. Did you watch Thai TV over the weekend? Do you know the media did or didn't campaign about road safety or are you just assuming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 The footpath riders just prove what a sham the supposed crackdowns on helmets and such are. These riders are a reflection of the disregard a lot of Thais show for any road related laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bowman Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 11 hours ago, snoop1130 said: “No thought given here, look at that. Traffic jam, no problem. They ... up onto the sidewalk and just go,” the British racer said in the post. I have always thought that lead by example is a good thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: “No thought given here, he doesn't know thailand; this can be applied across the board here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 An off topic post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwinfc Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 12 hours ago, rkidlad said: Looks like there’ll be a crackdown on people riding their motorcycles on the pavement...............for about a week. hardly. although there will be a crackdown on motogp racers who shame thailand's motorcyclists on social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r136dg Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 It's a national push to bring down the motorcycle road fatalities. Fact is there's far less fatalities riding on the sidewalks. As soon as your tires hit the road pavement here, your life expectancy goes down 10 fold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 It's become so common an occurance in my twelve years here that I no longer even notice it and subconsciously regard it as normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I am sure the photos are fake . That can't be Bangkok........ I can only see one or two motorcycles on the footpaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 12 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: Given the shocking number of motorcycle road deaths in Thailand each year and the boasting about billions of baht being generated from the MotoGP it's a shame that they could not have used this event to publicize road safety on two wheels. An opportunity missed. But hey, as long as the baht keeps rolling in and the trough gets refilled then the powers that be don't really give a sh1t about reducing loss of life on the roads. "Given the shocking number of motorcycle road deaths in Thailand each year" - That's exactly why all those peeps in the pics were riding on the pavement, because they knew about all those road deaths and didn't wanna be part of the death stats. ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 12 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: Given the shocking number of motorcycle road deaths in Thailand each year Maybe that's why they ride on the pavement ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 in Thailands defence( and I cant often defend this country as it is so lawless) I can say with experience ( and 9 stiches on my leg) Vietnams ''scooter on pathway'' is far worse than thailands....in summary '' thailands is bad,but it will get worse'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I usually give them a sharp rap on the helmet as they go past. They don't like that very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: “No thought given here, look at that. Traffic jam, no problem. They ... up onto the sidewalk and just go,” the British racer said in the post. That's because there is next to no enforcement here and when they are caught, the fines are a joke, and there are no penalties such as confiscation of the motorcycle. Also dude, unlike the UK, this country has no cops in cars patrolling the roads and pulling these morons over. Insane? Absolutely. Welcome to Thailand - The Number One Most Dangerous Roads in the World.....for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 13 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: I see police riding on the Beach Road pavement throughout the day in Pattaya I ride right behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soistalker Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 13 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: I see police riding on the Beach Road pavement throughout the day in Pattaya I do, too. I hadn't see that before, but a stroll down beach road had motorcyclists coming at me on the sidewalk. I didn't move out of the way, and they looked at me like I was crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipper Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 How do they fix all the problems engrained in the past? This is just one in literally hundreds of crazy things happening as normal on the roads every day. It's a mammoth job. The law of the jungle exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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