Justice official urges action against parents of underage biker

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Justice official urges action against parents of underage biker

By The Nation

 

 

Justice Ministry deputy permanent secretary Tawatchai Thaikyo on Monday urged police to take action against the parents of a 13-year-old boy whose foot was torn off in a crash on the “big bike” motorcycle they bought him.

 

The July 6 accident in northern Chiang Mai province was caught on video that went viral and drew the ire of social-media users.

 

Tawatchai said the parents’ purchase of the high-powered motorbike for their son could be regarded as a violation of the Child Protection Act, since they were in effect inducing him to behave riskily. 

 

Criminal charges, if laid, should not be regarded as compounding the family’s agony, he said, but rather serve as a caution to others. Parents must not put their children in harm’s way, he said.

 

Tawatchai said the boy also had to be held accountable because he caused the accident in which other people were also injured, on top of riding a motorcycle while underage.

 

People must be over 18 to obtain a driving licence for a motorcycle with an engine above 110cc. For engines under that capacity, a 15-year-old can get a licence.

 

The boy in this case, whose name has not been released, was allegedly driving his ZX10RR 1,000cc motorcycle at high speed in front of Sri Arun Plaza Market in Chiang Mai’s San Khamphaeng district. 

 

He crashed into a second motorcycle carrying two elderly women, both of whom were injured, and a private car.

 

Source: http://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372584

 

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[worgeordie]

They have to take some responsibility for their stupidness in buying

their 13 year old son,a high powered motorbike, a large fine,as well

as having to pay for the care of the injured people and damage to

the SUV, that's going to hurt them in the pocket,as he was not 

insured ,maybe other parents will learn too,as he is not the only one

that should not have been on the road,very lucky nobody was killed.

 

regards worgeordie

[Brigand]

Many books should be thrown at the parents and kid so as to send a message to other Thai parents that they need to take some responsibility and not just let the "little prince" do as he wants ... high time scooter-boy was reeled in, in so many ways.  

[fishtank]

If they did that to every stupid parent that encourage their little kids to ride around on bikes we might see some improvements on Thai roads.

 

[ratcatcher]

2 hours ago, Brigand said:

Many books should be thrown at the parents and kid so as to send a message to other Thai parents that they need to take some responsibility and not just let the "little prince" do as he wants ... high time scooter-boy was reeled in, in so many ways.  

Here are a few books to start with, best read before being  thrown.

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=dlBunnjnvtcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpyPn_0aXjAhXCgeYKHX2uB40Q6AEIKjAA

 

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=WWJqcBBlxVUC&q=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&dq=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpyPn_0aXjAhXCgeYKHX2uB40Q6AEINjAC

 

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=M4U0PAAACAAJ&dq=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpyPn_0aXjAhXCgeYKHX2uB40Q6AEIOjAD

 

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=Rme0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpyPn_0aXjAhXCgeYKHX2uB40Q6AEITDAG

[Geoffggi]

10 hours ago, worgeordie said:

They have to take some responsibility for their stupidness in buying

their 13 year old son,a high powered motorbike, a large fine,as well

as having to pay for the care of the injured people and damage to

the SUV, that's going to hurt them in the pocket,as he was not 

insured ,maybe other parents will learn too,as he is not the only one

that should not have been on the road,very lucky nobody was killed.

 

regards worgeordie

All of the above should also apply to and be served upon the so called "High-so" society but with higher costs so the financial impact is felt.

[legend49]

8 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Here are a few books to start with, best read before being  thrown.

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=dlBunnjnvtcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpyPn_0aXjAhXCgeYKHX2uB40Q6AEIKjAA

 

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=WWJqcBBlxVUC&q=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&dq=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpyPn_0aXjAhXCgeYKHX2uB40Q6AEINjAC

 

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=M4U0PAAACAAJ&dq=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpyPn_0aXjAhXCgeYKHX2uB40Q6AEIOjAD

 

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=Rme0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=how+to+ride+a+powerful+motorbike&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpyPn_0aXjAhXCgeYKHX2uB40Q6AEITDAG

LOL you expect Thais to read a book?

[Prairieboy]

ZX10RR 1,000cc motorcycle   Price (Baht) 998,000 - One of the entitled elite who are above the law. 

Parents are definitely at fault and deserve punishment - the kid should not even be driving a motorcycle let alone a 1000cc bike.  It is time the caretakers - parents, grandparents or whomever to be held responsible  for their negligence and permissiveness!

 

[RichardColeman]

Wonder who would have been to blame if the kid had hit a farang ? 

[sweatalot]

3 hours ago, legend49 said:

LOL you expect Thais to read a book?

.. or us to open the links?

[Xaos]

Video link? 

[cerox]

Cute, "urging" and talking ????

He should know better that nothing is going to happen.

[Baerboxer]

On 7/8/2019 at 8:02 PM, worgeordie said:

They have to take some responsibility for their stupidness in buying

their 13 year old son,a high powered motorbike, a large fine,as well

as having to pay for the care of the injured people and damage to

the SUV, that's going to hurt them in the pocket,as he was not 

insured ,maybe other parents will learn too,as he is not the only one

that should not have been on the road,very lucky nobody was killed.

 

regards worgeordie

 

It says in the first sentence that his foot was torn off!

 

The parents should indeed by punished for facilitating and encouraging their 13 year old to break the law!

 

Almost as irresponsible as buying your underage unlicensed teenage daughter a car and letting her drive it around and knock a transport van off the express way killing a dozen or so. But they weren't punished in the slightest, and their daughter got a slap on the wrist which she wined on about being unfair.  So don't expect much to change.

 

 

 

[JimmyJ]

The parents are accessories to causing this accident.

 

If it was in the US and someone had been killed, it's likely or at least possible the parents would be charged as accessories to murder.

Probably likewise in many other countries.

 

Everyone injured in that accident should be able to sue the parents for a lot more than the medical costs.

[jackdd]

6 hours ago, JimmyJ said:

 If it was in the US and someone had been killed, it' s likely or at least possible the parents would be charged as accessories to murder.Probably likewise in many other countries.

Nobody would be charged with murder (or attempted murder) in probably any country for what happened here, because people are only charged for murder if they intended to kill the other person. I'm quite sure the driver in this case here did not want to kill the other people.