Nails on the road causing trouble for motorcyclists in Khon Kaen

 

Caption: What do they want?

 

Reporters from Sanook went to Khon Kaen to investigate after nails keep appearing on the road between Ban Thum and Sawathee sub-districts. 

 

At least ten motorcycles have needed completely new tires in the last couple of months.

 

Phansak Khamya, 31, said that one day he collected two whole handfuls of new nails.

 

By next day another man had found a load more. It is not considered likely that they got there by accident.

 

The local Phu Yai Ban (village leader) believes that either local youths are causing mischief or repair shops in the area are trying to drum up custom by spreading nails on the hard shoulder. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

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I'll go with the repair shop theory.  

2 minutes ago, Just1Voice said:

I'll go with the repair shop theory.  

I think you've hit the nail on the head there !???? ????

Great idea for spreading thickly on Pavements to stop the Idiots who ride on them !

How many nails is in a handful the lottery is only a week away so far 2 and 10 appear very lucky ????

Maybe a local person is fed up with the noise from modified non-standard exhaust systems.  Tempting.

5 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

I think you've hit the nail on the head there !???? ????

Such an obvious pun ... but because I’m tragic I laughed 

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The local Phu Yai Ban (village leader) believes that either local youths are causing mischief or repair shops in the area are trying to drum up custom by spreading nails on the hard shoulder. 

 

Both wouldn't surprise me !

I don't think it is the young people because who ever it is, is only putting them on the hard shoulder. I think if it was the young ones they would put them all over the road, but I think it is someone who is singling out the motorbikes.

When I was young I worked as a tow truck driver for a period of time and always as a jock we accused each other (drivers) for oiling freeway off-ramps. ????????

The shoulder is an emergency lane.  No one should be "driving" on them.  

2 hours ago, ragpicker said:

The shoulder is an emergency lane.  No one should be "driving" on them.  

COUld  You imagine all these bikes driving on shoulder going into regular traffic , CARNAGE

If memory serves me well, ( which is a hit and miss affair ), I remember a couple of years ago that a man and his wife who owned a repair shop were prosecuted after admitting scattering nails on the road. Their biggest mistake was doing it too close to their shop......