RTP chief "satisfied" with nationwide street racing crackdown - 86,000 bikes seized since June

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RTP chief "satisfied" with nationwide street racing crackdown - 86,000 bikes seized since June

 

 

The chief of the Royal Thai Police Gen Chakthip Chaijinda has expressed himself satisfied with police efforts to crackdown on illegal street racers since June. 

 

Thousands of bikes and cars have been seized, hundreds of thousands have been fined and arrested including parents of teen racers. 

 

Problems remain - especially in Bangkok - but the chief has urged all forces throughout the kingdom to keep their foot on the pedal and eradicate street racing. 

 

Naew Na reported on a meeting chaired by assistant commissioner of the RTP Pol Lt-Gen Damrongsak  Kittipraphat at HQ on Thursday. Chiefs at all nine regional police areas were linked by video conferencing. 

 

Lt-Gen Damrongsak said that chief Chakthip was satisfied  that arrests were up and complaints were down. 

 

He singled out efforts in Nakhon Ratchasima as being a model to follow. Their data collection activities and lightning task force was making a real difference. 

 

Bangkok presented a challenge, he said, as the area was large and stretched into outlying districts but in the capital too there had been less complaints. 

 

In the four month period from June 27th to October 27th 1,157 racers had been arrested.

 

Some 225 parents had faced penalties in relation to their children. 

 

A total of 357,070 people had been fined for related traffic violations. 

 

Cars seized amounted to 1,180 and 86,354 bikes had been impounded. 

 

Thirty seven people were in line for rewards for information about street racing. Eight had received payments so far.

 

The Lt-Gen urged the public to keep calling on 191 or 1599 to report street racing. 

 

Source: Naew Na

 

 

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[Assurancetourix]

now it only remains to pass a steamroller on them 

 

 

Or that kind of vehicle ; it also very good 

 

[bluesofa]

19 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

now it only remains to pass a steamroller on them

Must be an initiative by the government to stimulate the economy.

 

Scrap all the seized motorbikes, encouraging the newly-discovered pedestrians to buy another bike. What could possibly go wrong?

 

Perhaps they could do the same to other law-breakers. Prison breakouts seem popular recently, they could flatten the escapees once they've been caught.

 

[Cadbury]

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

86,000 bikes seized since June

86,000 bikes returned after payment of "storage and handling fee" plus legal fines and penalties.

[Oziex1]

86,000?

[overherebc]

27 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Must be an initiative by the government to stimulate the economy.

 

Scrap all the seized motorbikes, encouraging the newly-discovered pedestrians to buy another bike. What could possibly go wrong?

 

Perhaps they could do the same to other law-breakers. Prison breakouts seem popular recently, they could flatten the escapees once they've been caught.

 

That would make it easier for them to slide under doors and escape again.

[happy chappie]

19 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

86,000?

The zero key got stuck.

[bluesofa]

27 minutes ago, overherebc said:

That would make it easier for them to slide under doors and escape again.

It's part of another government initiative to encourage weight loss.

[overherebc]

13 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

It's part of another government initiative to encourage weight loss.

'Spread' the love

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, overherebc said:

'Spread' the love

Isn't that available in an Ikea flatpack?

[Pedrogaz]

They still drive down my road every night at 10:30 returning at 11:30pm, regular as clockwork. The problem is it is outside police working hours.

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

Isn't that available in an Ikea flatpack?

I knew a your from that way

Who hung by her heels from the doorway.

She shoured 'Young man, get off the divan'.

I think I've discovered one more way.

[ChipButty]

Im finding that a bit hard to believe 86,000 maybe using the same calculator as TAT

[kirbi53]

BS 

They haven't come to Pasang Road in Lamphun 

Lunch time after 4 pm and from 9 till around 11 pm 

 

A _ _ h o l e racers (prob technical college too)

 

Guuuurrr

[tomazbodner]

Crush them, melt them, and turn them into chains, handcuffs and metal balls for the riders as they are thrown behind bars.

[Jane Dough]

19 minutes ago, kirbi53 said:

BS 

They haven't come to Pasang Road in Lamphun 

Lunch time after 4 pm and from 9 till around 11 pm 

 

A _ _ h o l e racers (prob technical college too)

 

Guuuurrr

191.

 

Rooster

[Dap]

3 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

86,000?

Yet again with the outrageous numbers 

[phetpeter]

Bypass road Phetchabun city, every night, you can hear them (10pm until 1am), If I hear them including the same exhaust sound of at least 3 regular bikes, you can bet three police-stations and two police accommodation areas can too!

[newnative]

3 hours ago, Cadbury said:

86,000 bikes returned after payment of "storage and handling fee" plus legal fines and penalties.

To be used, once again, for street racing.

[kirbi53]

Quote

191.

 

Rooster

 

they tried a couple of times some months ago but only at 4 pm when Technical College closes

They have never done lunch time because they want to eat lunch in their air conditioned office. 

They have never done 9 to 11 pm Who wants to be out at late at night working? Seeping, seeing their mia nois or giks.  Just a half ass 

attempt at clearing a few racers off the road. 

They never catch ALL of them. 

[IAMHERE]

How many is 86,000 in western numbers ?

[mok199]

They are still racing on my street....This is why Thailand will never change, Lazy cops and defiant locals..

[digger70]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

RTP chief "satisfied" with nationwide street racing crackdown - 86,000 bikes seized since June

Where are All the Bikes?  Given back after a Wai and a THB 500 Donation? 

[trainman34014]

They've added an extra '0' as they always do unless it's road death figures and then they subtract !

 

Seized and then given back the next day after topping up the Tea Money Pot is not going to solve the problem but as long as these useless Senior Officers are 'satisfied' without using their brains then things will never get any better.

[NightSky]

second hand moped sales are up this year!

[maxcorrigan]

The only positive way, and get these yobs to watch!

[Redline]

What about shops selling loud exhausts?

[Inn Between]

With 86,000 bikes seized and over 350,000 people fined for racing-related traffic violations, it sounds like a bike racing venue may be a good business opportunity for someone. It can't be very expensive to build a straight track for young two-wheeling thrill seekers to have their races without jeopardizing others using the roads and in a controlled environment to minimize death and serious injury to the participants.   

[wisperone]

11 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

How many is 86,000 in western numbers ?

4

[jerojero]

16 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

86,000?

Exactly.  500 a day every day since June.  Ya right.