Fines of up to 20,000 baht now in place for not wearing a face mask

[mikebell]

1000 baht a throw!  It's police tea-money as they attempt to recoup the lost protection money on all the closed companies (possibly shut down for ever.)

[LennyW]

Often wondered when i see lone males in their cars wearing masks, do they also wear a condom when they go to sleep...you know....just incase???

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

Did the Prime minister ever pay the 6k? i doubt it

He dipped into a budget or other where savings had been made.... vaccine purchasing I think it might have been!

[petedk]

13 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

Just Bull+++t really as most Thai's don't have a pot to p++s in and will do push up's; only Farang will suffer with heavy cash fines to boost the Cops Tea Money !

Actually I notice many of the rich (Porche, mercedes owners) never wear masks neither in the car or when they get out.

[poohy]

8 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Perhaps they should follow whatever rules and requirements are in place...

Asssuming you feel the need to visit Thailand for a holiday whilst most of the thais are in the card carrying covid infected club as no real vaccines

 But if you are vaccinated and spent all that cash jumped through hoops etc would you expect to wear masks, maybe that law wont be valid in the sandpit

[jacko45k]

6 minutes ago, poohy said:

Asssuming you feel the need to visit Thailand for a holiday whilst most of the thais are in the card carrying covid infected club as no real vaccines

 But if you are vaccinated and spent all that cash jumped through hoops etc would you expect to wear masks, maybe that law wont be valid in the sandpit

I would be expecting to have to obey the laws and regulations of the country or province  or place I am in. My nationality does not give me any immunity from law much less a jab in the arm.

Edited June 9, 2021 by jacko45k

[ThailandRyan]

48 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

People keep coming back with this type of argument, but if the police stop you, is it easy to prove all those in the vehicle are 'family' that you live with?

For me it is just showboating and being argumentative, and putting police in a difficult place. 

Don't worry, no mask will be required in your own home ever.... 

Stop wailing about the rules and work with them. Hopefully then the sooner it will be rescinded. 

Excuse me!  Showboating! Being argumentative! Tell me how my comments have put police in a difficult place please.  My belief is my belief, and wearing a mask in a car is idiotic at best, and yet it is a law and rule, and one you can be fined for.  So tell me again I can not complain against stupid rules when other rules that are truly for safety such as illegally riding a motorbike on a footpath, or driving the wrong way are never stopped nor fined.  Try again sir.  Epic fail on your part.  As a retired LEO of over 30 years, I know laws which are only made for revenue......

[Thailand]

29 minutes ago, sirineou said:

If I had a dollar for every time I walked out of the car without my mask, only to have to walk back .

I have a lot more dollars LOL.

Had the opposite a couple of times. Came out of a shop wearing mask in accordance with. Got in the car and later find I was still wearing the mask, difficulty breathing probably a factor that reminded me.

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

Excuse me! 

Well better if you contained it ......

 

2 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

So tell me again I can not complain against stupid rules when other rules that are truly for safety such as illegally riding a motorbike on a footpath,

Diversion to an irrelevance. 

 

I have not yet been subjected to a fine for not wearing a mask.... have you? If you think this rule is made only for revenue generation, I believe you to be severely mistaken. 

 

What has having been a LEO got to do with it....?

[jacko45k]

5 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Had the opposite a couple of times. Came out of a shop wearing mask in accordance with. Got in the car and later find I was still wearing the mask, difficulty breathing probably a factor that reminded me.

Still not sure if I need to have one on when driving alone...so don't... I want that AC blowing on my face. 

[herfiehandbag]

30 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Yes, and if you wear glasses they will steam up too....perhaps you need to put large plugs into your nostrils?

I was one of the early casualties of the Covid epidemic.

 

Wore a mask.

 

Glasses steamed up.

 

Fell down stairs at school!

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Well better if you contained it ......

 

Diversion to an irrelevance. 

 

I have not yet been subjected to a fine for not wearing a mask.... have you? If you think this rule is made only for revenue generation, I believe you to be severely mistaken. 

 

What has having been a LEO got to do with it....?

Your a lost cause unfortunately

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/bangkok-cops-will-now-fine-people-in-cars-without-masks/

People today were amused, amazed and frequently perplexed to learn that City Hall has in fact made taking off your mask inside a car illegal if anyone else is in the vehicle – no matter who it is.

“This measure is intended to prevent transmission from one person to another,” Bangkok Gov. Aswin Kwanmuang said. “Therefore, when you have another person inside the same vehicle, you must wear a face mask. Even if the other person is a family member, that’s no exception.”

[ThailandRyan]

5 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Still not sure if I need to have one on when driving alone...so don't... I want that AC blowing on my face. 

People today were amused, amazed and frequently perplexed to learn that City Hall has in fact made taking off your mask inside a car illegal if anyone else is in the vehicle – no matter who it is.

“This measure is intended to prevent transmission from one person to another,” Bangkok Gov. Aswin Kwanmuang said. “Therefore, when you have another person inside the same vehicle, you must wear a face mask. Even if the other person is a family member, that’s no exception.”

 

Bangkok cops will now fine people in cars without masks | Coconuts Bangkok

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

I was one of the early casualties of the Covid epidemic.

 

Wore a mask.

 

Glasses steamed up.

 

Fell down stairs at school!

As per my first attempt at wearing bi-focals... deadly. 

[smedly]

I think part of the problem in Thailand is that we have a group of self appointed fools running the country that believe they are capable when in fact the evidence says otherwise, it would be different if the people actually elected them into office (and had the power to remove them) then the fault would clearly be with the people but that is not the case, people (especially on here ) tend to rightfully highlight their failings and stupidity and to an extent the Thai people are also doing the same because they are now clued in with social media.

[cclub75]

47 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Some are so selfish they think it is a joke and don't want to follow the rules and believe they should not be required to wear a mask.

I like it.  Would like to see even higher fines.  

They should put undercover cops at the malls, Foodland and Makro make a fortune.

 

Ah rules... We sure do love them.

 

But... what is the link between those rules and... the reality ?

 

Despites masks everywhere... the virus has its own life... And waves after waves, in many countries, the virus is still there, and is doing what it wants, when it wants.

 

The only real tool are vaccines and total lockdown (but not sustainable).

 

But the "masks" outside are just lala-science designed to make people feel good.

[smedly]

13 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Still not sure if I need to have one on when driving alone...so don't... I want that AC blowing on my face. 

I think alone is not ok - when you open the door all that build up of virus exhausts out infecting everyone within 10m lol

[huangnon]

The cotton / cloth masks worn by most people are a complete joke in the first place. The idiotic rules mandating masks to be worn in cars are just there for reinforcing obedience and fear.  And should be ignored by anyone with a functioning brain.

[Mr Meeseeks]

58 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

A few Bangkok Nightclubs and boxing stadia seem to have defied your statement.

They should have been closed though.

[cooked]

Can anybody point me towards a scientific study showing that face masks are of any use at all?

Why were the original WHO pandemic recommendations not to use lockdowns to prevent pandemics from spreading done away with at the beginning of this episode of bad flu?

Yet another study from Germany yesterday showing that lockdowns are useless. 

 

 

[James105]

Face masks are very useful tool to identify if someone is being compliant and raise money from fines,  but sadly not so useful against the virus as we can tell by the fact that they have not made the slightest difference in any country that has mandated them.    They probably do more harm than good due to the false sense of protection they offer, as well as ensuring you touch your face more than you do when not wearing one.   

[BKKTRAVELER]

I like the "anywhere between" concept for the fines. It leaves the officers choose their own level of corruption. 

[ChipButty]

2 hours ago, sirineou said:

Is being in your car considered being in public? 

I am a proponent of wearing a facemask, and even though both the wife and me are fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, we always wear masks while in public, but not in our car, (we are in Khon Kaen), We drive through the police check point on the ring road  almost every day without wearing a mask, and the police has never stop as or said a word.  

I find it difficult to wear a mask , especially when I am driving, because the breath escaping from the top of my mask makes my eyes water.  

We got stopped just me and the wife in the car and was told to wear a mask

[grandpa]

What about the "thousands" ? of vaccinated tourists arriving in Phuket next month, will they be expected to wear masks on the beach?  if they arrive, and it's a big IF, I can see an opportunity for fines, as most farangs do not wear masks in their own countries now!  Another good reason for them not to come! ????

 

[thaichina]

delete please

Edited June 9, 2021 by thaichina
mistake

[Dart12]

this is right after the CDC says masks don't help prevention? 

good way to advertise "come to thailand and spend money...on fines" ha

[Ireland32]

Excellent , so many Farang bringing their Anti - Mask Attitudes to Thailand , Now Nail Them 

[Ireland32]

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

We got stopped just me and the wife in the car and was told to wear a mask

Your just learning this Now 

[Ireland32]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

People today were amused, amazed and frequently perplexed to learn that City Hall has in fact made taking off your mask inside a car illegal if anyone else is in the vehicle – no matter who it is.

“This measure is intended to prevent transmission from one person to another,” Bangkok Gov. Aswin Kwanmuang said. “Therefore, when you have another person inside the same vehicle, you must wear a face mask. Even if the other person is a family member, that’s no exception.”

 

Bangkok cops will now fine people in cars without masks | Coconuts Bangkok

But tables full of Friends at  food courts is ok 

[jacko45k]

3 hours ago, cooked said:

Can anybody point me towards a scientific study showing that face masks are of any use at all?

Walk into an operating theatre where open heart surgery is being performed.....count how many are wearing surgical masks, and how many are not....

Similarly attend a Covid ward in a hospital....