Street Racing: More than a million fines and arrests in crackdown - complaints plummet by 90%

[webfact]

Picture: INN

 

The Royal Thai Police have announced that their efforts to end the scourge of street racing on Thailand's roads are bearing fruit.

 

That after a MILLION fines and prosecutions of racers, organizers, cheering sections and parents and the seizure of more than 300,000 bikes.

 

Sunday's announcement as reported by INN was made by the man who heads the "Anti-Road Racing Center" - deputy commander of the RTP General Damrongsak Kittipraphat.

 

Precise time frames were not given but the crackdown has been ongoing for most of the last two years.

 

The details are:

 

3,000 racers arrested and prosecuted

 

800 organizers and cheer sections busted

 

40,000 parents prosecuted in one way or another for not looking after their children

 

1,000 motorcycle shops dealt with

 

1,201,288 fines and other punishments issued

 

320,973 motorcycles seized

 

Damrongsak said that complaints to the 1599 street racing hotline had gone down 90%. 

 

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[fangless]

Now go after the loud exhausts please!

[RotBenz8888]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

"Anti-Road Racing Center"

Widen your focus to ALL ROADS in country! There's racing all over the place!

[TooMuchTime]

Boys will be boys

[jvs]

Complaints down by 90%!!!!Wow,just because the Police are doing their job!!!

Oh wait,could it be that a curfew has something to do with it?

I bet most bikes are all revved up and no place to go,lift the curfew and complaints will

be up by 95%.

Racing starts at 2 am.

[tingtong]

The 3000 prosecuted racers have 40000 parents " one way or another"...and 320.000 bikes!!!???

hmm. 

Only in Thailand!!

 

 

[MyFriend You]

Wonder where all those Motorcycles went??, rock crusher, or auction, if auction, where did all the money go??  Just thinking........

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, TunnelRat69 said:

Wonder where all those Motorcycles went??, rock crusher, or auction, if auction, where did all the money go??  Just thinking........

Parked up in a policeman's home maybe.....

[edwinchester]

52 minutes ago, tingtong said:

The 3000 prosecuted racers have 40000 parents " one way or another"...and 320.000 bikes!!!???

hmm. 

Only in Thailand!!

 

 

Beat me to it. Absolutely BS figures except maybe the 3000 prosecutions in 2 years.

[RafPinto]

And some officers were finally able again to order a few Ferraris and high end villas.

[ezzra]

I live in a high rise condo not far from Sukhumivt and Thonglor rd and almost ever night at the wee hours i hear those very loud engine noises of either supped up bikes or cars, been going on for years and years now...

[Rampant Rabbit]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

1,201,288 fines and other punishments issued

and  paid?

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

That after a MILLION fines and prosecutions of racers, organizers, cheering sections and parents and the seizure of more than 300,000 bikes.

That's a lot of tea-money.

[Deli]

I just wait for the day they will start chasing the nutters with the blue roofed houses in Isaan for air pollution when breathing, farting and whinging here about bikers.

[actonion]

How do they account for  the "multiple"  crashes by Motobikes and  Cars  smashing into  poles  holding up electric cables in Chonburi province over the last 14 days due to speeding/ racing.... those that lived blame wet roads.. more idiots

[mikebell]

17 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

and  paid?

Over 90% of traffic tickets go unpaid.  It's easy to issue via CCTV but difficult to collect without leaving the police station.

[jacko45k]

6 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Over 90% of traffic tickets go unpaid.  It's easy to issue via CCTV but difficult to collect without leaving the police station.

Well aren't they caught next time they try to pay their annual tax or sell the vehicle? 

[johng]

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Well aren't they caught next time they try to pay their annual tax or sell the vehicle? 

Apparently they still have not joined up the systems   so there is no points on licence,no impact on insurance rates and no problems  paying vehicle tax and insurance  despite  murmurs that these measures would be implemented.  T.I.T

[Artisi]

On 10/12/2021 at 10:50 AM, TunnelRat69 said:

Wonder where all those Motorcycles went??, rock crusher, or auction, if auction, where did all the money go??  Just thinking........

Probably in Honda Joe's pocket. 

[Doctor Tom]

Happens every Saturday and Sunday night on the 331 not far from my house, and there is a 24/7 staffed Police Station just 500 m along the road.  So much for crack downs.  

[NoshowJones]

21 hours ago, hotchilli said:

That's a lot of tea-money.

I was wondering why my local supermarket was short of packets of teabags, some people were blaming the Cvirus.

[4MyEgo]

On 10/12/2021 at 12:52 PM, webfact said:

40,000 parents prosecuted in one way or another for not looking after their children

Lol, short a couple of zero's on that figure.....

[Rampant Rabbit]

4 hours ago, mikebell said:

Over 90% of traffic tickets go unpaid.  It's easy to issue via CCTV but difficult to collect without leaving the police station.

yes  thats why I said  that

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, possum1931 said:

I was wondering why my local supermarket was short of packets of teabags, some people were blaming the Cvirus.

Nah... that's because of the cigarette shortage.. people are rolling & smoking tea leaves.