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Phuket: Police start 100% helmet wearing campaign for riders and pillion passengers


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pretty much defines the range of policing in Thailand - they are not capable of much else 

 

There are much more serious offences to deal with 

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5 minutes ago, smedly said:

There are much more serious offences to deal with 

Yes of course there  but that does not mean they can also deal with this now?  The question remains,when is a helmet a helmet?

When is it safe?Many helmets over here split in two when you drop them on the

cement,but where do you start?How many
Thai people can afford a real helmet?I had two good helmets over here,both were stolen.

How long is this crackdown going to last?We had 100% helmet wearing here also(for a short while)

 

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The law has existed in Thailand for the best part of 30 years but is routinely flouted. 

Yep, they're flogging a dead horse! Anyway their heads are thicker than those "Like" sparkling new, high quality junk helmets!

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58 minutes ago, smedly said:

pretty much defines the range of policing in Thailand - they are not capable of much else 

 

There are much more serious offences to deal with 

They are not particularly capable at this one!

 

Any realistic chance it will last beyond ( or even until) the new year?

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1 hour ago, smedly said:

There are much more serious offences to deal with 

Yes, to purge the earth of the dreaded claw machines

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But, what about the parents that do not wear helmets and take their 3 small children on the bike with them without helmets. Where can you buy a helmet for a 3 year old?

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Its Christmas time ! Have to have aditional income to celebrate a Christian holiday in a Buddist country.

No fine, 100 bht Christmas gift thank you. Come February everything back to normal. 

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Show time again  ???? ?! If only they were slightly serious about enforcing any sort traffic laws, they should be visible and active on the roads as they do in any other civilised country. 
They’d surely make millions of bath just off the reckless suicidal not looking where they’re going Thai bikers who regularly jump the red lights, drive against the traffic and the like happening right in front of the police nose but why on earth do they always let their own people get away with everything is beyond my understanding, what is the point of repeating the same mistakes all the time, you’ll have the same results more deaths  ????????‍♂️
 

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18 minutes ago, Russell17au said:

But, what about the parents that do not wear helmets and take their 3 small children on the bike with them without helmets. Where can you buy a helmet for a 3 year old?

Many different size Coconuts about and a bit of string. Sure will beat the cheap so called Helmets.

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

Firstly from February 1st to the 31st of March they will fine drivers and pillion passengers 200 baht.

For foreigners and "sandbox" tourists - 500 baht???

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Telll the Police higher ranks that wearing a peaked police cap although it shows your status , it also shows the locals near us that " it is not neccessary to wear a helmet ".

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Those free helmets are in fact dangerous, when they crack they can turn into sharp objects penetrating the skull. 

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"Police were pictured setting a good example."....

 

so can we have a social media page now for RT police being photographed NOT setting a good example??

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21 hours ago, smedly said:

pretty much defines the range of policing in Thailand - they are not capable of much else 

 

There are much more serious offences to deal with 

So you actually believe this story?  Guarantee it will only happen in the tourist areas and farang will cop a 500 bht fine starting immediately, Thai Police are run by the Military, say no more

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23 hours ago, webfact said:

Everyone who was anyone in Phuket was at the Mueang Police HQ earlier in the week for the kick-off of a drive to ensure that 100% of motorcycle riders and pillion passengers wear helmets. 

The message obviously didn't get through to all of the cops, because just yesterday at traffic lights in Kathu, at least two Thai guys, neither wearing helmets, stopped within a metre or so of a cop on a bike, but he did nothing – – which is the norm and I have seen it happen time and time again over the years.

 

As a friend of mine used to say, "if things don't change, they'll stay as they are"!

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Well, saw a policeman the other day on his motorbike wearing a mask but no helmet going 80+ km/h. 

I assume the boys are getting ready to cream off their New Years Eve bonus of 50 - 100 Baht each - good luck and keep up the good work! 

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