bluemoon58 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 4 hours ago, webfact said: Article 123 has been amended and will mean that all children aged up to 6 years old will have to be in a car seat. I'm absolutely astounded it's taken this long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHansen Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Whatever next.... Suggesting it's dangerous for a mother to carry a newborn in her left arm whilst steering and braking the moped with the other arm ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 As with everything else here, laws are not being set to prevent bad things from happening but just to put blame to someone once they happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just a thought. Someone has Chinese mate who will now flood the market with substandard child car seats and there will be a nice little kickback. Jeez I cant even get the missus to put her seatbelt on half the time. Nevermind she says. No police. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 ...so the over 6 junior astronauts are still allowed to fly around the cabin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: Article 123 has been amended and will mean that all children aged up to 6 years old will have to be in a car seat. I've seen kids younger than that clinging-on for dear life on the back of motorbikes! Only yesterday, in my rear-view-mirror, there was a guy riding a motorbike with a kid of about 2 years old who he was holding on his left knee, and he was right up my backside! Article 123 can be amended all it wants, but it'll mean SWA! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: So potentially millions of parents in Thailand will be faced with having to buy a car seat in the coming months before the September deadline. Or a lot of 2,000 baht fines are going to be levied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmonkey Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Now that is FUNNY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 2 hours ago, trainman34014 said: They need to put their money where their mouth is then and bring Childrens Car Seats down to a price people can afford; have you seen the price of them here ? Anyway; more window dressing to make it appear to The World (yes; that big place outside the Bubble that Thailand lives in ) that all is well for Health&Safety in La La Land ! Just as low-quality helmets at low price are on sale in supermarkets there are local companies who will produce child seats to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10baht Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: Car seats for children to be mandatory Right, and 3 kids and a mom and dad on a motor bike is ok? Only if the front kid has both hands on the rear view mirrors? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 That will pose some head scratching when it’s time to fit one in the back of a pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10baht Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: Car seats for children to be mandatory Right, and 3 kids and a mom and dad on a motor bike is ok? Only if the front kid has both hands on the rear view mirrors? You just can't make this stuff up???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 That will save the government having to give the police a pay rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmonkey Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 actually I found this funny at first but on reflection I'm pretty annoyed... why do these people bother to make such laws when they know with absolute certainty that they will be neither followed nor enforced. How can they stand there and publicly say this is the law without any embarrassment or people laughing in their faces!!! This clearly demonstrates the circus that is Thailand... Ridiculous absolutely ridiculous.... and yet here I am! ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstafford214 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 This is so ridiculous is makes me upchuck. Thai police can't do their jobs properly with drivers or motorcyclists. Do we really think they will patrol this law? Nothing but jokes and thought it was April fool's Day again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmbkk Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 The windows are so blacked out, you couldn't even see into most cars. Their way around it will be to make the windows darker - as cheaper than buying a kid's seat ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstafford214 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 5 hours ago, Dmaxdan said: So will a parent's lap be considered a child's car seat? Thai's will use the common sense law and say yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Well the concept of child seating in vehicles is noteworthy, however the execution of the law might be a farce. It might also be difficult to adapt a cane barstool on the scooter in order to expand the child restraint concept to scooters, so scooters. Maybe the child can be restrained with a bungy cord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 38 minutes ago, tandor said: ...so the over 6 junior astronauts are still allowed to fly around the cabin. Not really, it's already law in Thailand that people in the back seat (and front seats) must wear seat belts. But of course for the back seats never enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallen52 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Add to that licences, seatbelts, roadworthy vehicles, crash helmets on bikes, two on a bike, stopping at red lights. Where does it end?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 6 hours ago, Dmaxdan said: So will a parent's lap be considered a child's car seat? I've been trying to persuade members of my wife's family that it is a not a good idea at all. But it goes in one ear and straight out the other. One old dear, my wife's S-I-L always ends up having the next new born dumped on her to care for and she always carries the child on her lap, in the front with no seatbelt. Even pointing out the danger presented by the airbag makes no difference. I'm convinced now that Thais take no notice of advice given regarding safety and just carry doing it the way they always have. Law or no law. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBBYB808 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 6 hours ago, RandiRona said: How they are going to put car seats on back of open pickup?? Or the Motorcycle, where one can often see a family of 4, all on a single bike. Nevermind, that they ride on sidewalks and the wrong way in traffic. But if elected officials don't make new laws, it would appear that they wouldn't be doing their job. I digress, others already have said what everyone is thinking. Good on them to at least put the safety of children in the books first. Now if they only could manage drunk driving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBBYB808 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 4 hours ago, jak2002003 said: What about all the motorbikes stopping at the red light on intersections. There are always more than 5 there!!!! Are you implying that they actually stop at crossings and obey traffic signs? Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBBYB808 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, dinsdale said: Just a thought. Someone has Chinese mate who will now flood the market with substandard child car seats and there will be a nice little kickback. Jeez I cant even get the missus to put her seatbelt on half the time. Nevermind she says. No police. Sadly, you may actually be onto something here. If the law says one must have, and its the safety of the child being put first, then some may purchase inferior seats to beat the law, and not for safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBBYB808 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, greenmonkey said: actually I found this funny at first but on reflection I'm pretty annoyed... why do these people bother to make such laws when they know with absolute certainty that they will be neither followed nor enforced. How can they stand there and publicly say this is the law without any embarrassment or people laughing in their faces!!! This clearly demonstrates the circus that is Thailand... Ridiculous absolutely ridiculous.... and yet here I am! ???? In a similarity to your comment using the word,"Circus." In Pattaya near Terminal 21 there is what used to be a round about, Dolphin Circle. One way takes you back to beach road, another to Naklua, and lastly 3rd Road. The official name of this round about is, "Dolphin Circle," but the police box positioned at that point written in English on the Box reads, "Dolphin Circus," Police box. Clearly the translator understood that the money buying the English Translation was correct. Its comical because you called it a circus, and it seems they agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBBYB808 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, greenmonkey said: actually I found this funny at first but on reflection I'm pretty annoyed... why do these people bother to make such laws when they know with absolute certainty that they will be neither followed nor enforced. How can they stand there and publicly say this is the law without any embarrassment or people laughing in their faces!!! This clearly demonstrates the circus that is Thailand... Ridiculous absolutely ridiculous.... and yet here I am! ???? First they can do it because of the defamation laws. Second they can do it, because they have to put something in the books, so it looks like they are actually working for the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBBYB808 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: Or a lot of 2,000 baht fines are going to be levied. Like they have license, insurance, registered the vehicle, and pay fines when they are caught for other violations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, WEBBYB808 said: In a similarity to your comment using the word,"Circus." In Pattaya near Terminal 21 there is what used to be a round about, Dolphin Circle. One way takes you back to beach road, another to Naklua, and lastly 3rd Road. The official name of this round about is, "Dolphin Circle," but the police box positioned at that point written in English on the Box reads, "Dolphin Circus," Police box. Clearly the translator understood that the money buying the English Translation was correct. Its comical because you called it a circus, and it seems they agree. Maybe giving away your nationality? Never heard of Piccadilly Circus? A Circus is a circle or ring. Maybe don't mock until you understand the language? Edited May 9, 2022 by VocalNeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 That's it then, Have to chuck the 4 kids in the back of the pickup. Do these clowns have any idea what is happening in 95% of the country Ie; outside Krungthep 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, WEBBYB808 said: Sadly, you may actually be onto something here. If the law says one must have, and its the safety of the child being put first, then some may purchase inferior seats to beat the law, and not for safety. I remember years ago you could buy a bt90 plastic motorcycle helmet. This was and probably still is satisfactory for motorcycle helmet laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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