Thai police tell public to stop "three beeps" craze - it's dangerous and you'll be fined 500 baht

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on the latest viral craze on the internet saying it was dangerous and illegal.

 

People are filming children in vehicles and by the side of the road making three finger hand gestures encouraging truckers to sound three beeps on their horns.

 

ASEAN NOW notes that this can be seen in the light of the gesture being connected with anti-government protests. 

 

Deputy at the RTP Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat who is in charge of traffic matters said it must stop NOW. 

 

It can cause accidents.

 

He said that it was dangerous for children to be beside the road being filmed like this, caused truckers to lose concentration and could cause annoyance and distraction to other road users.

 

He cited 1979 laws saying that beeping of the horn is only allowed when used to avoid accidents.

 

He asked truckers not to comply with requests to beep as they would be breaking the law and could be fined 500 baht. 

 

The three finger gesture grew to prominence in 2014 after opposition to the coup mounted by current Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha who is still hanging on to power.

 

It is a symbol of calls for more democracy in Thailand taken from resistance shown in the well know Hunger Games movie trilogy. 

 

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[brianthainess]

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

ASEAN NOW notes that this can be seen in the light of the gesture being connected with anti-government protests. 

 

Deputy at the RTP Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat who is in charge of traffic matters said it must stop NOW. 

Simple just get rid of Prayuth job done. They have someone in charge of traffic matters came as a surprise.

[OneMoreFarang]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

latest viral craze on the internet

Good luck that I don't use fb or twitter or any of that and I don't know that these things exist.

Ok, I didn't know until a minute ago.

[worrab]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

He cited 1979 laws saying that beeping of the horn is only allowed when used to avoid accidents.

This has to be one of the most daft comments of the year!!! With the amount of beeping that goes on around here, there must be a helluva lot of near accidents!! Continual playing a beeping tune for a kilometre or so at all times of the day and night!!. 555 

[herfiehandbag]

It has been going on for several months now - and the tight uniforms have just realised it's significance - and have reacted in the only way they know , bossy lectures and meaningless threats. 

 

Toot toot toot!

[Orinoco]

As if you need any more noise in this place.

Retards. 

[proton]

Was on a visa run bus once when the cops stopped it and looked for something to fine the driver for. As it was a new bus they could not find anything so in the end told him to sound the horn- fined 500 baht for not being loud enough !

[AhFarangJa]

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said that it was dangerous for children to be beside the road being filmed like this

Yet this goes on week in, and week out without any action......................

[djayz]

I'm relieved there are absolutely no other traffic issues in this country which need to be tackled. This, apparently, is the most pressing problem. 

[djayz]

3 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Yet this goes on week in, and week out without any action......................

This is not a form of opposition and is not deemed a threat to the powers that be. 

[stoner]

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said that it was dangerous

 

33 minutes ago, webfact said:

it must stop NOW.

 

33 minutes ago, webfact said:

He cited 1979 laws

 

33 minutes ago, webfact said:

He asked truckers not to comply

shut up already. 

 

i say do something about thai roads in general. they are among the worst in the world right ? 

 

what say ye sir.

[Andre0720]

Well how about that.

The police getting interested in something that might be dangerous on the roads...

[ikke1959]

The Thai people blow their horns for a shrine, nothing wrong with it... Even at landdepartment they ask when and how many times you have to blow the horn and now the police comes with the ridiculous comment it could be a anti Government thing be.. Everything with three will be forbidden??? Three beer?? Anti government, three persons, anti governement, three rings on your hand? ant government and so on.. If the police first started to their normal jobs it would be safer in Thailand, instead of making stupid comments over nothing

[worgeordie]

Beep , Beep , Beep , that was not me officer , it was that 

road runner over there ......????

 

regards worgeordie

[Andycoops]

On my way into town from my Isaan village I pass an ancient temple.

Because I cannot wai whilst driving, I was told by by wife that I should beep the horn 3 times, as do other passing motorists.

The BiB should be concentrating on other safety matters like non wearing of helmets etc etc????

 

 

[Tropicalevo]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

He cited 1979 laws saying that beeping of the horn is only allowed when used to avoid accidents.

Try telling that to the food delivery drivers, couriers and postmen.

They all sound their horns when delivering to places around here. It saves them from having to dismount.

[billd766]

How to bring happiness and reconciliation to the Thai people?

 

 

 

 

Punish them.

[thailand49]

3 fingers?   I've always gotten by just using the middle one!????

[prakhonchai nick]

Beeping the horn unnecessarily should of course be banned. If used for nonsense purposes, including when passing temples, spirit houses and the like, people will not know when a horn is blown as a real warning.

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, worrab said:

This has to be one of the most daft comments of the year!!! With the amount of beeping that goes on around here, there must be a helluva lot of near accidents!! Continual playing a beeping tune for a kilometre or so at all times of the day and night!!. 555 

Well go to Mumbai or New Delhi in India and other countries/cities, where they continuously beep every 10 seconds for no reason at all. The noise is deafening and achieves nothing.  

[trainman34014]

Thai Drivers don't need anything or anyone to make them have an accident; they are very capable of causing one themselves !

[carlyai]

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

The Thai people blow their horns for a shrine, nothing wrong with it... Even at landdepartment they ask when and how many times you have to blow the horn and now the police comes with the ridiculous comment it could be a anti Government thing be.. Everything with three will be forbidden??? Three beer?? Anti government, three persons, anti governement, three rings on your hand? ant government and so on.. If the police first started to their normal jobs it would be safer in Thailand, instead of making stupid comments over nothing

Three cheers.

[Bantex]

At least the Road Runner will still be legal…

[vandeventer]

2 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Beep , Beep , Beep , that was not me officer , it was that 

road runner over there ......????

 

regards worgeordie

Nice try, the road runner only goes Beep, Beep. so he's ok.

[worgeordie]

7 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

Nice try, the road runner only goes Beep, Beep. so he's ok.

This was the very rare Thai roadrunner and this one goes Beep Beep Beep....

only found on Doi Inthanon , Northern Thailand. you never seen one  ?????

regards Worgeordie

[apetryxx]

Wow, are these children thin skinned!

[Deli]

4 hours ago, djayz said:

This is not a form of opposition and is not deemed a threat to the powers that be. 

It is an illegal mass assembly

[Harveyboy]

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Beep , Beep , Beep , that was not me officer , it was that 

road runner over there ......????

 

regards worgeordie

now come on mate how many times have we watched road runner as a kid ..its just Beep Beep ...cops cant fine you for 2 eh ha 

[rwill]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

People are filming children in vehicles and by the side of the road making three finger hand gestures encouraging truckers to sound three beeps on their horns.

 

It can cause accidents.

 

He said that it was dangerous for children to be beside the road being filmed like this, caused truckers to lose concentration and could cause annoyance and distraction to other road users.

 

He cited 1979 laws saying that beeping of the horn is only allowed when used to avoid accidents.

 

Perhops they are honking their horns to avoid having an accident with the people on the side of the road.