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

[vandeventer]

35 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

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

No, but we do have squirrels that eat meat and not nuts. Does that help?

[Rampant Rabbit]

No  problem, I  just do 2.5  beeps

[worgeordie]

3 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

No, but we do have squirrels that eat meat and not nuts. Does that help?

You mean the rare wheresquirrels ,yes we have them too , 

regards wheregeordie

[Artisi]

5 hours ago, Orinoco said:

As if you need any more noise in this place.

 

Curb all the verbal nonsense coming from the pollies and the boys in brown would certainly reduce a lot of useless noise ????

[spidermike007]

A man like Kittipraphat has no credibility. None. Zero. He is a leader within the RTP. This disqualifies him from even speaking about traffic safety. The RTP concerns itself not one iota with traffic safety, yet if a simple gesture is interpreted as being "anti government", then they make a big deal about it.

 

Kudos to the youth. They are the future of this nation, and their future is being stolen from them. They have every right in the world to be indignant and dissatisfied. Express it. Demonstrate it. Out with the dinosaurs, and in with the youth. They are this nation's only hope. 

 

 

[The Hammer2021]

5 hours ago, Orinoco said:

As if you need any more noise in this place.

 

Which place?

[Golden Triangle]

Thai police are ( putting it politely ) CRETINOUS.

[wwest5829]

Let us see 1950s until 2011 I was part of US (and the International) Scout movement. Good thing I retired in 2011 from the USA. Still, it might be rather automatic, if meeting a Thai Scout three finger greeting and handshake (the International Scout sign). 

[roger101]

2 hours ago, thailand49 said:

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

There was a film sometime ago with Robert Redford. I think it was called "The Candidate". In it a man is seen showing 3 fingers to Robert Redford who asks his companion what it means, "peace brother and up yours " was the reply.

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

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.  

Actually it is to get the daft pedestrians ambling in the middle of the road to move over. Not seen it here yet?

As to 'go to Mumbai or New Delhi' done that and I will be in my grave first before I do so again!

 

[Millcx]

When will Gov start Hunger Games .. Should be interesting “;0)

[klauskunkel]

That looks like a head that's desperately trying to count to three, but it's just constipated in there...

[richard_smith237]

Riding down a quiet Soi a couple of days ago.

A couple kids gave me the ‘three beeps’ sign.

They were delighted when I complied and beeped at them.....   all good fun and gave me a giggle... 

 

I really don’t see whats dangerous about it... 

 

There is nothing ‘anti-government’ about it... its just a craze about kids getting lorries to pap their horns, we used to do the same in the UK on roads trips as kids...

[Burma Bill]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The three finger gesture grew to prominence in 2014 after opposition to the coup

Does the Covid Tsar take his place at the roadside as well????????

 

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3663796

[KhunBENQ]

6 hours ago, worrab said:

With the amount of beeping that goes on around here, there must be a helluva lot of near accidents!!

Sorry but which part of Thailand do you live?

I may hear a horn about once in five trips.

My wife always reminds me that I am on the edge of death when honking the horn.

[malt25]

6 hours ago, Andre0720 said:

Well how about that.

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

And the MAGIC word "interested". I'm glad you didn't say, "they might actually enforce a few of the current road rules"

[Nicholas Paul KNIGHT]

NOW everyone will KNOW. Well done RTP talk about shooting yourself in the foot , more moronic sound-bites, they forget, ignore it it will go away eventually and the Monarchy and Country will be the same .HOW PETTY !!!!!!

[Swampy999]

"He cited 1979 laws saying that beeping of the horn is only allowed when used to avoid accidents" That would be every couple of minutes then ????????

[phetphet]

What about the taxis and songthaews that are always beeping at pedestrians? 

[Reigntax]

6 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 

Thailand is nothing compared to Vietnam. It’s non stop from every vehicle every 5 seconds

[terryofcrete]

6 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Everything with three will be forbidden???

That's the end of my 3somes so !

[Surasak]

RTP Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat who is in charge of traffic matters. Needs to get a new job, the one he has at present is obviously beyond his capabilities.

[StevieAus]

I would be more  concerned if they were making two finger gestures but on second thoughts might be more appropriate.

[Dogmatix]

There'll be a lot more beeping after the Constitutional Court's decision that Prayut is exempt from the 8 year term restriction because it was only intended for Thaksin or his nominees. 

[Chongalulu]

5 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

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.

I hope you signal your ‘dismount' with something more polite than 3 beeps ! ???? 

[BangkokReady]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

caused truckers to lose concentration

Exactly.  They're trying to look at their phones.  Leave them in peace.

[OJAS]

7 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Everything with three will be forbidden???

Yep, starting with bans on the sale and wearing of replica Chelsea FC shirts in Thailand! ????

 

 

 

 

[Orinoco]

48 minutes ago, terryofcrete said:

That's the end of my 3somes so !

Nah

Just get an extra one,  and your good to go.

[KannikaP]

4 hours ago, thailand49 said:

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

Bloody Americans.........use TWO like us Brits.

[Neeranam]

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