Bangkok police take on noise pollution - vehicle owners must get illegally adapted cars fixed in 30 days

[webfact]

 

INN reported that the chief of the Prachacheun police station in Bangkok had declared war on noisy, illegally adapted vehicles polluting his patch.

 

Pol Col Prasopchoke Iamphinit teamed up with the Pollution Control Department and other agencies to set up checkpoints in the Bang Sue area.

 

One behind a toll booth trapped 5 vehicles two of which were found to be breaking the law.

 

Another at a PTT gas station exit snared 15 vehicles with eight illegally adapted, noisy polluting vehicles being stopped in a four hour period from 9 pm.

 

The owners have 30 days to get the problem fixed before fines kick in. 

 

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[JoePai]

Also hope they catch the black smoke belching pickups 

[anyone]

13 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Also hope they catch the black smoke belching pickups 

and old farting Vespa's LOL

[EdrigoSalvadore]

My bike got measured by the police in Pattaya, to 92 db which was legal.

[OJAS]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the chief of the Prachacheun police station in Bangkok had declared war on noisy, illegally adapted vehicles polluting his patch

And as for vehicles whose exhaust systems have simply been neglected (as opposed to being adapted in some way) and make a bloody racket as a result????

[ikke1959]

Why only in Bangkok and why only vehicles.. In my province you can here bonk bonk bonk from miles away if there is a party or concert. Only the bass, I don't understand why Thai people like to here bass only and in the cars more noise than a club in the western world.

 

But probably an announcement without consequences as it will be with the crack on black smoke cars... not difficult to spot at least at least 25 on the road every day .....   

[Boyn]

And in 30 days the bib will go and check that improvements have been made, can anybody on here imagine that this will happen? Another 1 day crackdown for the media.

[petermik]

A few years back....3?....during discussions about the poor air quality/pollution in Bangkok the PM Prayut declared that all vehicles belching out excessive fumes would be taken off the road....what happened....zilch/nothing just more hot air from the Authorities here....talk and no action.

[dcalaska]

About time. I hear many GRAB delivery bikes in my area with modified exhaust. Wish the GRAB company would require the delivery drivers use NON-modified vehicles. 

I hear about 10- 20 % of vehicles with modified exhaust over all. The police should follow the law and get them off the public streets, destroy them forever, and fine the drivers 50,000 B.

Why anyone would advertise via loud exhaust they are insecure in their manhood, ( small penis), is beyond reason.

[toofarnorth]

Go Police Col. Prachoke Lampinnit , I don't know which I hate more , noise pollution or air pollution.

[Will B Good]

Should be nationwide.....I would estimate 50% of cars and 90% of motorbikes have modified exhausts where we are.

[ChrisY1]

Total <deleted>....almost every Dmax has no exhaust.....the engine pipe can be seen underneath....now the trucks are taking off their mufflers.....and don't talk about the motorcycles with none or resonating exhausts. screaming around straight past cops everywhere.

[JayClay]

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

In my province you can here bonk bonk bonk from miles away if there is a party

Sounds like my kind of party 

[twizzian]

3 hours ago, petermik said:

A few years back....3?....during discussions about the poor air quality/pollution in Bangkok the PM Prayut declared that all vehicles belching out excessive fumes would be taken off the road....what happened....zilch/nothing just more hot air from the Authorities here....talk and no action.

Isn’t that a zilch with every promise he ever made?

[twizzian]

Should especially apply to all those over weight soil dumpsters.

The ones with the exhaust pipe diameter the size of a large bucket 

[jesimps]

How about souped-up hi-fi's and dogs?

[connda]

I wonder how Harleys get an exception?

[connda]

2 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Total <deleted>....almost every Dmax has no exhaust.....the engine pipe can be seen underneath....now the trucks are taking off their mufflers.....and don't talk about the motorcycles with none or resonating exhausts. screaming around straight past cops everywhere.

There are laws.........and then there is enforcement.
If you've lived here long enough you don't mix the two.

[Aussieroaming]

4 hours ago, dcalaska said:

About time. I hear many GRAB delivery bikes in my area with modified exhaust. Wish the GRAB company would require the delivery drivers use NON-modified vehicles. 

I hear about 10- 20 % of vehicles with modified exhaust over all. The police should follow the law and get them off the public streets, destroy them forever, and fine the drivers 50,000 B.

Why anyone would advertise via loud exhaust they are insecure in their manhood, ( small penis), is beyond reason.

You are 100% correct. The majority of noise polluting bikes in my area are food delivery mocy's which break road rules, pollution rules and the mother companies like Grab and Food panda  aren't held accountable at all. When we bought our condo 5 years ago we used to have windows open but now 5 years later the scooter noise is too intrusive and I have looked many times on the street when I hear these noise polluting bikes and I would say at least 80% of the culprits are Grab and Food Panda etc. So now we have sealed our window's and eventually will move somewhere where hopefully there's less noise.

[Asquith Production]

So one Police station in BKK decides to stop some noisy vehicles and that is newsworthy. How about a national check and not just on noise. 

[Jonathan Swift]

4 hours ago, OJAS said:

And as for vehicles whose exhaust systems have simply been neglected (as opposed to being adapted in some way) and make a bloody racket as a result????

Not an expert, but I think the criteria would hold, otherwise what's the point? Racket is racket. In the US you would be required to get it fixed or face more fines. 

[dave moir]

Why just cars? There are far more young kids with ridiculously loud annoying exhaust systems on small bikes.

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, anyone said:

5 hours ago, JoePai said:

Also hope they catch the black smoke belching pickups 

and old farting Vespa's LOL

Black smoke-belching diesel pickup are modified so can be ticketed, unfortunately old, farting, 2-stroke Vespas are not illegal.

[Jonathan Swift]

4 hours ago, dcalaska said:

About time. I hear many GRAB delivery bikes in my area with modified exhaust. Wish the GRAB company would require the delivery drivers use NON-modified vehicles. 

I hear about 10- 20 % of vehicles with modified exhaust over all. The police should follow the law and get them off the public streets, destroy them forever, and fine the drivers 50,000 B.

Why anyone would advertise via loud exhaust they are insecure in their manhood, ( small penis), is beyond reason.

That's not what's going on in their minds obviously. They think people are impressed. Or they're impressed with themselves. Wouldn't it be funny if someone did a study and publicized it, showing that people making loud vroom vroom generally had smaller penises? maybe it would stop, haha. 

[maddermax]

They could start by doing away with the advertising trucks! These are a danger to road users and a big contributor to noise pollution.

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, dcalaska said:

Why anyone would advertise via loud exhaust they are insecure in their manhood, ( small penis), is beyond reason.

That's why they do it?...or was your comment just beyond reason?

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Total <deleted>....almost every Dmax has no exhaust...

Total <deleted>.

[Chongalulu]

Don’t know why showing a Ferrari,when it’s pickups and scooters 95% of the problem. It’s a strange/simple minded mentality when so many Heavy goods vehicles which can have no pretensions of performance are adorned with an array of comically oversized exhausts which are simply welded onto the end of the exhaust system. ????‍♂️ 

 

[NorthernRyland]

4 hours ago, dcalaska said:

Why anyone would advertise via loud exhaust they are insecure in their manhood, ( small penis), is beyond reason.

It's always teenagers and anti-social types. Imagine when you were 15 if you could drive around like that annoying everyone you go past. Thai teenagers get to live that fantasy everyday and never will they get punished. Sucks to be us but it must be damn fun to be an <deleted> if you're living here.

[NorthernRyland]

53 minutes ago, connda said:

There are laws.........and then there is enforcement.
If you've lived here long enough you don't mix the two.

"Why would I enforce laws when I could sit on my ass and get paid anyways" -- some Thai police officer.