Police promise crackdown on street racers - do it at Songkran and face the consequences

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: Crackdown on boy racers

 

The Thai police have issued an ultimatum to the motorbike and street racing gangs.

 

Misbehave at Songkran and the RTP will come down on offenders like a ton of bricks.

 

The Chachoengsao police said they were concentrating on ten possible offences to keep the gangs in check, reported Daily News.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

This will go on for seven days from 11th to 17th April, the time of the traditional Thai New Year.

 

The police promised to find out where gangs were meeting possibly utilizing their renowned technology skills.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The crackdown is part of a wider campaign to ensure road safety in the holidays.

 

Police will be mounting speed and abrupt lane change checks as well as a Songkran favorite....

Breathalyzer checks for DUI.

 

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[Kwasaki]

Got to be looking to be doing something.

[Will B Good]

So banned just during Songkran.......then after that, back to 'normal'?

[2baht]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Misbehave at Songkran and the RTP will come down on offenders like a ton of bricks.

.........................at other times it's a kilo or two of bricks?

[Lucky Bones]

Yup. That will work.????????

[ChrisY1]

A crackdown….that’ll work….for 2 days!

It’s just too hot to expect the police to be out of their air-con boxes!

[sammieuk1]

That's my Scoopy told no stunts or wall of death for a week ????

[toofarnorth]

3 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

That's my Scoopy told no stunts or wall of death for a week ????

' Hang on scoopy , scoopy hang on '.

[Geoffggi]

Bit of a white elephant, if preveious years are anything to go by speeding during Songkran in Pattaya is virtually impossible as all the roads will be gridlocked .............LOL

[leither69]

Yup, they'll definitely stop with the promise is serious consequences ???????? 5 press ups and a day at the temple

[rudi49jr]

“do it at Songkran and face the consequences”

 

But do it any other time of the year and the RTP will just sit there, watch you go by and do absolutely nothing.

Edited April 10, 2023 by rudi49jr

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai police have issued an ultimatum to the motorbike and street racing gangs.

Must be the tenth one this year already.