Residents and business operators in South Pattaya are still frustrated with the persistent presence of noisy Middle Eastern street racers gathering at night. Some hotel residents even moved from the area to avoid the unbearable nuisance, according to hotel operators.

 

Police officers from the Pattaya police station raided Soi Yen Sabai in South Pattaya early this morning today, July 31st, following residents’ complaints that young adults, mostly Kuwaiti nationals, had congregated in the alley and caused noise disturbances with their rented modified motorcycles.

 

The complaints stated that these young men revved up their engines, blocked the entire alley with their vehicles, parked in front of houses without permission, and drove loudly up and down the street without any regard for traffic rules. They also claimed the riders never wore helmets and had no valid licenses or insurance.

 

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/07/31/police-seize-15-rented-motorbikes-as-kuwaiti-motorbike-racers-remain-a-problem-in-pattaya/

 

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14 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

They also claimed the riders never wore helmets and had no valid licenses or insurance.

How the residents of the area would have possibly known that? Did they personally check the papers of each rider?

 

Yes, the riders have been an ongoing problem in that area but that last statement just biased and ridiculous.

5 minutes ago, Danny Australia said:

How the residents of the area would have possibly known that? Did they personally check the papers of each rider?

 

Yes, the riders have been an ongoing problem in that area but that last statement just biased and ridiculous.

I think even I could spot middle eastern tourists wiv no crash hats, which is against the law.

Plus, I would go with the locals that they didn't have licences.........????

48 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The complaints stated that these young men revved up their engines, blocked the entire alley with their vehicles, parked in front of houses without permission, and drove loudly up and down the street without any regard for traffic rules. They also claimed the riders never wore helmets and had no valid licenses or insurance.

Assimilating well ????

They are rich kids who don't give a toss, and it seems their rich Parents don't either.

Stick 'em in a jail for a week or two. cancel their visas, & ban for 5 yrs.  Next case please.

1 minute ago, brianthainess said:

They are rich kids who don't give a toss, and it seems their rich Parents don't either.

Stick 'em in a jail for a week or two. cancel their visas, & ban for 5 yrs.  Next case please.

Or sort out the rental shops, proof of rider's licence evidence.....

2 minutes ago, transam said:

Or sort out the rental shops, proof of rider's licence evidence.....

But that won't stop them racing etc., and what's to stop anyone with a license renting multiple bikes from different shops? There is supposed to already be fines in place at these shops, it doesn't work.

1 minute ago, brianthainess said:

But that won't stop them racing etc., and what's to stop anyone with a license renting multiple bikes from different shops? There is supposed to already be fines in place at these shops, it doesn't work.

Do you think even one middle eastern bloke has a bike licence............????

If there is, do you think they would go to all that trouble for a bunch of other  blokes on their hols...????

Perhaps fines don't work because of "payments"..........

Pattaya police crack down on Kuwaiti street racers disrupting traffic
by Top 

 

Kuwaiti street racers are disturbing Pattaya traffic with loud and disruptive behaviour. (via 77kaoded). Picture courtesy of 77kaoded

 

In the busy streets of South Pattaya, the rising clamour of Middle Eastern street racers revving their engines late into the night has become a troublesome traffic disturbance for locals and businesses alike. The continual uproar has driven some hotel guests to cancel their stays, according to hotel operators in the area.

 

Early this morning, law enforcement officers from the Pattaya police station descended upon Soi Yen Sabai in South Pattaya. They were responding to numerous complaints from locals about a group of primarily Kuwaiti young adults causing a commotion with their rented, souped-up motorcycles.

 

The complaints stated that these young men were not just making a ruckus with their revving engines, but also inconveniencing others by haphazardly parking their vehicles all over the alley. This cavalier attitude included parking in front of houses without permission and recklessly driving loudly up and down the street, disregarding traffic laws. The disgruntled residents and guests also said that the riders didn’t wear helmets and did not have valid driving licenses or insurance, reported The Pattaya News.

On their arrival at around 1am, the police discovered the street within Soi Yen Sabai fully blocked by parked motorcycles, causing a logjam that prevented normal traffic from getting through. Efforts by law enforcement to disperse the group by deploying patrol cars with sirens and making announcements were met with indifference. The group stood around, watching the police with obvious amusement.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/pattaya-police-crack-down-on-traffic-disruptive-middle-eastern-street-racers

 

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Well, they don't bring the bikes from Kuwait, do they? Have a quiet word to the clowns that hire them the mocy's! ????

12 hours ago, Danny Australia said:

How the residents of the area would have possibly known that? Did they personally check the papers of each rider?

Well they could certainly see if they were not wearing helmets.... and I agree as I have seen it too. I would be surprised if they had motorcycle licences specifically, coming from Kuwait.....  Insurance.... CTPL, insurance will come with the bike bought by the owners.... I don't believe that excludes lending it out. 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

They also claimed the riders never wore helmets and had no valid licenses or insurance.

Pots & Kettle, Pots, and Kettles. Not condoning what the Kuwaitis are doing, this is a ridiculous statement given the standard of observing the Law by locals regarding helmets, licence, and insurance, tax, etc.

All this racing and making a disturbance was happening 20 yrs ago.I remember being woken up  in The Montien hotel by these clowns racing up and down beach road at 2.00am.The only difference is  that it has intensified.

43 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Pots & Kettle, Pots, and Kettles. Not condoning what the Kuwaitis are doing, this is a ridiculous statement given the standard of observing the Law by locals regarding helmets, licence, and insurance, tax, etc.

That is a fair pot & kettle call where helmets, licences & insurance papers are concerned. A hell of a lot of locals do not have these items.

But, the noisy krapbox exhausts should be outlawed. Just compensating for their small weeny.????????

confiscate the bikes, the renters will soon stop renting to them

These Kuwaities must be all over Thailand.....the bike noise is everywhere...and seems to be getting louder.

Have to add, pick-ups and trucks now join the noise issues.....just remove the mufflers!

Just now, ChrisY1 said:

These Kuwaities must be all over Thailand.....the bike noise is everywhere...and seems to be getting louder.

Have to add, pick-ups and trucks now join the noise issues.....just remove the mufflers!

Not seen any of them in chiang mai, Kuwaities that is.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The complaints stated that these young men revved up their engines, blocked the entire alley with their vehicles, parked in front of houses without permission, and drove loudly up and down the street without any regard for traffic rules. They also claimed the riders never wore helmets and had no valid licenses or insurance.

Take the bikes and crush them, then send the offenders back home.

Both riders and renters will change their ways.

Send out the message, this stops.

10 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Take the bikes and crush them, then send the offenders back home.

Both riders and renters will change their ways.

Send out the message, this stops.

But so does the "BROWN ENVELOPE" income... so it will never happen

Only copying what the young locals do! And that's in many provinces.

1 hour ago, smedly said:

confiscate the bikes, the renters will soon stop renting to them

Not the renters fault, deport and ban the Kuwaitis. Problem solved.

A few days ago I saw two young Arab males with no helmets already stopped by a cop on the intersection of South Pattaya Rd and 2nd Road intersection, the section where you jump on a Songtaew if you want to go to Jomtien. This was in the evening.

 

The cop took out his phone and the Arab on the back of the motorbike took out his phone. Wondering what it could've been. Some sort of "gratuity" going on?

They do it here because if they were caught racing in their own country they would be in jail.

And regarding licences and abilities, I have been to Kuwait, and do not remember any motorbike traffic, apart from 'other nationalities' working as delivery riders.

15 hours ago, Danny Australia said:

How the residents of the area would have possibly known that? Did they personally check the papers of each rider?

 

Yes, the riders have been an ongoing problem in that area but that last statement just biased and ridiculous.

"...Did they personally check the papers of each rider?"

 

Who would be brave enough to appraoch these guys and ask to see their documents and ask them specific questions about licenses, insurance etc.

 

Many of these middle eastern guys are pretty tough.

20 minutes ago, Henryford said:

Not the renters fault, deport and ban the Kuwaitis. Problem solved.

It is if they are renting the bikes without licenses I know of one woman got fined a couple of times, 

2 hours ago, smedly said:

confiscate the bikes, the renters will soon stop renting to them

Correct Smedly...problem is that most likely some cops may own some of the rental shops

Heavier fines  required a good money earner for the police ????

plus if fines are not working take away their driving licence plus

motor bikes???? 

We seem to be reading this story in Pattaya pretty regularly 

The renters are a big part of this problem. The fines for renting to someone without a license should be increased an be heavily enforced.

 

Take a quick look at the big bikes at the rental places and you will find that nearly all of them have illegal aftermarket "silencers" . This means that the bikes are illegal and should be confiscated. Any renter continuing to rent out illegal bikes should be banned from renting out bikes.

6 hours ago, findlay13 said:

All this racing and making a disturbance was happening 20 yrs ago.I remember being woken up  in The Montien hotel by these clowns racing up and down beach road at 2.00am.The only difference is  that it has intensified.

Exactly; going on for many years.  These Kuwaiti youth gangs seem pretty entrenched to be the kids of tourists.  Is there a large Kuwaiti expat community in Pattaya?  Perhaps traders who ship Thai goods to Kuwait?  There seem to be a lot of them and they seem to be well "protected" as the kids have been getting away with this for a long time.