Patong –Fifteen foreign riders have been arrested in Patong this week for breaking traffic rules.

The Patong Police told the Phuket Express that they arrested in total 15 foreign riders this week.

 

Ten of them were unable to present legal driving licenses. Police released their nationalities but not their names:

 

American man
French man
British man
French man
German man
Chinese man
Czech man
Belgian man
Australian man
Polish man

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-03-25

 

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I bet ff they tried this in Bangkok, not targeting foreigners, the police will be overwhelmed 🤪...... 

The rental shops should also be getting fined, If people don't have a license then they shouldn't be able to rent a bike 

_{The list of riders reads more like a mini-meeting of the UN. Probably accomplished just about the same.}

Strange there is no mention of Thai's being caught ....................LOL

Target the foreigners or farangs...they have more money and leave the thai's alone ? No surprising why foreigners stop comming back.

driving infractions means arrest ? woah.

18 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

Strange there is no mention of Thai's being caught ....................LOL

They all obey the laws, all the time. Didn't you know that? 

I forgot to mention, Confiscate the bikes, 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Patong –Fifteen foreign riders have been arrested in Patong this week for breaking traffic rules.

The Patong Police told the Phuket Express that they arrested in total 15 foreign riders this week.

 

Ten of them were unable to present legal driving licenses. Police released their nationalities but not their names:

 

American man
French man
British man
French man
German man
Chinese man
Czech man
Belgian man
Australian man
Polish man

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-03-25

 

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But no mention of any Thais...mmm

3 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

I bet ff they tried this in Bangkok, not targeting foreigners, the police will be overwhelmed 🤪...... 

Not just Bangkok.

Big money for the men in Brown......carry on

I'm guessing they don't realize that this forum and all news in Thailand is broadcasted to other countries, both online and by word of mouth, letting them know what goes on here. Tourism will continue to drop and hate crimes will continue to rise because of this information. Over a million Thais live in other countries and when people are targeted because of being a foreigner in Thailand, news travels fast.https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-family-on-scooter-in-fishing-village-andaman-coast-thailand-17666638.html?imageid=6619579D-A514-48EF-8098-85A0479090BF&p=10330&pn=1&searchId=32a9e17394f1b301d35a4f3d8750a0d4&searchtype=0

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

The rental shops should also be getting fined, If people don't have a license then they shouldn't be able to rent a bike 

Not a chance in hell, stop the locals making a living... never.

The onus is on the foreigners to be legal, it's their fault for conning the rental shop.

However....the hundreds of Thais riding the wrong way won't be bothered....foreigners are all bad:) it seems

4 hours ago, webfact said:

American man
French man
British man
French man
German man
Chinese man
Czech man
Belgian man
Australian man
Polish man

The Swedes are uncharacteristically underrepresented. 

(Pheu those were big words). probably out busy kicking people. 

 

It would help if the overall traffic arrests so that one can determine if in the overall scheme of things it was par for the course or a significant increase.

And what do they mean by arrested? were they ticketed, of are they languishing in jail?   

15 foreigners out of how many Thais??

14 minutes ago, sirineou said:

The Swedes are uncharacteristically underrepresented. 

(Pheu those were big words). probably out busy kicking people. 

 

It would help if the overall traffic arrests so that one can determine if in the overall scheme of things it was par for the course or a significant increase.

And what do they mean by arrested? were they ticketed, of are they languishing in jail?   

Wasn't it a Swiss guy accused of kicking a Thai? And a Russian woman kicking a Thai?

3 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Wasn't it a Swiss guy accused of kicking a Thai? And a Russian woman kicking a Thai?

 

Yep. Just another case of someone not knowing the difference between Sweden and Switzerland.

The ten all had their international licenses invalid in Thailand because the police only know Thai for the majority and don't know what it is.

1 minute ago, roo860 said:

Wasn't it a Swiss guy accused of kicking a Thai? And a Russian woman kicking a Thai?

Not sure? maybe it was a Russian guy kicking a Swede

or the other way around. 

By the way  is it Swiss or Swede or either? I have been thinking about this a lot. 

 

3 minutes ago, sirineou said:

By the way  is it Swiss or Swede or either? I have been thinking about this a lot.

 

both as it's 2 different countries. 

19 minutes ago, BE88 said:

The ten all had their international licenses invalid in Thailand because the police only know Thai for the majority and don't know what it is.

Most  cant read English

1 hour ago, CANSIAM said:

Big money for the men in Brown......carry on

Once they are arrested and fined, it is unlikely that any brown envelopes will be issued.

47 minutes ago, sirineou said:

The Swedes are uncharacteristically underrepresented. 

(Pheu those were big words). probably out busy kicking people. 

 

It would help if the overall traffic arrests so that one can determine if in the overall scheme of things it was par for the course or a significant increase.

And what do they mean by arrested? were they ticketed, of are they languishing in jail?   

The kicker was Swiss 

19 minutes ago, sirineou said:

Not sure? maybe it was a Russian guy kicking a Swede

or the other way around. 

By the way  is it Swiss or Swede or either? I have been thinking about this a lot. 

 

What is that saying about yanks?

1 minute ago, actonion said:

Most  cant read English

And what I wrote🙂

3 minutes ago, Dolf said:

The kicker was Swiss 

 

Unfortunately no Swiss on the list 😁

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1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

I'm guessing they don't realize that this forum and all news in Thailand is broadcasted to other countries, both online and by word of mouth, letting them know what goes on here. Tourism will continue to drop and hate crimes will continue to rise because of this information.

And I'm guessing they would not break the driving laws of their own country, and the people that hear of this will probably think they are idiots.