Supercar convoy causes major delays on M6 motorway (video)

[KannikaP]

6 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

2000 steps...   as the 'pace' was measured at the time from 'left foot returning to the left foot' (i.e. two of our normal steps) - Mille Passus (1000 paces).

 

 

 

You live and learn here on AN.

[snoop1130]

Investigation launched into police supercar escort on M6 motorway

 

 

The head of the Central Investigation Bureau called for an inquiry into motorway police impeding regular traffic to expedite the journey of a billion-baht convoy of luxury vehicles and supercars along an inter-city motorway.

 

Today, October 7, Police Lieutenant General Jirabhop Bhuridej announced that he had instructed Motorway Police to look into grievances from motorists. These complaints alleged that police motorcyclists had cleared the path for a fleet of luxury cars on the M6 motorway from Ayutthaya to Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday.

 

The commissioner stated that the officers in question would face consequences if they were found to have acted improperly.

Reports suggest that the luxury car convoy was en route to Nakhon Ratchasima to feature as a main attraction at a vegetarian and cultural event in the area.

 

An unnamed source revealed that motorway police escorted the convoy without prior notification to their superiors.

 

In Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday evening, 45 luxury cars valued at approximately 1.5 billion baht were exhibited at the vegetarian fair near the Thao Suranari Monument in Mueang district. The fair commenced on Friday and concluded on Sunday night.

 

By Ryan Turner

Image courtesy of Prasit Tangprasert/Bangkok Post

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-10-07

 

 

[Ralf001]

4 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

 

 

The head of the Central Investigation Bureau called for an inquiry into motorway police impeding regular traffic 

 

Be nice if they did the same.... police escorting tourist coaches on M7... travelling 80km/h in the RH lane.

[BangkokReady]

10 hours ago, retarius said:

Why did they need two lanes....why couldn't they drive on the inside lane....why couldn't they drive on the hard shoulder? <deleteds> is what they are.

 

They don't want any riffraff in the same section of the road as them.

[tandor]

11 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

yes it will be paid for, that's how they got one

..they will take the payment out of your first tax return refund.

[Hanuman2547]

If you have the money and the connections, you can make things like this happen.  TIT

[Hanuman2547]

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Investigation launched into police supercar escort on M6 motorway

 

 

The head of the Central Investigation Bureau called for an inquiry into motorway police impeding regular traffic to expedite the journey of a billion-baht convoy of luxury vehicles and supercars along an inter-city motorway.

 

Today, October 7, Police Lieutenant General Jirabhop Bhuridej announced that he had instructed Motorway Police to look into grievances from motorists. These complaints alleged that police motorcyclists had cleared the path for a fleet of luxury cars on the M6 motorway from Ayutthaya to Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday.

 

The commissioner stated that the officers in question would face consequences if they were found to have acted improperly.

 

Reports suggest that the luxury car convoy was en route to Nakhon Ratchasima to feature as a main attraction at a vegetarian and cultural event in the area.

 

An unnamed source revealed that motorway police escorted the convoy without prior notification to their superiors.

 

In Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday evening, 45 luxury cars valued at approximately 1.5 billion baht were exhibited at the vegetarian fair near the Thao Suranari Monument in Mueang district. The fair commenced on Friday and concluded on Sunday night.

 

By Ryan Turner

Image courtesy of Prasit Tangprasert/Bangkok Post

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-10-07

 

 

After he receives his brown envelope, the investigation will be completed and will find that no malfeasance was involved..

[Mad Mustang]

Well it is Thailand after all. Why would anybody expect common sense on the road?

[Rinato]

Arrogance display of the Thai elite 

[thailand49]

What is the problem! 

Government officials new fleet of cars!

[ravip]

Yikes. I hate these convoys with flashing lights, high end cars, with police/military escorts dominating the roads , supposedly transporting shameless VIP's. Are todays VIP's such morons that they consider themselves way above the normal citizens? - most of these existing on the tax payers money!

It is disgusting, wherever it's happening on this planet!

[radiochaser]

15 hours ago, Puccini said:

 

That's a good question. I guess it is because in mph, m does not mean metre and mph predates the introduction of the International System of Units, which anyway some countries have not adopted as the mandatory system or, as in the UK, adopted it with a few specific exceptions, but we are talking about road signs in Thailand in this topic, I believe.

 

 

Fortunately, though, it does not happen often that a space rocket explodes in flight because an engineer mixed up inches and centimetres. I have read about only one such incident so far, in the USA. I wish I could find that news article again. 

Are you thinking about time there was a mix up between liters and gallons when refueling an aircraft and the aircraft ran out of fuel in flight?   If that is what you were thinking about, that was in Canada.  If not, I don't know. 

[Zack61]

21 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

They are paying way more tax than you so wait your turn.

One would hope so but not necessarily true. 

[ravip]

45 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

Are you thinking about time there was a mix up between liters and gallons when refueling an aircraft and the aircraft ran out of fuel in flight?   If that is what you were thinking about, that was in Canada.  If not, I don't know. 

As you mentioned about the aircraft that ran out of fuel in flight, I am posting an interesting video below - Mods please move if this is not acceptable on this thread. Thank you.

 

 

[Jenkins9039]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

vegetarian and cultural

Neither Vegetarian or Cultural to Thailand.

[PETERTHEEATER]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The commissioner stated that the officers in question would face consequences if they were found to have acted improperly.

Ooohhh........🤧

[metisdead]

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[kimamey]

On 10/7/2024 at 10:24 AM, Crossy said:

 

When I were a lad, there was a fad in the UK for "replicars", kit cars made to look like supercars. These were invariably based on VW Beetle running-gear. 

 

It looks like a Ferrari, sadly it sounds like a Beetle, even with a flashy exhaust it's impossible to disguise the sound of a Beetle flat-four

 

EDIT I forgot to add that, of course, these things didn't go any faster than a Beetle either!

Was that when the Beetle was an exciting new import from Germany?  😃

[Crossy]

1 hour ago, kimamey said:

Was that when the Beetle was an exciting new import from Germany?  😃

 

Mid-late 70s, so end-of-life (rust) Beetles with good running-gear were cheap-as-chips.

 

Several co-apprentices built Beetle-based beach-buggies. I was a hairy biker with a pony-tail and zero interest in cars, until I discovered that not all girls liked the ton-up out in the wind and rain  

[Bday Prang]

On 10/7/2024 at 7:25 PM, snoop1130 said:

Reports suggest that the luxury car convoy was en route to Nakhon Ratchasima to feature as a main attraction at a vegetarian and cultural event in the area.

I fail to see the connection between sports cars , vegetarians or culture

[Bday Prang]

On 10/8/2024 at 7:19 AM, ravip said:

Are todays VIP's such morons that they consider themselves way above the normal citizens?

Of course they are above normal citizens, that's why they are called "vip's"  and that's why they get police escorts.  Don't believe me ?  well  I'm guessing you consider yourself a normal citizen, go and request a police escort and see what happens

[kimamey]

On 10/23/2024 at 2:27 PM, Crossy said:

 

Mid-late 70s, so end-of-life (rust) Beetles with good running-gear were cheap-as-chips.

 

Several co-apprentices built Beetle-based beach-buggies. I was a hairy biker with a pony-tail and zero interest in cars, until I discovered that not all girls liked the ton-up out in the wind and rain  

Funny I was following a young girl in an old Beetle today. I say young as a 70 year old.

 

I think the Beetle engine was in a fairly low state of tune which made it ideal if you wanted to squeeze more power out of it. 

Edited October 24 by kimamey