At 10.45pm tonight on the Central Ring Road, west bound, in the tight, blind S bends at the end of a long straight just before the exit to the 118 (Doi Saket Rd) there had been a bad accident.

Unknowingly, I approached at about 80kph. About 200m before the bends, many police on the left at intervals with brightly lit batons were waving them in warning to slow us down.

Part way round the bends there was a damaged, unlit, vehicle stopped in the right lane and lots of debris over the other lanes. Looked like bits of motorcycles.

This advance warning would have done credit to any western police force. It slowed us all down and prevented furthur hazards. If this professionalism had been applied in the west a few years back, after a truck spilled diesel all over the road, I'd still have full use of all my fingers (let alone my brain cells)!

We tend to knock the Boys in Brown a lot around here, and sometimes with good reason. But can I invite people to balance it out a bit?

How about using this thread to give credit where and when it's due, eh?

I agree with you that it is ridiculous to say all cops are bad in Thailand .

I mostly point to the traffic police , most of them do an excellent job , as you pointed it out what happened to you today , I have witnessed many times across the Maerim -Maeteng road , seen so many terrible deadly accidents , perhaps there reponse was not as swift as you saw today , but they do warn and it does help , they respond quick and that deserves credit .

To some other police departments I still have no urgent need to even think of giving credit

but who knows .....

Anyway hope people will drive safe and come home well . :jap:

I have maintained a great relationship with the Police... I don't bother them, they don't bother me

I experienced pretty much the same thing also last night on the intersection of 121 & 118. Didn't look too good for the guy who'd been knocked off his bike though. Police were on the scene with the flashing battons directing traffic.

Suprisingly enough in all the debris there was not a motorcycle helmet to be seen except my own!

You be careful now Flatout, if you keep posting positive stuff like that the mods will be onto you.... try and whinge a lot for the next couple of posts at least!

OMG, I've been discussing moderation (or was I simply stating?). That's me banned then...

I guess that it has been a couple of weeks since a thread about traffic police here getting tough on riders of motorbikes without helmets. Since then, I must have seen dozens of police - just two or so typically - who seemed to be located almost anywhere and are really writing tickets. (Previously, I would see about 17 at one location.)

The result one day last week (in town) was that I might have been in Bangkok, there were so many helmets worn, by percent - almost universal. Evenings and weekends, of course a different story.

But the tactic is new to me, seems effective, and appears worthwhile.

I don't see why they need any special praise for waving a flashing baton, directing traffic and doing their job.

I don't see why they need any special praise for waving a flashing baton, directing traffic and doing their job.

Perhaps it's a measure of how little we expect of them.

Still, by the standards of SE Asia (outside of Singapore, Brunei), Thai police are better than most. That may not be saying much, but it's something.

I don't see why they need any special praise for waving a flashing baton, directing traffic and doing their job.

Perhaps it's a measure of how little we expect of them.

Still, by the standards of SE Asia (outside of Singapore, Brunei), Thai police are better than most. That may not be saying much, but it's something.

True, I expect very little of them and I'm rarely disappointed.

Yes they are fantastic ,when the wife and me got knocked off the M bike through not fault of our own,the stupid BIB let the thai driver go without getting any details .Well done thats all they are any use for waving a red stick about,

They are very skilled with their sticks in their hands.

Edited August 15, 201015 yr by philliphn

Yes in certain cases they do a commendable job, but I do wish that they would learn how to direct traffic in two directions at the same time.... like north and south , not north while 3 sides wait motors idleing, then south while 3 wait and so on

Probably would save a lot of fuel for the public...

G

Edited August 16, 201015 yr by Gonzo the Face

Yes in certain cases they do a commendable job, but I do wish that they would learn how to direct traffic in two directions at the same time.... like north and south , not north while 3 sides wait motors idleing, then south while 3 wait and so on

Probably would save a lot of fuel for the public...

G

It's all due to loss of coordination, because of inhaling the carbon monoxide fumes.

That's why they stand at a four way junction walking around in little circles, waving their arms in all directions - it makes them dopey.

........or were they already dopey?

Yes in certain cases they do a commendable job, but I do wish that they would learn how to direct traffic in two directions at the same time.... like north and south , not north while 3 sides wait motors idleing, then south while 3 wait and so on

Probably would save a lot of fuel for the public...

G

I see this almost every day lol, I'm still convinced the traffic would move smoother and faster if they just left the traffic lights switched on and doing the job they were designed for!

they could still stand there and maybe just issue tickets to everyone that runs a red? That should keep their tea pots full !

Yes in certain cases they do a commendable job, but I do wish that they would learn how to direct traffic in two directions at the same time.... like north and south , not north while 3 sides wait motors idleing, then south while 3 wait and so on

Probably would save a lot of fuel for the public...

G

I see this almost every day lol, I'm still convinced the traffic would move smoother and faster if they just left the traffic lights switched on and doing the job they were designed for!

they could still stand there and maybe just issue tickets to everyone that runs a red? That should keep their tea pots full !

I reckon that statue of a BIB, that used to be at the intersection of Narahwhat bridge, did an excellent job.....the other BIB could learn a lot from him.

I find it interesting that despite the original poster requesting a thread with positive statements about police activity, some folks just had to turn it around and complain instead. I'm not saying that the complaints are unjust, just that they are unwarranted IN THIS THREAD. Is it so difficult for people to say something nice?

Edited August 17, 201015 yr by FolkGuitar

Yes they are fantastic ,when the wife and me got knocked off the M bike through not fault of our own,the stupid BIB let the thai driver go without getting any details .Well done thats all they are any use for waving a red stick about,

Praise not due in this case .

Last evening,waited EFFIN 12 minutes for the guy at Rincome corner to press a button.

This was at 7:05 Pm.The cars were lined up for 2 or 3 Km on the Super Highway and as I was on the bike I can see he is in his hut watching some crap on TV.

Better he watch TV at home with his wife and leave the lights on auto.

Maybe he was on a disciplanary thing from Senior Sargeant Major General Somchai for being involved in alleged graft.

The result was total chaos.

Last evening,waited EFFIN 12 minutes for the guy at Rincome corner to press a button.

This was at 7:05 Pm.The cars were lined up for 2 or 3 Km on the Super Highway and as I was on the bike I can see he is in his hut watching some crap on TV.

Better he watch TV at home with his wife and leave the lights on auto.

Maybe he was on a disciplanary thing from Senior Sargeant Major General Somchai for being involved in alleged graft.

The result was total chaos.

Maybe he hadn't completed the BIB 3 month course in button pushing yet?

The trouble is you simply ask far too much of these simple folk.