WebBangkok Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Ok, I was in the car with my friend last night, he wasnt wearing a seatbelt and the police waved him over on Sukhumvit road. As the traffic wasnt bad he said "F that, I gave them 300 baht yesterday" and then just continues to drive off. He has done this a few times while I have been with him and says he only stops if there is too much traffic and he has no choice and been doing it for years and they NEVER chase him. Do you think if they chase him he will be in big trouble? surely they must start to recognize his car soon or does a lot of people do it? The first time he did it I was giggling like a little school girl when he did it, now I am thinking he might get into trouble if he keeps doing it. Anyone else do it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallyrd Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I hope your friend gets into trouble sooner rather than later. There are already enough idiots in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneliane Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I take the bus down Sukhumvit everyday, took last night too, did not see any chasing but saw a girl giving a head at the back of a Taxi ..., Sorry but you get bored in a bus in traffic, so you start looking around Anyhow, just wanna say :watch out for buses when doing your private matters Sorry off-topic, I go now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I take the bus down Sukhumvit everyday, took last night too, did not see any chasing but saw a girl giving a head at the back of a Taxi ..., Sorry but you get bored in a bus in traffic, so you start looking around Anyhow, just wanna say :watch out for buses when doing your private matters Sorry off-topic, I go now ... A great story is never off topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patron Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 My Thai BIL drives like a madman, one day going thru Chai Nat we got waved over by 2 BIB. He slowed down and threw a 100bt note out the window. He said they needed money for lunch and on we went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I take the bus down Sukhumvit everyday, took last night too, did not see any chasing but saw a girl giving a head at the back of a Taxi ..., Sorry but you get bored in a bus in traffic, so you start looking around Anyhow, just wanna say :watch out for buses when doing your private matters Sorry off-topic, I go now ... What was the driver doing? I'm sure he wasn't watching the road! As to the OP - I remember a few years back a farang was shot for not pulling over - the cop was exonerated as the guy failed to stop so is "resisting arrest"! Hope he has bullet proof windows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Also believe I read recently where someone didn't stop and the cops shot his tires out. Poor aim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Not stopping for the police check point did K.Somchai no favours in Soi Khao Noi a week or 2 back after they gave chase and shot out his tyres, he did not look at all happy handcuffed in the back of the popo pick-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang000999 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Please obey traffic rules it makes it safer for others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Please obey traffic rules it makes it safer for others. :D :D The BIB does not only stop you if you make a mistake. They often just want money. Especially if your on a motorbike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescollister Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 You would not want to run a police check point up my neck of the woods [land border with Lao] The BIB set up and a 100 meters down the road is a pill box with 2 border patrol soldiers. If you run you are very likely to be hearing a lot of automatic weapons fire. Better to stop I think. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebBangkok Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 My mate doesnt run police checkpoints (that I know of), just the single motorbikes that are on the side of the road collecting money. Like my mate says, they wont chase, because their next payment from the next car is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemmie Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 My Thai BIL drives like a madman, one day going thru Chai Nat we got waved over by 2 BIB. He slowed down and threw a 100bt note out the window. He said they needed money for lunch and on we went. Hmmppfffrrr.... Sounds like the urban legend we heard about in Moscow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 That is what many Thais do, if they see a police man standing alone waiving them over. Don't do it when they are in a group, than it is probably an official check-point for something or the other. But otherwise chances are the officer is collecting some extra money on his own and won't chase you down. If they do, just stop and claim you didn't see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifftastic Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Depends where you are I suppose, where my wife lives they'd probably just smile, then turn up at my house later! If it was a bit further south, on the main road to Chiang Rai there's a permanent check point, Police and Army (the Police do all the checking and waving people over, Army are in the background) I wouldn't advise running through that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdg Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Please obey traffic rules it makes it safer for others. :D :D The BIB does not only stop you if you make a mistake. They often just want money. Especially if your on a motorbike. Tell them you do not speak Thai or English and greet them in Dutch, you will be on your way again in seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebBangkok Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Actually my friend was stopped on his motorcycle, when he was getting his license out the officer thought he saw a British embassy card and goes to him "You work at British Embassy?" My friend goes "hmmmm yeah I work at the British embassy". The police apologised to him and let him go.<deleted> is with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Please obey traffic rules it makes it safer for others. :D :D The BIB does not only stop you if you make a mistake. They often just want money. Especially if your on a motorbike. Tell them you do not speak Thai or English and greet them in Dutch, you will be on your way again in seconds How to tell them i dont speak thai or english while pretending not to speak those languages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebBangkok Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 <br /><br /><br /><br />Please obey traffic rules it makes it safer for others.<br /><br /> <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <br /><br /><br />The BIB does not only stop you if you make a mistake. They often just want money. Especially if your on a motorbike.<br /><br /><br />Tell them you do not speak Thai or English and greet them in Dutch, you will be on your way again in seconds<br /><br /><br />How to tell them i dont speak thai or english while pretending not to speak those languages <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /><br /><br /><br /><br />Easy, say "I no englid me no speak, tank you velly mut" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifftastic Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Actually my friend was stopped on his motorcycle, when he was getting his license out the officer thought he saw a British embassy card and goes to him "You work at British Embassy?" My friend goes "hmmmm yeah I work at the British embassy". The police apologised to him and let him go.<deleted> is with that? That is the 'working for the government' factor. You work for government, you can do whatever the hell you like, if I stop you and find out you've done something wrong, it's embarrassing. Sorry, I didn't know, please don't be angry with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Russian is probably better - there is a real fear of Russian's here I heard - mostly due to watching too many Mafia movies I guess. Put ona Russian accent and say "Da" and "Dasvidania" a lot - or if you are sure he doesn't speak Rusky (which is very unlikely) then try "yob t'voyu mat" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 That is what many Thais do, if they see a police man standing alone waiving them over. Don't do it when they are in a group, than it is probably an official check-point for something or the other. But otherwise chances are the officer is collecting some extra money on his own and won't chase you down. If they do, just stop and claim you didn't see him. Right, that's what I do. This isn't nearly as big a deal as it would be in the West. Once I had to swerve and took out some of their traffic cones; I never knew traffic cones can launch sideways like that. Either way, no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 That is what many Thais do, if they see a police man standing alone waiving them over. Don't do it when they are in a group, than it is probably an official check-point for something or the other. But otherwise chances are the officer is collecting some extra money on his own and won't chase you down. If they do, just stop and claim you didn't see him. Right, that's what I do. This isn't nearly as big a deal as it would be in the West. Once I had to swerve and took out some of their traffic cones; I never knew traffic cones can launch sideways like that. Either way, no issues. Should have swerved the other way - taffic cones have a value to society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard4849 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I failed to stop once and they did give chase, on Phetburi Road in the middle of Bangkok. They were not at all happy with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrobert Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 My 72 year old German neighbor is very proper and law-abiding and driving back to Trat when a lone cop waved him over. In obedience, without a second thought, he jerked the wheel to the left and bashed into the cop's motorbike. It knocked it over and it tumbled down the embankment and disappeared. This very proper and law-abiding man then felt it was best to put the petal to the metal and haul butt. He was still shaking when he got home two hours later. Got very drunk that night and did not drive anywhere for two months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrfeild Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 My 72 year old German neighbor is very proper and law-abiding and driving back to Trat when a lone cop waved him over. In obedience, without a second thought, he jerked the wheel to the left and bashed into the cop's motorbike. It knocked it over and it tumbled down the embankment and disappeared. This very proper and law-abiding man then felt it was best to put the petal to the metal and haul butt. He was still shaking when he got home two hours later. Got very drunk that night and did not drive anywhere for two months. That gets my vote for the best story, LOL did the cop ever find him I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 In BKK I once saw a Thai family in a car fail to stop for a policeman at a notorious junction where the police wait to pull you over for tea money. The cop looked quite annoyed at being ignored, got on his bike and chased after them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang000999 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Please obey traffic rules it makes it safer for others. :D :D The BIB does not only stop you if you make a mistake. They often just want money. Especially if your on a motorbike. So follow the rules and you wont worry about getting stopped. Crazy idea huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrobert Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 My 72 year old German neighbor is very proper and law-abiding and driving back to Trat when a lone cop waved him over. In obedience, without a second thought, he jerked the wheel to the left and bashed into the cop's motorbike. It knocked it over and it tumbled down the embankment and disappeared. This very proper and law-abiding man then felt it was best to put the petal to the metal and haul butt. He was still shaking when he got home two hours later. Got very drunk that night and did not drive anywhere for two months. That gets my vote for the best story, LOL did the cop ever find him I wonder? Nah, the highly trained LE official probably never thought to look at the license plate. Wish I had a video, I'd blur the plate and you-tube it! It happened in Chonburi and my neighbor has sworn never to leave Trat again in his car. When he goes to BKK now, he takes the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weary Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Good story, and good idea of your neighbour to leave the car behind. Many old people refuse to admit the decline of their driving skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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