Record number of police stops

[Norrad]

Well I'm not even half-way through my to-do list for the day and I have already been stopped 3 times by the police in Bangkok (Thonburi side). I think I was stopped maybe twice the whole of last year. Adding these 3 stops to my tally for the month brings me up to a grand total of 16 stops in July alone.

I've had no fines or bribes being requested, just a license check and a few questions on where I am from and where am I going.

I have a full 5 year motorcycle license and I am always polite. I had to laugh when the guy in front of me couldn't produce his license and went off at the policeman. The policeman responded that he should be like the foreigner, polite and with a license.

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[NomadJoe]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

[Bernard Flint]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

You would like to be hit by a driver with no insurance or driving license, or even your car hit, if you have one.

[Bernard Flint]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box <deleted>

[fullcave]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

You would like to be hit by a driver with no insurance or driving license, or even your car hit, if you have one.

Insurance is not required for motorbike. Please try to think inside the box...

[NomadJoe]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

You would like to be hit by a driver with no insurance or driving license, or even your car hit, if you have one.

Having insurance or a drivers license has no relation to whether or not you are likely to cause an accident kill or maim someone in Thailand. And the only insurance required by law is not of much use. It's for Thai's that have nothing. You or I would not have much use for it.

[NomadJoe]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

You would like to be hit by a driver with no insurance or driving license, or even your car hit, if you have one.

Insurance is not required for motorbike. Please try to think inside the box...

It is. "Compulsory road tax" It's right in the name.

[NomadJoe]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box <deleted>

In Thailand the police only arrest you for drunk driving if they are operating a checkpoint specifically to catch drunk drivers.

[Bernard Flint]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

You would like to be hit by a driver with no insurance or driving license, or even your car hit, if you have one.

Insurance is not required for motorbike. Please try to think inside the box...

It is. "Compulsory road tax" It's right in the name.

I realy cannot believe he said that,but after reading his post, then maybe,think inside the box, very ironic

[Bernard Flint]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box <deleted>

In Thailand the police only arrest you for drunk driving if they are operating a checkpoint specifically to catch drunk drivers.

ARE U FOR REAL

What about a crash????? nomad by name nomad by design

[Richard-BKK]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

You would like to be hit by a driver with no insurance or driving license, or even your car hit, if you have one.

Insurance is not required for motorbike. Please try to think inside the box...

Think outside the box, this is Thailand... do you really want to kill somebody in Thailand in a road accident with not a full cover of insurance? Or at least bail payment guarantee?

It's very simple if you kill somebody in Thai traffic you get arrested, and you need to wait until the Thai juristic system has time you look at your case... That mean, that even you're innocent you can be in jail for months if you not able to pay the bail.

So maybe insurance is not needed by law... it's required if you ride a motorcycle in Thailand on a daily base... better safe than sorry I would say...

Edited July 27, 2014 by Richard-BKK

[Richard-BKK]

The current Thai rulers have set a path to ban all sorts of corruption. Corruption with vehicle registration is something the current military government takes serious, it one of the biggest and most profitable corruptions in Thailand. People riding illegal vehicles should understand that Thailand is still under Martial Law.

You rider an illegal vehicle in Thailand you get arrested and hold until you reveal who helped you with the registration of the vehicle... (not my words, but my simple translation)

[ClareQuilty]

The current Thai rulers have set a path to ban all sorts of corruption. Corruption with vehicle registration is something the current military government takes serious, it one of the biggest and most profitable corruptions in Thailand. People riding illegal vehicles should understand that Thailand is still under Martial Law.

Heh heh, they're pretending to 'get tough' about corruption. Part of the show.

Its interesting - to the Asian mind, this sort of government is more 'lawful' or 'clean', but to the Western mind, it is absolutely lawless by definition.

[NomadJoe]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box <deleted>

In Thailand the police only arrest you for drunk driving if they are operating a checkpoint specifically to catch drunk drivers.

ARE U FOR REAL

What about a crash????? nomad by name nomad by design

You said "beiong [sic] stopped", because that is what we are talking about here. Not accidents.

Please stop shouting.

[ll2]

I was riding today, did not see any single police. It was early afternoon though. Hard to see a police during early afternoon hot still:)

[IvanLaw]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box <deleted>

In Thailand the police only arrest you for drunk driving if they are operating a checkpoint specifically to catch drunk drivers

.As the man said

"WHAT A PLONKER"

Hope you are never in a bad accident

[bramds]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

You would like to be hit by a driver with no insurance or driving license, or even your car hit, if you have one.

Having insurance or a drivers license has no relation to whether or not you are likely to cause an accident kill or maim someone in Thailand. And the only insurance required by law is not of much use. It's for Thai's that have nothing. You or I would not have much use for it.

You are wrong there.

I ended up in hospital because of a crash and the "Compulsory Motorbike Insurance" (Thai: Por Ror Bor) paid for everything.

[BSJ]

It's about time they had a crackdown on vehicles with smoky exhaust, all over Thailand. The air quality suffers greatly because of the miscreants that wont maintain there vehicles.

[robblok]

It's about time they had a crackdown on vehicles with smoky exhaust, all over Thailand. The air quality suffers greatly because of the miscreants that wont maintain there vehicles.

Yes I agree.. but people will cry faul that it only affects the poor. Besides the price of a ticket is less as the price of maintenance.

[bkkjames]

It's about time they had a crackdown on vehicles with smoky exhaust, all over Thailand. The air quality suffers greatly because of the miscreants that wont maintain there vehicles.

Yes I agree.. but people will cry faul that it only affects the poor. Besides the price of a ticket is less as the price of maintenance.

Sorry Rob and others - guess my Topic on Crackdown on Motorcikes really resonated with the powers that be - next time I will be more careful.

[robblok]

It's about time they had a crackdown on vehicles with smoky exhaust, all over Thailand. The air quality suffers greatly because of the miscreants that wont maintain there vehicles.

Yes I agree.. but people will cry faul that it only affects the poor. Besides the price of a ticket is less as the price of maintenance.

Sorry Rob and others - guess my Topic on Crackdown on Motorcikes really resonated with the powers that be - next time I will be more careful.

Just time for changes in the rules.. not that it will ever happen as motorbikes are low so. I had expected with more and more richer Thais driving bigger bikes some changes would appear. I thought that the big bike vendors would lobby or something like that. But unfortunately they still see a scooter 125cc the same as a 1000cc racing bike

[Bernard Flint]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box <deleted>

In Thailand the police only arrest you for drunk driving if they are operating a checkpoint specifically to catch drunk drivers

.As the man said

"WHAT A PLONKER"

Hope you are never in a bad accident

Do you think Nomad drinks/ drives with insurance?????/

[ROBINPATTAYA]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box <deleted>

In Thailand the police only arrest you for drunk driving if they are operating a checkpoint specifically to catch drunk drivers.

Not true, if you are in an accident, they will more than like test you if they smell alcohol. A guy hit me once & they tested him, .226

We went to the station & the first thing they did was give him his keys back, unbelievable.......

[Familyonthemove]

If we surveyed locals about the top crime issues in Thailand I don't think they would include stopping bikes over the white line or insurance in their top Top Ten?

Forced labour, child labour, illegal gambling, corruption would be nearer to the top of the list.

But I guess the BiB are not in the motorcycle industry.

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[Nickymaster]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box

In Thailand the police only arrest you for drunk driving if they are operating a checkpoint specifically to catch drunk drivers.

Not true, if you are in an accident, they will more than like test you if they smell alcohol. A guy hit me once & they tested him, .226

We went to the station & the first thing they did was give him his keys back, unbelievable.......

Reminds me of taking driving exam and arrive at the place driving your own car. Like most do here in LOS. Edited July 30, 2014 by Nickymaster

[NomadJoe]

Yep there is a another big traffic "crackdown" going on. Unfortunately the things they chose to enforce will have zero effect on safety, and will only perhaps improve some of the traffic jam problems in the city. Everywhere else it's moot. All they need to do if they want to reduce the death toll here is start writing speeding tickets to actual speeders, not just this fish in a bucket lets just pull everyone over at a road block and site them for whatever approach they have now. Nope, that's too simple, and to difficult for the officers. Let's get people that stop over the limit line, que jump, and fake license plates. TIT.

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box <deleted>

In Thailand the police only arrest you for drunk driving if they are operating a checkpoint specifically to catch drunk drivers.

Not true, if you are in an accident, they will more than like test you if they smell alcohol. A guy hit me once & they tested him, .226

We went to the station & the first thing they did was give him his keys back, unbelievable.......

Again, this thread and the posts which you and I are were replying to are about police stops. Nothing to do with what happens after an accident. Of course you will be arrested if you are drunk driving and in an accident. That is obvious.

[NomadJoe]

BTW SIR

How many are beiong stopped, that are over the drink limit, think out of the box <deleted>

In Thailand the police only arrest you for drunk driving if they are operating a checkpoint specifically to catch drunk drivers

.As the man said

"WHAT A PLONKER"

Hope you are never in a bad accident

Do you think Nomad drinks/ drives with insurance?????/

Sure I drink and drive/ride, but I never drive/ride drunk. (Not a big drinker) I always have compulsory insurance up to date, and almost always have 1st class insurance on my big bikes and cars, if that is what you're asking.