Thailand Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 With people like this in command natural selection has a lot to answer for. Can you imagine what those were like that did not make the cut! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 There is another way around this..... In Colombia, after years of terrorist bombings and assassinations, all motorbike drivers and riders have to wear safety vests and helmets with decals that match the license tag. If you are caught without a helmet, vest, or that doesn't match the tag, it is assumed you are up to no good and immediately detained by police. So, it really is a win win. Safer for the bikers, safer for the security forces. If that is truly working for the Colombians then it is a good idea that should be considered by the NCPO, as a part of other measures, as well. I know that the arguments for wearing a helmet are justified but in this case perhaps the NCPO is looking at a bigger picture. But then again, what would a farang know? Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigermonkey Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 It's actually a rather brilliant idea. Now the Army will have an instant means of profiling each person on a motorcycle - if you are wearing a helmet, you must be an insurgent. The Army can immediately detain/shoot each one that is profiled as an insurgent - no need for interrogation. Meanwhile, the police can have a bonanza with all the others who are not wearing helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Authority discourages wearing of crash helmets for motorcyclists? Speechless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain150 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 1. The helmets you can buy in Thailand are nothing anybody should wear as they are simply not safe. 2. Wearing a helmet is a personal safety issue and as such should be a personal choice. 3. Helmets do not make the traffic safer. As a fakt they have nothing at all to do with traffic ... only personal safety. 4. People who force other people to do something they don't want to do are by definition dictators 5. People who agree on laws that support this dictatorship behavior are brainwashed sheep !!! 6. People who say: it's the law ! ... should try to start to think about what they are saying There is no doubt that what is done in the south is ridiculous !!! But what is written in this forum is FAR more stupid then any Thai would be able to write. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post faranghh Posted August 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2014 Is this just about concealing identity? if so then maybe just stop people from using full faced helmets and or Visors that cover the face. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx22cb Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Helmets don't kill. Better to ask everyone in the deep South to wear T-shirts & shorts, so no weapons can be hidden. Or, if a religion forbids bare skin, then skin-tight Spandex body-suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritzz Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 And they can be such a sexy piece of equipment - if you know how to wear them. The BBC reporters are an example of this. Brilliant if they can save you from a sniper's bullet at the same time as making you a safe driver of your Honda Wave. Bon voyage, Fritzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsrule Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I live in Phuket. After a great deal of calm, diplomatic effort, I finally convinced my girlfriend to wear a helmet and now this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 A trolling nonsense post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Traveller Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Thousands killed by terrorist violence in the south and this is the sort of idea those with authority to do something about it come up with? Absolutely no <deleted> idea!!! And now they are in charge of the whole country and all aspects of it. The Military are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rethaier Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 No safety helmets is a good idea. I hope they extend that to the rest of Thailand. No helmets in Thailand. How many more would die if they did not have a helmet? What is your logic? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Maybe they are trying to reduce the population in the south, by more natural means! Are you implying that "death by motorbike" is a natural death in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJD Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 This is a GREAT column! Many highly intelligent and humorous comments! After 10 years here, my view it is a land of mostly uneducated children posing as adults... and too many BAD kids acting badly and without logic. It is a "Living Movie" we are participating in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Now then, what are cops in the Deep South going to turn their hands and wallets to if there's no more Helmet Days ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickirs Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Why stop at helmuts? Let's go all the way and ban any clothing for motorbike riders. Given a culture of modesty, the streets will be cleared of all motorbikes. Security achieved! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock 1234 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 People talk about motorcyclists having insurance! How many people actually have motor cycle insurance? I have asked several riders if they have insurance for their motor-bike and the answer is "no".So it is of scant importance whether or not non-helmeted bikers are eligible for insurance protection. This might be the law in the West, where riding a bike without insurance is considered a crime, but we are not in the West. Is it a crime in Thailand? Once upon a time I had a motor-cycle, and that carried no insurance. Now I drive a car, and that has full insurance. Does that mean that the only people on the roads who are insured are those driving four wheeled vehicles? That would appear to be the case to me, but please correct me if I am wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangFerang Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 There is another way around this..... In Colombia, after years of terrorist bombings and assassinations, all motorbike drivers and riders have to wear safety vests and helmets with decals that match the license tag. If you are caught without a helmet, vest, or that doesn't match the tag, it is assumed you are up to no good and immediately detained by police. So, it really is a win win. Safer for the bikers, safer for the security forces. The way Thailand works sometimes, they will not respond to your recommendation because it is a god one. They will wait two years,bring it up like tney thought about it...and never implement it. Amazing tHighland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Did anyone, by chance, read an explanation by the journalist as to WHY removing helmets would help increase security? I can take a good guess, but how can a journalist put a headline like that with no clear explanation? It was the ONLY reason I opened the article; to get a clear explanation of this remarkable headline. Why are these news outlets hiring high school dropouts as journalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Authority discourages wearing of crash helmets for motorcyclists? Speechless! Yes, they are grasping at straws because the are not addressing the root causes. The bad guys will simply temporarily don ski-masks as do the typically Islamist terrorists everywhere else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Why stop at helmuts? Let's go all the way and ban any clothing for motorbike riders. Given a culture of modesty, the streets will be cleared of all motorbikes. Security achieved! It didn't work in Israel, did it? It took walls and checkpoints after many innocent lives were lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilymat Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 No 'safety zones' as it will hurt business. But no helmets as that can only hurt people!. Lost for words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 thainess or thai intelligence you must love it the world is laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technologybytes Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Actually the mention of "removing red tape" in the justice system is more concerning... why not throw out the justice system altogether ! "Red tape" can mean things like peoples rights and due process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMSOBAD Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Thailand....HUB of insane thinking. How do these bosses who make crazy ideas public have jobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonclark Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 How would this improve security?? You can see the face of the person with the gun so now security has improved? Just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 best compromise? http://www.neo-forum.com/uploads/223/0125211-FISH-BOWL-HELMET.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Perhaps they think crash hats are concealing weapons.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinChin67 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Are helmets haram or halal? What does the insurgents holy book say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken George Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 So this aplies to Buddhists? Muslims as far as I have seen don't wear helmets. Maybe in the South its different but in the North they don't. Would make you afraid to wear one in case you are shot .. seems a no win option. . Sent from my GT-I9082 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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