Fashion Police: Thai truck driver fined for wearing Crocs behind wheel

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Fashion Police: Truck driver fined for wearing Crocs behind wheel
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- A truck driver took to the internet to complain Saturday after he was fined for wearing hideous and apparently illegal shoes behind the wheel.

After Sorapong Butsatorn posted photos of the shoes for which he was fined during a stop by Sriracha police Thursday for violations including his poor choice in footwear, traffic police have come out to defend the story and confirm that, yes, commercial truck drivers must wear proper shoes.

Sorapong was fined THB2,000 for illegally tinted windows, missing transport documents and “inappropriate attire."

In its response, the Traffic Police said that while it may seem ridiculous, it’s the law under the 1979 Vehicle Act. Transport or service drivers must dress in the following manner:

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/12/22/fashion-police-truck-driver-fined-wearing-crocs-behind-wheel

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-12-22

[evil slabby]

Crocs - The footwear of someone who has completely given up on life..

Finally the Thai police get something right!

[Cuchulainn]

ALL drivers, regardless of vehicle, must wear appropriate footwear when in charge of a lethal weapon.

I see he was fined for illegally tinted windows. When oh when oh when will they have the balls to stop a Fortuner or Merc with such windows?

Bloody rabble!

[Prbkk]

Crocs - The footwear of someone who has completely given up on life..

What's wrong with Crocs? Comfortable,inexpensive, convenient, easy to clean and readily available in 45. Joan Rivers is dead.

[worgeordie]

Tinted windows !, what about the trucks that drive about

with a set of curtains in the front screen and sometimes on

on the side windows.is that illegal,they must have taken

exception against this driver as they threw the book at him,

maybe a slow day collecting bribes,so they hit him with a 2K fine.

regards worgeordie

[Pomthai]

For this to become a priority, I assume all other crime must have been solved and further infractions prevented. Great news - Utopia has been achieved at last. (albeit with sandals....)

[MrTee]

I'd have doubled the fine for the expression he is wearing.

[bangkokfrog]

Crocs - The footwear of someone who has completely given up on life..

What's wrong with Crocs? Comfortable,inexpensive, convenient, easy to clean and readily available in 45. Joan Rivers is dead.

Do you think he might have been treated differently if he had been wearing a "modest skirt"?

[kaobang]

i always drive with crocs

[Bluespunk]

Missing transport documents?

Might this not be behind the fine more than crocs?

[NongKhaiKid]

Missing transport documents ?

Did he actually have any to go ' missing ' ?

[Mosha]

So trousers as in long trousers?, and a collared shirt. That's 95% of drivers here in in the poop

[toybits]

I guess the arresting cop found it too insulting... just imagine - Crocs coming too close to the feet...

[joepattaya1961]

Oh come on guys........next time they stop this guy.....he'd probably be fined for not wearing crocs and not having his cabine sufficiently dark-filmed........and otherwise his seatbelt is grey and not black and maybe he doesn't have 8 cup-holders but just 4 or maybe even the truck has square wheels.

They always find something freakin' and if the truck-driver had paid up THB 100 as what they're supposed to do, he wouldn't be fined.

[deckape]

Sometimes you see a headline and know right away it is from Coconuts...

Ditto The Nation

[greenchair]

I had thought that it might be a safety issue. Until i read the rest of the post and realised that, yes indeed. It is a fashion issue.

Well they were ugly. Not my style. Maybe he should wear high heels next time.

[iReason]

"Sorapong was fined THB2,000 for illegally tinted windows, missing transport documents and “inappropriate attire."

Excellent.

Hope it was this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfEwGpduTzM#t=18

[petercool]

post reported as offensive was removed

[JOC]

No doubt, these drivers were wearing the right foowwear!!

[eddie61]

Missing transport documents ?

Did he actually have any to go ' missing ' ?

The missing documents were probably the red and pink ones with a picture of HM the K.

[tommytitfull]

This happened to me in Angeles city Philippines i was riding a bike with flip flops as i always did in Thailand. I was told must wear enclosed shoes. I was 500 peso less off.

[lavezzi]

Come on guys stop with stupid comments, any kind of shoes with open toe or high heel is dangerous no need to have a degree to understand this.

[prakhonchai nick]

Where is the law that states proper footwear must be worn?

I often drive barefoot!

[Lupatria]

Bad news for all HiSo girls wearing higheel while driving? illegally tinted windows - half of Bangkok is driving constantly in the dark.

[robertthebruce]

If they saw me driving in my ''Daisy Dukes'' wonder what i would get fined ???

[Baghdad]

The bigger picture was Tea money ofcourse. Nothing to do with tinted window's etc

[BuaBS]

I always drive barefoot in thailand. Driving with shoes is like having s.. with a condom.

[Baghdad]

Come on guys stop with stupid comments, any kind of shoes with open toe or high heel is dangerous no need to have a degree to understand this.

Where did you get your degree!

[jlwilliamsjr18]

So, tinted windows and casual slippers are against the law. We live in an amusement park.

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

Wearing Crocs is like getting blow job from a guy.

It feels great until you look down and realize your gay