425 road racers rounded up on flyover in Thon Buri

[Lite Beer]

425 road racers rounded up on flyover in Thon Buri
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Over 100 police and troops rounded up 425 motorcyclists for racing on the Ratchapruek Road in Bangkok's Thon Buri district at 2 am Sunday.

More than 200 motorcycles were seized in the operation that had been planned for three weeks, Metropolitan Police Division 8 Deputy Commander Pol Col Wisal Phanmanee said. He said the motorcyclists were chased by officers until there were trapped on the flyover at the Ratchada-Tha Phra Intersection.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/425-road-racers-rounded-up-on-flyover-in-Thon-Buri-30261314.html

-- The Nation 2015-05-31

[FireMedic]

435 X 500 baht is a pretty good haul for one night. All the giks just got topped up.

[smedly]

It might be worth providing these youngsters with a place that they can use for racing legally and get them off the streets

[ezzra]

425 x 1,000 baht each... you do the math, a nice day's earn for the bibs...

[Greer]

This is excellent news - the kids endanger themselves and everyone else with their foolhardy riding through the traffic.

There are race tracks around, and I am sure others could be put in place, but supervised, and with safety as a priority, then they can race all they like - but the public roads are NOT appropriate venues, and the perpetrators needed to be stopped and taught a lesson - even if it was just a fine, but note that 200 of them lost their bikes and will have further fines to pay to have them released.

[thhMan]

This is excellent news - the kids endanger themselves and everyone else with their foolhardy riding through the traffic.

There are race tracks around, and I am sure others could be put in place, but supervised, and with safety as a priority, then they can race all they like - but the public roads are NOT appropriate venues, and the perpetrators needed to be stopped and taught a lesson - even if it was just a fine, but note that 200 of them lost their bikes and will have further fines to pay to have them released.

Thats a joke right???

They cant manage their own country, let alone give the kids a place to race, let alone supervised and with safety... hahaha the last ones the killer... Seen how many Thais dont wear helmets and the rules are only enforced sporadically....

Have you ever been to Thailand?

[DavisH]

They better not expect me to stop and render assistance if one of these punks runs into my car Som nam naa !

[impulse]

425 x 1,000 baht each... you do the math, a nice day's earn for the bibs...

It would be even better if it were 425 x the auction price of a confiscated scooter.

Just saying...

But there would be diminishing returns as next month it would be more like 250 x the auction price, and the next month 150 x, and so on. And we wouldn't want that... (or would we???)

[Lite Beer]

Over 300 street racers arrested and more than 200 motorcycles seized

BANGKOK: -- Over 300 street racers arrested and more than 200 motorcycles seized. Over 300 street racers arrested and more than 200 motorcycles seized

Police rounded up more than 300 street racing bikers and over 60 female pillion riders in a major crackdown on illegal street racing in Thon Buri area early this morning. Over 200 motorcycles were also seized.
Most of the bikers were charged with reckless driving with total disregard of the safety of the other road users, riding without crash helmets and illegal modification of the engines.

Pol Col Visarn Panmanee, deputy commander of the 8th division of Metropolitan Police Bureau, said that all the bikers were also subjected to urine tests to find out if any of them were on drug use or not.

The officer said that the crackdown was planned about three weeks ago with plainclothes policemen dispatched to the scenes of the illegal street racing which are under the jurisdiction of Talad Phlu, Bang Yirua and Samray.

The undercover policemen collected information about the escaping routes frequently used by the racers, their gathering points and schedules of the racing, said the colonel, adding that when everything was ready, crackdown was launched.

About 100 policemen, military personnel and rescue workers of Por Teck Toeng took part in the operation which was launched at about 2 am this morning. As the bikers gathered at Thon Buri road under the Thon Buri terminal of the BTS system for the race, the police on two patrol cars switched on the sirens and gave chase prompting the bikers to escape toward Ratchapruek road where another team of officers were waiting.

Meanwhile, undercover policemen were also waiting in the escaping routes ready to pounce on the illegal bikers.

Altogether 359 motorbike racers and 66 female pillion riders were arrested with over 200 motorcycles.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/over-300-street-racers-arrested-and-more-than-200-motorcycles-seized

-- Thai PBS 2015-05-31

[stoli]

This is excellent news - the kids endanger themselves and everyone else with their foolhardy riding through the traffic.

There are race tracks around, and I am sure others could be put in place, but supervised, and with safety as a priority, then they can race all they like - but the public roads are NOT appropriate venues, and the perpetrators needed to be stopped and taught a lesson - even if it was just a fine, but note that 200 of them lost their bikes and will have further fines to pay to have them released.

Thats a joke right???

They cant manage their own country, let alone give the kids a place to race, let alone supervised and with safety... hahaha the last ones the killer... Seen how many Thais dont wear helmets and the rules are only enforced sporadically....

Have you ever been to Thailand?

There are certainly race tracks in Thailand, including Pattaya. They should not be, as the other poster mentioned, endangering other people. Why would you not agree with this statement?

[OttoPollmann]

I'm really surprised, the BIB could plan and operate such an action for 3 weeks and nobody has song like a bird and informed those punks about this coming crackdown.

Chapeau!

Now plan to catch the big drug kingpins without informing them in the TV.

[Anthony5]

This is excellent news - the kids endanger themselves and everyone else with their foolhardy riding through the traffic.

There are race tracks around, and I am sure others could be put in place, but supervised, and with safety as a priority, then they can race all they like - but the public roads are NOT appropriate venues, and the perpetrators needed to be stopped and taught a lesson - even if it was just a fine, but note that 200 of them lost their bikes and will have further fines to pay to have them released.

Thats a joke right???

They cant manage their own country, let alone give the kids a place to race, let alone supervised and with safety... hahaha the last ones the killer... Seen how many Thais dont wear helmets and the rules are only enforced sporadically....

Have you ever been to Thailand?

You have to understand that the helmet law is still in the grace period, it only became law some 18 years ago.

[FireMedic]

Ms. Firemedic says the parents had to come bail them out the same night.....so it will be 425 x 1000 baht fine, plus "confiscation fee"....whatever that is.

[thaipod]

The fine for racing is small but to get the motocycle is several thousand Baht.

[impulse]

I'm really surprised, the BIB could plan and operate such an action for 3 weeks and nobody has song like a bird and informed those punks about this coming crackdown.

Chapeau!

Now plan to catch the big drug kingpins without informing them in the TV.

These little bastards are so arrogant and sure of their driving skills, I suspect they wouldn't care. In fact, they probably welcome the excitement of the chase.

They've probably outrun the dragnets so many times it's a game to them.

And when they do get caught? Just the cost of a nights' entertainment.

[carter1882]

So many sad old codgers on here. They are only racing, being young. In the states last week in Waco the motorcyclists were shooting and killing eachother in a mass shoot out!

[impulse]

So many sad old codgers on here. They are only racing, being young. In the states last week in Waco the motorcyclists were shooting and killing eachother in a mass shoot out!

Please post back when they run over someone you love in their youthful pursuits.

Waco? Tragic, but hardly relevant.

[mike324]

I live around Thaksin BTS station, every single Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night a handful of these bastards would race at 1-3am and riding against the traffic. Their modded exhaust is extremely loud and pretty much wakes up the entire neighborhood. There are times where I just want to drive my car out and ram these little suckers to the pavement.

Due to the surrounding on condos and BTS platform, there is a big echoing effect on the road stretching from Taksin station to Wongwian Yai, so even if they are not racing road noise is very loud to begin with.

On some nights, police set up check points at the Wongwian Yai intersection and don't even bother to catch these little dick heads while they race couple hundred meters away.

For those who says a race track should be built? build it where in Bangkok? who's going to pay for it? you think these penniless punks will even pay entrance to race there too?

[impulse]

For those who says a race track should be built? build it where in Bangkok? who's going to pay for it? you think these penniless punks will even pay entrance to race there too?

Use the money from auctioning off their scooters...

[thhMan]

This is excellent news - the kids endanger themselves and everyone else with their foolhardy riding through the traffic.

There are race tracks around, and I am sure others could be put in place, but supervised, and with safety as a priority, then they can race all they like - but the public roads are NOT appropriate venues, and the perpetrators needed to be stopped and taught a lesson - even if it was just a fine, but note that 200 of them lost their bikes and will have further fines to pay to have them released.

Thats a joke right???

They cant manage their own country, let alone give the kids a place to race, let alone supervised and with safety... hahaha the last ones the killer... Seen how many Thais dont wear helmets and the rules are only enforced sporadically....

Have you ever been to Thailand?

There are certainly race tracks in Thailand, including Pattaya. They should not be, as the other poster mentioned, endangering other people. Why would you not agree with this statement?

What part.. the supervised.. the safety aspect ?

That cant even manage public roads to cars and bikes by the police who get paid to do that...

A racetrack is for people who are respectful of other people

Thai streets are a place where rules are far and few between ... seems like the better place for kids to race....