webfact Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 PM to tackle street racing by 'Dek Van' seriouslyBANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday vowed to stop street racing by "Dek Van" (underaged motorcycle racers) once and for all after these youths continued to defy law.The prime minister was upset after recent roundup of over 400 underaged street racers on a city street and more than 200 motorcycles seized. But the next night after the mass roundup, hundreds of these defiant youths returned to the city’s road, closed a several kilometre-long section of Vibhavadi Rangsit to start their crazy street racing but dispersed quickly upon arrival of police.He said he didn’t understand why the street racing continued despite of police action and mass arrestThe prime minister said he has ordered the Minister of Justice to look into laws to tackle the issue seriously.He said he has advised that whether their riding licences could be seized or revoked for six months or more.He also advised the Minister of Social Development and Human Security to arrange training course for these youths.“I don’t understand why the problem is still ongoing, despite everyone’s warning for them to stop risking their lives racing on the streets. Right now though, I have asked the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security to start giving them some training and coaching. We would also have to look into their licences. I would really like to know if they would be able to survive six months without their bikes. If not, then we do have big problem ahead.”Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-to-tackle-street-racing-by-dek-van-seriously -- Thai PBS 2015-06-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Man, this guy "tackles" everything. Too bad he doesn't "accomplish" anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praematura Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Another critical issue tackled. I admire dear leaders priorities. He gave up on the EUs insistence on human trafficking and now he has time to deal with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Another critical issue tackled. I admire dear leaders priorities. He gave up on the EUs insistence on human trafficking and now he has time to deal with this. In all fairness, he is bogged down with spitting and nose blowing issues.........hard ones to tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Another critical issue tackled. I admire dear leaders priorities. He gave up on the EUs insistence on human trafficking and now he has time to deal with this. "Oh, you guys meant human traffic? Sorry, I thought you meant street traffic. My bad." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 They cannot even enforce the helmet law! So what hope of any other law? Because every sector of lawmaking is suspect. Thai people do as they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Pi$$ing in the wind. Perhaps the only thing that would stop it would be to open up a raceway or dragstrip in every town. Allow them all entry free of charge. But then, they'd just smash it up for fun and go back to racing on the road. So in short, there is no solution, just accept it and let Darwinism take it's natural route. Btw, these dragracers often race for a night with their opponents GF as their personal slave. Win, and you get the loser's girl for one night to do with as you please. Lose, and you GF probably won't be speaking to you for a while. Edited June 9, 2015 by DLang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Absolutely clueless. It continues because there are no consequences for those caught other than a slap on the wrist. Large fine, jail time for repeat offenders and crush the bikes of those caught..........solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 What a mob of ********* there is posting in TV, would you all be happy if Prayut did SFA -or would a few rice schemes or drug dealer eliminations make you a lot happier. How about getting off your bar stools and actually have a look at what us going on around you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Another critical issue tackled. I admire dear leaders priorities. He gave up on the EUs insistence on human trafficking and now he has time to deal with this. In all fairness, he is bogged down with spitting and nose blowing issues.........hard ones to tackle. Perhaps everyone could be issued with a plastic 7-11 nosebag to use instead. " 'snot what you know, it's how you blow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 He said he has advised that whether their riding licences could be seized or revoked for six months or more. Yes if underage riders have licences... Best way to deal with such an issue is to tell the local police commander to deal with it sharpish, or expect new posting soon (to inactive post). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 This will clearly not work, nor is it being tackled as a priority as nowhere in the OP does the word "Crackdown" appear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 He really thinks thai teenage boys will listen to so called "authority"? despite everyone’s warning for them to stop risking their lives racing on the streets Out of touch my dear general, out of touch Do you even look at how advertising targets boys and going fast? Do you even look at effective models from other countries? But really the q is: Why is this pressing issue, when so many much much bigger ones hang over the countries head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I think it's a good thing. Young Thai males are seriously lacking discipline, I'm not sure what can be done to improve it though, except making really bad things happen to them when they don't follow the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Man, this guy "tackles" everything. Too bad he doesn't "accomplish" anything. Slightly better success rate than, "I'll have this sorted within 90 days" Chalerm though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony5 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Another critical issue tackled. I admire dear leaders priorities. He gave up on the EUs insistence on human trafficking and now he has time to deal with this. In all fairness, he is bogged down with spitting and nose blowing issues.........hard ones to tackle. Perhaps everyone could be issued with a plastic 7-11 nosebag to use instead. " 'snot what you know, it's how you blow" Could have been a solution, if our superman hadn't announced yesterday to tackle the 7/11 plastic bag debacle as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Man, this guy "tackles" everything. Too bad he doesn't "accomplish" anything. You and I both know that a lot of the issues that he is "tackling" will not be sorted, fixed or improved overnight ... there needs to be a fundamental shift in Thai attitudes from the bottom to the top before that happens. Having said that, he's had a much better success rate at cleaning up "some" areas however than any other previous "Government" (or person) in the past few decades or more. EDIT: I'll go one step further on this and state that it was Thaksin that has completely < deleted > up the Royal Thai Police over the years ... installing his own "yes" men to protect him when he breaks the law and changing them from people to be respected and obeyed, to glorified thugs in uniforms collecting tea money (etc etc) and passing it up the line. THIS is what needs to radically change before anything else is achieved. Edited June 9, 2015 by Tatsujin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 What a mob of a#seholes there is posting in TV, would you all be happy if Prayut did SFA No. I and most Thais would be happy if he simply allowed a democratic election, you know, the type that he and his ilk have lost at the last 4 times of trying, only to then dismantle them because they didn't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 What a mob of a#seholes there is posting in TV, would you all be happy if Prayut did SFA -or would a few rice schemes or drug dealer eliminations make you a lot happier. How about getting off your bar stools and actually have a look at what us going on around you. SFA....Segmented Flow Analysis? Sodium fluroracetate? Somali Film Agency? Good job on the name-calling. That always supports an argument well, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Royal Thai Police to crack down on nighttime street racing in 30 daysBANGKOK, 9 June 2015 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police Chief is planning to take legal action against Facebook pages revealing police nighttime patrol schedules, in an effort to prevent street racing and other crimes.Police Chief Somyot Pumpanmuang is attending a meeting with 63 units to discuss how to crack down on nighttime street racing. He said Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha expected the problem to be resolved in 30 days.He said police have recently made the decision to extend their night shift patrols from 24.00 - 04.30 hrs. to 24.00 - 06.00, as motorcycle racers often gather during this time.General Somyot added that the Royal Thai Police is now considering legal action against those using social media to tip off racers on police checkpoints.-- NNT 2015-06-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 What a mob of a#seholes there is posting in TV, would you all be happy if Prayut did SFA No. I and most Thais would be happy if he simply allowed a democratic election, you know, the type that he and his ilk have lost at the last 4 times of trying, only to then dismantle them because they didn't win. From street racers to elections in 20.5 seconds. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostoday Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Pi$$ing in the wind. Perhaps the only thing that would stop it would be to open up a raceway or dragstrip in every town. Allow them all entry free of charge. But then, they'd just smash it up for fun and go back to racing on the road. So in short, there is no solution, just accept it and let Darwinism take it's natural route. Btw, these dragracers often race for a night with their opponents GF as their personal slave. Win, and you get the loser's girl for one night to do with as you please. Lose, and you GF probably won't be speaking to you for a while. So how you found out about this has got to be a great story. Do you race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Make a public announcement that anyone caught racing will be arrested, their bike impounded and taken to a crusher immediately without recourse. Follow through on the announcement regardless if the parents are "hi-so" or not. The modification on some of these bikes cost tens of thousands of Baht. Let them know there are consequences for their actions. After a few hundred bikes have been crushed they might, just might start getting the message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Pi$$ing in the wind. Perhaps the only thing that would stop it would be to open up a raceway or dragstrip in every town. Allow them all entry free of charge. But then, they'd just smash it up for fun and go back to racing on the road. So in short, there is no solution, just accept it and let Darwinism take it's natural route. Btw, these dragracers often race for a night with their opponents GF as their personal slave. Win, and you get the loser's girl for one night to do with as you please. Lose, and you GF probably won't be speaking to you for a while. So how you found out about this has got to be a great story. Do you race? No, she dates a racer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchurch259 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Do not crush the motorcycles, take them to the rural areas were some can not afford a good motorcycle and have them issued out. Make a public announcement that anyone caught racing will be arrested, their bike impounded and taken to a crusher immediately without recourse. Follow through on the announcement regardless if the parents are "hi-so" or not. The modification on some of these bikes cost tens of thousands of Baht. Let them know there are consequences for their actions. After a few hundred bikes have been crushed they might, just might start getting the message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) This guy couldn't tackle a one legged chook......let alone 400 kids racing motorbikes! These street racers don't give a fig about the law......and although dumb asses, are still too smart for these lawmakers Edited June 9, 2015 by ChrisY1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamNoone88 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 He said he didn’t understand why the street racing continued despite of police action and mass arrest. That is easy - there is no respect for the law and no punishment! Even the police are 'transferred" so what example does that set? The moto could be "You do the crime - you don't do the time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcpo Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 He said he didn’t understand why the street racing continued despite of police action and mass arrest. That is easy - there is no respect for the law and no punishment! Even the police are 'transferred" so what example does that set? The moto could be "You do the crime - you don't do the time" Depends on the crime though. Say the wrong thing about the wrong person and lord help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegoniners Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Call me crazy, but doesn’t the PM have more global issues to deal with? Isn’t this something the local municipalities and police should be addressing? This dude is trying to do WAY too much. Could you imagine the President of the United States or the PM of Great Britain even talking about this stuff? This guy is going to fail miserably, because he just doesn’t have his eye on the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingalfred Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Pathetic at having tough or enforcing laws . Confiscate Mbikes and licences indefinetly!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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