Lite Beer Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Tourists crossing the border to see 'Bike for Mom'THE SUNDAY NATION BANGKOK: -- HUNDREDS OF people from neighbouring countries have crossed into Thailand to take part in the "Bike for Mom" rides, being held across the country today.Groups of more than 500 visitors from Vietnam and Cambodia yesterday crossed the border from Poipet to Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaew province.Police Lt-Colonel Benjapol Rodsawat, deputy commander of Sa Kaew Immigration Police, said the tourists told him they wanted to see the "historic day" for themselves in which tens of thousands of cyclists will participate in rides all around Thailand to honour Her Majesty the Queen.Also, a team of 24 bikers from Cambodia cycling from Phnom Penh crossed the border into Trat yesterday to join the Bike for Mom event in the eastern province.Cambodian Danai Komkai, 40, a leader of the group, said that he lived in a refugee camp in Thailand at the age of three. He later studied in Thailand and his further study in the United States was funded by Her Majesty the Queen.The event's organisers in provinces throughout the country expressed readiness yesterday for the historic cycling event today.Some provinces also planned to host attempts to break a cycling record in which the most people cycle together at the same time, for mention in the Guinness Book of World Records.In Bangkok, some 8,000 police and military officers, as well as officials from Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will be stationed along the bike route today, deputy national police chief Lt-General Prawut Thavornsiri said.He said explosive device experts would be deployed to examine the route in the morning.Ten thousand copies of a special edition of a government newsletter will be distributed to people gathering along the route to welcome His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, deputy spokesman Maj-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said. Its cover features a photo of the Crown Prince cycling.The spokesman explained that the newsletter would be a souvenir for those who missed the opportunity to take part in the biking event. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha assigned the Public Relations Department to undertake the publishing.Prayut, in his weekly address |on Friday night, encouraged peo-ple to submit photographs of the Bike for Mom event for a chance to win trophies from the Crown Prince.He said the Ministry of Interior and the Guinness World Records were joining hands to publicise the event in which people come together to demonstrate love for their mothers.The PM admitted the big ride would inevitably inconvenience motorists due to road closures. However, he pleaded for understanding and cooperation, asking people to refrain from going near event venues. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Tourists-crossing-the-border-to-see-Bike-for-Mom-30266671.html -- The Nation 2015-08-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Tourist numbers up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimlove Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 He said the Ministry of Interior and the Guinness World Records were joining hands to publicise the event in which people come together to demonstrate love for their mothers. Meanwhile thousands and thousands of "mothers" die every year on the killing roads of Thailand and nobody do diddly ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Bike For Mom sparks vibrant atmosphere countrywide CHIANG MAI, 16 August 2015 (NNT) – Participants in Bike For Mom across the country gathered at downtown areas as a gesture of readiness for the eagerly-awaited activity.Up North, hundreds of security officials in Chiang Mai have been dispatched along the Bike For Mom route to facilitate traffic for the bikers. In Chiang Rai, the tribute activity is met with an overwhelming welcome from the public. A number of families and business outlets are taking part in the program by arranging service points offering food and drink free of charge to Bike For Mom cyclists.Down South, state officials and volunteers in Surat Thani and Yala have joined hands in facilitating Bike For Mom participants including testing their barcodes for the Guinness World Record. A campaign is being held to urge the public to wear blue shirts as a gesture of love for Her Majesty the Queen.In the Northeast, people of different sectors are wearing blue shirts to show their readiness for the historic cycling activity. Free bicycle repair and maintenance services are also available in several areas. -- NNT 2015-08-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 NBTC upgrades mobile phone signal along Bike For Mom routeBANGKOK, 16 August 2015 (NNT) - Takorn Tantasith, Secretary-General of the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has upgraded the strength of mobile signal along the "Bike For Mom" route, responding to an anticipated higher public demand during the campaign.The NBTC has cooridinated with each of the three mobile network providers - AIS, DTAC and True Move - to install twenty two more Base Transceiver Stations along the route.Such a signal upgrade is to ensure the quality of signal for all users partaking in the activity. -- NNT 2015-08-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rheinwiese Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 how about upgrading the signal on the signal on the BTS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) He said the Ministry of Interior and the Guinness World Records were joining hands to publicise the event in which people come together to demonstrate love for their mothers. Meanwhile thousands and thousands of "mothers" die every year on the killing roads of Thailand and nobody do diddly ... It won't matter if the Guinness Book people are around or not as LoS will make an announcement on their behalf and no prizes for guessing what it will be. Edited August 16, 2015 by NongKhaiKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 NBTC upgrades mobile phone signal along Bike For Mom route BANGKOK, 16 August 2015 (NNT) - Takorn Tantasith, Secretary-General of the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has upgraded the strength of mobile signal along the "Bike For Mom" route, responding to an anticipated higher public demand during the campaign. The NBTC has cooridinated with each of the three mobile network providers - AIS, DTAC and True Move - to install twenty two more Base Transceiver Stations along the route. Such a signal upgrade is to ensure the quality of signal for all users partaking in the activity. -- NNT 2015-08-16 Well done, encourage them to call and text while riding a bicycle..........Look Mom, No Hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Bikers prepare for historic “Bike for Mom” launch BANGKOK: -- Tens of thousands of bikers in blue T-shirts who earlier registered to join the “Bike for Mom” ride in Bangkok have converged at the Royal Plaza waiting for the arrival of HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn who is to lead the ride which will take the bikers to Bangkhen district band back to the starting point. The Crown Prince will be accompanied by HRH Princess Bhajara Kittiyabha, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and his ministers and many other VIPs.Free food and drinks were provided to the bikers at the Royal Plaza where many bikers have arrived at dawn ahead of the start of the biking scheduled at 3 pm.The BTS skytrain have allowed bikers to bring their bicycles on train whereas the BRT and the MRT underground system allow only collapsible bikes.Elsewhere in the other provinces, enthusiastic bikers have gathered in front of the provincial halls and at district offices waiting for the start of the historic event to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s 83rd birthday on August 12.Staff of the Guinness Book of Records are closely watching this event to determine whether to put into record that this is the biggest gathering of bikers of all time. Source: -- Thai PBS 2015-08-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehowden Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Gosh, isn't it exciting to be in Thailand!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Oblivious to real problems ?? or is it Ignorance ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdy2206 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Why????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdy2206 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 If they can upgrade the mobile signal so simply, why don't they just upgrade it everywhere and leave it upgraded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Interesting to see that, in all the "Bike for Mum" photos I've seen leading up to this event and all the people I've seen on the road ready to take part today, there seems to have been almost 100% of participants wearing cycle helmets. Yet the wearing of crash helmets for the far more dangerous activity of motorcycling is, for all practical purposes, optional and usually ignored, at least in my vicinity. I'd also bet that these cycle helmets are more effective than many of the unbelievably low-quality motorcycle helmets that are available & occasionally used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Hopefully, none of the bikers will be killed or maimed riding home from the event(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemeaylward Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Completely oblivious that 70 years ago today, Allied POWs and others enslaved by the Japanese in Thailand, were at last granted their freedom at the end of World War 2. Now that is an auspicious occasion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Gosh, isn't it exciting to be in Thailand!! Yes, it's so much more exciting to hold down that bar stool all day long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Guinness World Records expects result by 7 p.m.BANGKOK, 16 August 2015 (NNT) -The Guinness Book of World Records today set up its operating center inside the 1st Infantry Battalion, the 1st Infantry Regiment of the King's Own Body Guard, ready to count the number of cyclists attending the “Bike For Mom” campaign.One of the center’s staff explained that the Android smartphone is the main tool used in the recording process. Each one of the associate staff members has a phone that contains a barcode scanning application entitled "BFM SCANNER” specifically designed for the event.The barcode scanning takes place at two points, the Start and the Checkpoint. In Bangkok, the first was at Dusit Palace Plaza, while the latter was at an overpass in front of Surasak Montree School and then at a football stadium of the 1st Infantry Battalion where the operating center is located.Around three hundred student volunteers for the scanning process came from Kasetsart University, Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, Dhurakij Pundit University and Siam Business Administration College.When cyclists arrive at the 1st Infantry Battalion, the student volunteers immediately scan their barcode and send the realtime result via an online system to the center. It is expected to take up to an hour for the scanning.No later than 6 p.m. today, the barcode count from all provinces will be sent to the center. By 7 p.m., the Guinness World Record committees will judge whether or not the Bike For Mom has conformed to its regulations. People can keep updated on the realtime scanning result at www.bikeformom2015.com.The regulations meant that the recording started simultaneously nationwide. The first scan at the Start and the following one at four km. from the start. In Bangkok, only civil servants and individuals were counted. All cyclists were required to ride continuously without a rest and had to stay in line, while maintaining a stopping distance of two-bike lengths. -- NNT 2015-08-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 The past is gone we will remember the ones that are old enough to remember that is. The youngsters will remember there battles to knock a great thing like the bike ride and to say remember 60 odd years ago is so so wrong. Seems to me this should be called the LET'S KNOCK THAILAND AND WHINGING FORUM. Not like easy go back to your home land bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Interesting that they're not publishing the number to beat to make it into the record book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 ......I guess you mean TODAY.... ...all these announcement...and yet so unclear.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemeaylward Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Well spotted MartinL! Perhaps if a "Motorcycle for Dad" event was organised on similar lines for Fathers' Day it would solve the compulsory motorcycle helmet problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Will be painful if less people participated in this event than the number of people protesting with Suthep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djjamie Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Good to see the Right Honourable Absit partake in this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbthailand Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Groups of more than 500 visitors from Vietnam and Cambodia yesterday crossed the border from Poipet to Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaew province. so, a normal weekend, then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianf Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I thought people who ride bicycles are 'cyclists' whereas those who ride motorcycles are 'bikers'. Why do the editors get this so offensively wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I've never heard of a Mountain Cyclist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Good to see the Right Honourable Absit partake in this as well.Yes, Uberlord Abhisit was there as well. As were 19,000 other people. Would you like to name them all and give them bogus titles also? Edited August 16, 2015 by Bob12345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3tsw Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Took part in the Phuket edition of this today , well organised and fun event , around 26km in total , with a break at the halfway point at Kathu for energy drinks and fruit , finished on the running track of a small stadium. awesome crowd support along the route. Edited August 16, 2015 by a3tsw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I thought people who ride bicycles are cyclists and those who ride motorcycles are 'bikers'. Why does TV get this so offensively wrong? As an occasional pedal cyclist and 40+ years as a motorcyclist, I have to ask what on earth is "offensive" about this usage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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