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Police hunt driver who drives Porsche the wrong way at Asoke (VIDEO)
By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- Thonglor police said today they are tracking down the Porsche driver who was filmed driving the wrong way out of Sukhumvit Soi 16 in the morning to avoid taking two u-turns.

The video showing the luxury car driving against the direction of traffic near Asoke intersection drew criticism online when it was shared by a female Facebook user on Saturday.

"This driver goes against the traffic every day. Guess they leave their house at this time." she said in the video. "I want to know what’s on their mind.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/08/27/police-hunt-porsche-prick-who-drives-wrong-way-asoke-video


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-08-28

[NongKhaiKid]

Well Porsche is such a common car it should be difficult for the BIB to trace it and I'll bet they don't start in Soi 16.

[ikurauni]

Rich people think that they can do whatever they want. Someone needs to give them a real hard lesson.

[Lukecan]

Rich people think that they can do whatever they want. Someone needs to give them a real hard lesson.

You can do whatever you want in the traffic in Thailand whether you're rich or poor, the maximum fine is something like 1000 baht lol.

[RobertHima]

Driving against traffic to avoid u-turns happens every time. I'm quite sure thousands of motorcycles and hundreds of pickups do it daily.

Is it news now because it's a Porsche or because it happened in downtown Bangkok?

[ukrules]

Why is this even news ? A car drives the wrong way down the road, if it was a Toyota would anyone care ?

[SABloke]

Are they also hunting down the 3 motorcycle riders clearly seen doing the same thing???

[ukrules]

Are they also hunting down the 3 motorcycle riders clearly seen doing the same thing???

Of course not

[vogie]

If the guy is driving the wrong way every day, why not just wait for him, its not rocket science!

[Rhys]

Somebody will have fun egging the car...

[tx22cb]

Of course, this happened every weekday within sight of the police post at the Asoke/Sukhumvit intersection. Wouldn't surprise me if the cops there are from the Thonglor precinct, whose policy is to curry favour with the rich.

The Porsche driver works at the Exchange Tower, so just interview the guards there or look at the garage's videos.

[zaphod reborn]

I see people doing this every day. The BIB should be working on the Erawan bombing case and stepping up security measures, not responding to some stupid netizens who have only uncovered a common everyday flaunting of the traffic laws.

Edited August 28, 2015 by zaphod reborn

[Charlie Croker]

It wasn't to avoid u-turns, that's nuts- it was to jump the traffic queue, which is more than acceptable in Thailand!

[SoFarAndNear]

Where is the probem? This is Thailand and he has a Porsche... A Porsche!!!! Please have a nice day, Sir!

[Borzandy]

Rich people think that they can do whatever they want. Someone needs to give them a real hard lesson.

Yes they can! Riches can do whatever they wants in LOS.

[Borzandy]

I see people doing this every day. The BIB should be working on the Erawan bombing case and stepping up security measures, not responding to some stupid netizens who have only uncovered a common everyday flaunting of the traffic laws.

I saw a policeman doing the same, only to avoid a u-turn. He wanted to go at his police station.

[taony]

Build a real road system and this doesn't happen.

[asiamaster]

How about hunting the motorbikes that were doing the same?

[IamNoone88]

No chance to catch him - most of the CCTV cameras do not work!!!!!

[jacko45k]

Rich people think that they can do whatever they want. Someone needs to give them a real hard lesson.

In a truck!

[FloridaExport]

I see people doing this every day. The BIB should be working on the Erawan bombing case and stepping up security measures, not responding to some stupid netizens who have only uncovered a common everyday flaunting of the traffic laws.

While I do agree that they need to catch the bombers, traffic accidents kill more people every day in Thailand than that one bomb. Statistically traffic is a much much bigger problem.

[alanrchase]

Build a real road system and this doesn't happen.

Has nothing to do with the road system. Has everything to do with disregard for traffic laws.

[Thian]

Rich people think that they can do whatever they want. Someone needs to give them a real hard lesson.

Taxi;s also do whatever they want but yesterday i saw one with a wheelclamp, the first one i ever saw in BKK.

[steelepulse]

Funny how something posted to social media causes a loss of face, so something has to be done to this particular perp, not actually enforcing the law.

[toybits]

Hmmm, Have they tried looking for the person in Singapore? I am sure if this person is found, he/she will probably have a doctor's note saying he is unable to meet with the police.

[HerbalEd]

Rich people think that they can do whatever they want. Someone needs to give them a real hard lesson.

And the non-rich never do anything wrong?

Edited August 28, 2015 by HerbalEd

[robblok]

Rich people think that they can do whatever they want. Someone needs to give them a real hard lesson.

And the non-rich never do anything wrong?

True, but the rich more so (at least here)

[DLang]

Perhaps he was influenced by the Thai Police motorcycles that I see doing this everyday?

[robblok]

Perhaps he was influenced by the Thai Police motorcycles that I see doing this everyday?

No I don't want to clear Thai m/c drivers going against traffic (i hate them) but doing the same in a car is far more dangerous and annoying.

[HerbalEd]

Rich people think that they can do whatever they want. Someone needs to give them a real hard lesson.

And the non-rich never do anything wrong?

True, but the rich more so (at least here)

Maybe the motorcycle riders in the video who did the same as the Porsche driver are also rich.

Actually I know lots of rich people ... mostly Americans, some Europeans, and a few Thais ... and they don't "think that they can do whatever they want."

However, I'll grant you that the rich in Thailand do seem to get away with a lot of misconduct and crimes. Of course, this is also the case throughout the world ... esp. in undeveloped/third-world/highly-corrupt countries.

Edited August 28, 2015 by HerbalEd