webfact Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Police complaint made at Pattaya City HallPATTAYA: -- A group of protesters converged on Pattaya City Hall on Monday afternoon to present a petition which asked the Mayor to ask the Police to “go easy” on rule breakers for now so they can recover from the recent floods.The bizarre request was made by a team led by Khun Pishaert who is a local Thai/Italian businessman originally from Chiang Mai in the North of Thailand.The petition included three points which they would like the Police to take action on:1. Stop all Police Checkpoints for now as locals affected by the floods cannot afford the fines given to them for traffic infringements, due to the recent floods.Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/218137/police-complaint-made-at-pattaya-city-hall/-- Pattaya One 2015-09-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 So because of the floods they want to drive without helmets, insurance, overloaded cars without lights and so on? Thailand only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Good idea ! Let's protest against road laws being vaguely implemented, by way of "let's blame the floods". This behavior is just " taking the P*** ". And they've got the front to try this one on. Good story !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroona Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Might work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popscene Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If you don't want to pay fines don't break the law, it's a very simple concept to follow even by Thais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 1) Stop making traffic infringements. 2) Ensure your vehicles are road worthy and you comply with the laws and they will not be impounded. 3) Police do not comply with deadlines proffered by law breakers. At first I thought they were going to complain of police not doing their job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 So...I was at a beer bar on Drinking Street a few weeks ago talking to a lady friend, having a beer and of course buying her a drink. I was telling her off all the police I had seen pulling and ticketing Thais for not wearing there helmets or possibly other infractions and told her to ware her helmet even though the girls don't like to mess there hair. Now, I am not a big drinker myself and find it easy to beg off having another beer as I will be riding my scooter home. Fast forward to a couple of nights ago. I am back at the same bar talking to the same girl and telling her the last time I was there when I left there was a police check point a 100 meters down the road. Turns out, she was pulled over that night, (no helmet) breath tested, (over the very low .05 limit) and asked to pay 10,000 baht. Off course she had/has no money, told the BIB no customer, Pattaya was dead, and she was broke. (All true). She gave the BIB her two baht worth, saying look, do this somewhere else.This in Pattaya, party tourist town. Customer numbers way down, drinking way less and her job was to drink with the customers. It was not fare that they were stopping tourists or bar girls. As she really had no money she was let go. But that was her take. Drinking should not be a concern of the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 ...and what will be the repercussions if the police does not acquiesce to these points? then the dude on the right will eat his hat, live on local TV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMF1960 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If stupidity were an industry, I would bet the farm on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiesilver Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 LOL only in Thailand - becase we have had a flood and a few of us ave been affected - can have permission to break the law? I mean its only fair right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 you couldn't make up this stuff !! ............ only in amazing thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I think if I were in Pattaya now I would be raising a Petition asking that the police do their job more efficiently and were to stop more traffic violators... Bounty for Italians... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 So...I was at a beer bar on Drinking Street a few weeks ago talking to a lady friend, having a beer and of course buying her a drink. I was telling her off all the police I had seen pulling and ticketing Thais for not wearing there helmets or possibly other infractions and told her to ware her helmet even though the girls don't like to mess there hair. Now, I am not a big drinker myself and find it easy to beg off having another beer as I will be riding my scooter home. Fast forward to a couple of nights ago. I am back at the same bar talking to the same girl and telling her the last time I was there when I left there was a police check point a 100 meters down the road. Turns out, she was pulled over that night, (no helmet) breath tested, (over the very low .05 limit) and asked to pay 10,000 baht. Off course she had/has no money, told the BIB no customer, Pattaya was dead, and she was broke. (All true). She gave the BIB her two baht worth, saying look, do this somewhere else.This in Pattaya, party tourist town. Customer numbers way down, drinking way less and her job was to drink with the customers. It was not fare that they were stopping tourists or bar girls. As she really had no money she was let go. But that was her take. Drinking should not be a concern of the police. If she had no customers who was paying for her drinks??? Or she means no customers paying for extra services, fact is for over the limit it should be more than a fine, driving licence suspended, again if they can not pay a fine then they should go to court, may be true they can not pay the fine but the court could impose other penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Just done a quick survey using street view, as it has been some time since I have been to Pattaya I was quit shocked, seems most my estimate 90%+ of all bike riders were a helmet these days, was not so long back when very few did and you could stand in Second Street just south of South Road intersection and watch the Thai's putting their helmets on as they approached the traffic lights then after crossing the lights remove them as quickly as they put them on. So fair game on ticketing those few ____ who do not wear a helmet. Edited September 22, 2015 by Basil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phycokiller Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Just done a quick survey using street view, as it has been some time since I have been to Pattaya I was quit shocked, seems most my estimate 90%+ of all bike riders were a helmet these days, was not so long back when very few did and you could stand in Second Street just south of South Road intersection and watch the Thai's putting their helmets on as they approached the traffic lights then after crossing the lights remove them as quickly as they put them on. So fair game on ticketing those few ____ who do not wear a helmet. most areas after dark I would say about one in ten wear a helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Amazing Thailand ? Should be called " Priceless Thailand " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 ...and what will be the repercussions if the police does not acquiesce to these points? then the dude on the right will eat his hat, live on local TV! That guy w/ the hat looks like a Uighur to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrobay Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 What traffic enforcement ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) So...I was at a beer bar on Drinking Street a few weeks ago talking to a lady friend, having a beer and of course buying her a drink. I was telling her off all the police I had seen pulling and ticketing Thais for not wearing there helmets or possibly other infractions and told her to ware her helmet even though the girls don't like to mess there hair. Now, I am not a big drinker myself and find it easy to beg off having another beer as I will be riding my scooter home. Fast forward to a couple of nights ago. I am back at the same bar talking to the same girl and telling her the last time I was there when I left there was a police check point a 100 meters down the road. Turns out, she was pulled over that night, (no helmet) breath tested, (over the very low .05 limit) and asked to pay 10,000 baht. Off course she had/has no money, told the BIB no customer, Pattaya was dead, and she was broke. (All true). She gave the BIB her two baht worth, saying look, do this somewhere else.This in Pattaya, party tourist town. Customer numbers way down, drinking way less and her job was to drink with the customers. It was not fare that they were stopping tourists or bar girls. As she really had no money she was let go. But that was her take. Drinking should not be a concern of the police. Typical dual pricing in Thailand. its 20-30 for Farang., 10k for Thai. Locals wanting a free pass to break the law what a bunch of !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited September 23, 2015 by onemorechang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Only in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TingTongDee Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Typical price 10k - 30k? All that goes in their pocket. If you don't want to pay, don't. They will put you in the drunk tank and the next day you pay 1,200 baht at court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Jones Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Absolutely impossible to make up this complete nonsens thats going on in this mess of Banana State ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahooka Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 No surprises here in a country where the traffic police conducting the traffic wears a helmet,while other branches of the police rides around on their mopeds wearing baseball caps . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 So...I was at a beer bar on Drinking Street a few weeks ago talking to a lady friend, having a beer and of course buying her a drink. I was telling her off all the police I had seen pulling and ticketing Thais for not wearing there helmets or possibly other infractions and told her to ware her helmet even though the girls don't like to mess there hair. Now, I am not a big drinker myself and find it easy to beg off having another beer as I will be riding my scooter home. Fast forward to a couple of nights ago. I am back at the same bar talking to the same girl and telling her the last time I was there when I left there was a police check point a 100 meters down the road. Turns out, she was pulled over that night, (no helmet) breath tested, (over the very low .05 limit) and asked to pay 10,000 baht. Off course she had/has no money, told the BIB no customer, Pattaya was dead, and she was broke. (All true). She gave the BIB her two baht worth, saying look, do this somewhere else.This in Pattaya, party tourist town. Customer numbers way down, drinking way less and her job was to drink with the customers. It was not fare that they were stopping tourists or bar girls. As she really had no money she was let go. But that was her take. Drinking should not be a concern of the police. If she had no customers who was paying for her drinks??? Or she means no customers paying for extra services, fact is for over the limit it should be more than a fine, driving licence suspended, again if they can not pay a fine then they should go to court, may be true they can not pay the fine but the court could impose other penalties. Other penalties....I suggest community service in cleaning up the streets or picking garbage up off the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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