Khao Yai National Park officials want bikers to stop herding

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KHAO YAI NATIONAL PARK
Park heads want bikers to stop herding
Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- MOTORCYCLE enthusiasts will sit down with senior Khao Yai National Park officials tomorrow to discuss ways to prevent loud engines from disturbing wild animals.

Animals that frequent the park - part of a World Heritage site - are reportedly upset by loud vehicles.

In recent years, tourists have had dangerous encounters with elephants at Khao Yai. Early this year, an elephant attacked a car with children inside and many similar incidents have been reported.

Last Sunday, a motorcyclist found himself surrounded by large elephants in the national park,and needed help.

Given that the park is popular with motorcyclists, authorities decided to invite representatives of biker groups for a discussion before the peak season kicks off next month.

"We will need the cooperation of motorcycle riders," Kanchit Srinoppavan, chief of Khao Yai National Park, said.

He said while the park had barred vehicles with engines louder than 95 decibels from entering since 2005, a large group of motorcyclists whose engines pass sound-intensity tests individually, cause a lot of noise when they ride together.

"We want them to ride slowly and leave space between each other. If they ride as a big group, their motorcycles will be very noisy," Kanchit explained.

He said he would prefer to seek their cooperation than to issue new rules.

"Drive slower and you will be able to admire nature more," he said.

The Khao Yai forest zone attracted more than a million visitors in fiscal 2014. Judging by such a huge number, this zone is officially the most popular of Thailand's national-park zones.

Meanwhile, Thongchai Saengprathum, secretary of Khao Yai Foundation, yesterday lamented the lax enforcement of some measures implemented at the park.

"For example, while there is a rule putting the speed limit inside the park at 60 kilometres per hour, speed humps have been removed as if to please some speeders," he said.

He said Khao Yai had many good rules - they just needed to be enforced. "By enforcing these measures seriously, we should be able to protect the safety of both the tourists and the animals."

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-- The Nation 2015-10-21

[khwaibah]

"Park heads want bikers to stop herding"

Incorrect use of the word herding. There is no proof of this in the video. As for load noise from the bikes they need to ban all bikes and cars from the park.

[robblok]

As far as I know big bikes were illegal already (stupid as there are bikes that don't make much sound and those that do) Not all bike riders are idiots (some are for sure). I have never ridden there as I don't really tour on the bike but some really enjoy it too bad the bad always spoil it for the good.

[tuanku]

There is no good reason for a through road in this Park.

[Jeremy50]

'Herds' of these big bikers are all over Thailand now, and can be heard from miles away. They do seem to be able to ride well and use the road properly, which is more than can be said of the moped 'wrong-side-of-the-road', five-to-a-bike-plus-a-baby crowd.

[Nowisee]

Loud harleys ruin everything.

[jollyhangmon]

... well, how about just for once enforcing undoubtedly long since existing laws on noise emission - in general of course? Would easily finance the whole police-force as things currently stand here in the LOL.
Not even talking about real bikes, just look at those numerous peabrained idiots sticking utterly useless fartpipes on their ridiculously pimped up 100cc pieces of moving s**t.
Fine them again and again, eliminate trade with that pointless 'accessories' - even better: stick their fartpipes up where they really belong ...

Btw.: don't take away the sound of a Harley cause if so what would there be left at all ...?!