Supercar simpletons block Phuket bridge traffic for selfies

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Supercar simpletons block bridge traffic for selfies (VIDEO)
By Coconuts Bangkok



PHUKET: -- An upsetting video of eleven supercars closing a lane on Thep Kasattri Bridge in Phuket as the owners casually take photos of the view circulated online over the weekend.

Worse, a police car and at least one officer were spotted in the video as if they were facilitating the group. The clip was shared to Facebook page "Citizens of Phuket" on Saturday, raising the questions of whether it's right for the police to shut down traffic for the Instagram accounts of douches.

"Is this right? The police facilitated a group of tourists to drive their luxury cars to take photos on the Thep Kasattri and cause traffic when parking is not allowed on the bridge." the caption wrote.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/10/26/supercar-simpletons-block-bridge-traffic-selfies-video

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-10-27

[LivinginKata]

Obviouly rich hi-so Thais. Have the BiB in their collective pockets - situation normal.

[nazree360]

Or could be an actual foreign car club which have applied legally to the BIB as it is stated tourist in the article.....just like the big bike tours ....

[monkey4u]

why not let the police block the bridge for some ho so hoons

They block the roads so a convoy of buses can race along so all the passengers are not late for lunch

[jpb1963]

nice cars

[Thian]

Thailand only

[steelepulse]

Not really any different than having multiple cars parked in the slow lane in front of every supercheap, 7/11/ family mart and every other shop along a main road. Inconsiderate and dangerous to say the least of these lazy ass selfish people.

[NongKhaiKid]

Tourist, not Highway, Police from another province and apparently no advance warning to Phuket of the arrival of the motorcade ?

Irrespective of this being authorised or a tourist promotion was permission given and facilitated by police to park illegally, and is taking selfies a tourist promotion ? Perhaps the motorists decided to simply stop and the police present couldn't or wouldn't do anything about it.

[abitmiffed]

More like start checking the accounts of these years and see where the money comes from. Because I'm bloody sure its not from hard work.

[cockatoowho]

More like a fact finding exercise, measuring their appendages to see who had one longer than 2". Small brains, small dicks!

[smedly]

Or could be an actual foreign car club which have applied legally to the BIB as it is stated tourist in the article.....just like the big bike tours ....

agree, I have no problem with this at all, car clubs and bike clubs do it all the time in Thailand and all over the world, they obviously informed the police before hand and got permission

What exactly is the issue - I don't see any

[smedly]

More like a fact finding exercise, measuring their appendages to see who had one longer than 2". Small brains, small dicks!

and what part of your body came up with that contribution, I have a few thoughts on that

[tx22cb]

Let's be charitable and refrain from criticizing the owners - they are in desperate need, and have to show off their "supercars" to compensate for their hidden inadequacies.

[Charlie1]

Most of the time, the owners of these cars are Malaysians, doing weekend trips to Phuket where they can do whatever is forbidden in their country..

The crazyness about it is that they drive through the South of Thailand on PhetKasem road at highest speeds, with a Highway Police car in front !!!!

This is a very big danger to all other participants in traffic, like slow motorbikes, people crossing the streets etc. They are passing the village where I live through the whole year, on their way to Phuket. They often stay overnight in the Ao Nang Villa Resort.

Police should stop this nonsense!

[dageurreotype]

Not really any different than having multiple cars parked in the slow lane in front of every supercheap, 7/11/ family mart and every other shop along a main road. Inconsiderate and dangerous to say the least of these lazy ass selfish people.

Agree 100%. But believe the post stating they were a foreign car group who (maybe) asked for permission rings true. The cars are all the same and very expensive. Now, if it were a bunch of beaten up pickups ..

[lee b]

Nothing that a JCB would not be able to handle !

[jpb1963]

whatever - still think they are nice cars

[LivinginKata]

Obviouly rich hi-so Thais. Have the BiB in their collective pockets - situation normal.

Correction - seems this is a Singapore car club (according to Phuket news video clip). Must be very very rich as car taxes are super expensive in Singapore. They must please to drive up to Thailand, 'support' the BiB, and do wht they cannot do in Singapore.

[Expat1]

Hey, now what is the point of being self-entitled if you can't abuse it, come on.

[overherebc]

Never seen so many negative and downright jealous posts by so many small minded and probably, in fact most likely small di--ed boring old <deleted> in my life.

What is the problem with someone having a really nice car, for all you know they may have worked hard for it, or their parents did.

Simple minded thought of 'I can't afford to spend that much so neither should you'

Can't wait to get one myself.

[dotpoom]

If being a simpleton enables me to afford to buy one of those cars....then sign me up....Stupid headline....who is the real simpleton?

[Ulic]

Obviously nothing has really changed in Thailand no matter who is in power.

[nazree360]

Most of the time, the owners of these cars are Malaysians, doing weekend trips to Phuket where they can do whatever is forbidden in their country..

The crazyness about it is that they drive through the South of Thailand on PhetKasem road at highest speeds, with a Highway Police car in front !!!!

This is a very big danger to all other participants in traffic, like slow motorbikes, people crossing the streets etc. They are passing the village where I live through the whole year, on their way to Phuket. They often stay overnight in the Ao Nang Villa Resort.

Police should stop this nonsense!

Just curious why should they stop.....i have attended many big bike & car tours from malaysia to thai and i really feel that with police escort it is much more safer than ever .....in malaysia for a group of over 30 we would get about 7 police escorts with a permit approved by the government........

[elgordo38]

Never seen so many negative and downright jealous posts by so many small minded and probably, in fact most likely small di--ed boring old <deleted> in my life.

What is the problem with someone having a really nice car, for all you know they may have worked hard for it, or their parents did.

Simple minded thought of 'I can't afford to spend that much so neither should you'

Can't wait to get one myself.

having money buys you a seat at the table of life that is.

[soihok]

So my mates and I parked up on the bridge for a bit.

So what?

[connda]

Ahhh, the simple pleasures in life when filthy-rich and well-connected. Piss on the little-people. Let them eat unhulled rice.

[jpb1963]

More like start checking the accounts of these years and see where the money comes from. Because I'm bloody sure its not from hard work.

and you pulled that pearl of wisdom out of your arse because ….????

maybe some have rich parents that worked hard

maybe some didn't

maybe some have worked hard and been fortunately successful

maybe some never got married

maybe you spent your entire life working in a factory for the man earning a pittance and then lost the lot because you got married - yeah i'm bloody sure thats the case

[jacko45k]

Since when has been parking inconveniently or illegally here been of the slightest concern to a Thai citizen, and a damned lot of Westerners ?

[overherebc]

More like start checking the accounts of these years and see where the money comes from. Because I'm bloody sure its not from hard work.

and you pulled that pearl of wisdom out of your arse because ….????

maybe some have rich parents that worked hard

maybe some didn't

maybe some have worked hard and been fortunately successful

maybe some never got married

maybe you spent your entire life working in a factory for the man earning a pittance and then lost the lot because you got married - yeah i'm bloody sure thats the case

I used to love hearing the guys talking about the Flash Bas-ards in their expensive cars coming out of the factory at the end of the day.

When you pointed out that the FB's were the ones who started the factory through hard work and now owned the factory and if it wasn't for them you wouldn't have a job and wouldn't be able to sit in the pub all night and complain about the FB"s with their flash cars I never seemed to get an answer that made sense. It was always on the lines of 'don't be smart' whatever that's supposed to mean.

Edited October 28, 2015 by overherebc