dingdongrb Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I didn't know there were unmarked police cars in CM and I have lived here for nearly 8 years. Just about 15 mins ago I left Big C (Hang Dong - CM Rd and Middle Ring Rd intersection) and followed out a S&P Bakery delivery truck. We were both in the left lane heading South and traffic was stopped due to the light being red. When the light changed and we moved forward the S&P truck crossed two lanes in the middle of the intersection to get in the rightmost through lane while passing the slower traffic. The next thing I know I heard a siren ahead of me as I made a lane change in the middle lane. As the S&P truck went on down the road he changed into the middle lane and then I could see ahead where there was a car (bronze colored Honda Accord) in the rightmost lane with the red and blue lights flashing in his back window. The Accord then pulled ahead of the S&P truck changing into the middle lane and proceeded to go very slow slowing down the truck. They both then veered towards the side of the road and as I went by I could see a uniformed policeman in the Accord and he was gesturing to the S&P driver to pull the truck over. Not sure what the truck did so wrong as I've seen other drivers do far worse but I think what happened was when the truck driver cut across two lanes in the intersection he did so and pulled out in front of the cop. Must have pissed him off. All while living in Thailand I have yet to see, until today, a cop car pull over another vehicle. And I now have learned that there are unmarked police cars. I guess I'd better stop driving like 'a bat out of hell'...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Bronze Honda Accord. Thanks for the tip off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 seen a bronze accord yesterday,really looked a beautiful motor,i wonder?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyecatcher Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I didn't know there were unmarked police cars in CM and I have lived here for nearly 8 years. You're not supposed to! Isnt that the purpose of an unmarked police car/plain clothes officer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I am far less surprised the police have unmarked cars.. Than the claim that one of them was used to perform a stop on a moving violation !! Now thats something I have never seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 What's the point of an unmarked police car with a uniformed officer inside.......bit of a giveaway isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 What's the point of an unmarked police car with a uniformed officer inside.......bit of a giveaway isn't it? The uniform stops folk from shooting him when he tries to apprehend them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrad Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Maybe they could get someone to paint 'Unmarked Police Car' on the sides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnicaleBob Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I have seen this happen before and I know there are a few of them out on the streets. I think they might be a unit within the Thai Highway Patrol which has an office in Chiang Mai. I think it is a good thing that they are starting to stop people for moving violations, it is done all the time in other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naboo Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Funny, saw one heading up the superhighway into Chiang Mai this afternoon, blues and twos blaring. Assumed it was some numnut kid who had been down to the local car accessory shop. Maybe it actually was police. Which brings up a question, being stopped by some scam artist pretending to be a cop, would that be better or worse than being stopped by the real gangsters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaiLai Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 What's the point of an unmarked police car with a uniformed officer inside.......bit of a giveaway isn't it? any police presence is welcomed when it comes to vehicular matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 What's the point of an unmarked police car with a uniformed officer inside.......bit of a giveaway isn't it? It was an unmarked police car, not an undercover officer. Even in the USA the officers in the unmarked cars wear uniforms. (I know from unfortunate experience.. ) BTW, with all the dark tinted windows here in LOS how many cars can you actually look into and see the driver clearly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naboo Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 What's the point of an unmarked police car with a uniformed officer inside.......bit of a giveaway isn't it? any police presence is welcomed when it comes to vehicular matters You must be new in town. Let me just remove the blindfold so that you can see what the real world is like. Enjoy your stay, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Any one that drives a bronze coloured Honda Accord must be of bad character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Funny, saw one heading up the superhighway into Chiang Mai this afternoon, blues and twos blaring. Assumed it was some numnut kid who had been down to the local car accessory shop. Maybe it actually was police. Which brings up a question, being stopped by some scam artist pretending to be a cop, would that be better or worse than being stopped by the real gangsters? Same Thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I've never, in eight years in CM, seen a cop car give chase to anything. Or even seen a cop car waiting with a radar gun, anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaptainrob Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 We must have turned left out of BigC about the same time as I crossed behind that bronze/gold Accord to make a right turn before the lights. It was especially noticeable due to 3 whip antennae sprouting out of the boot lid. Couldn't see the driver but there was a 'screen' mounted atop the centre of dashboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nithisa78 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 The police are everywhere. The question is are you worthy enough for them to take the time out. Set you straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nithisa78 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I've never, in eight years in CM, seen a cop car give chase to anything. Or even seen a cop car waiting with a radar gun, anywhere. that means nothing. I'd wager there are at least two other things you've never seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I've never, in eight years in CM, seen a cop car give chase to anything. Or even seen a cop car waiting with a radar gun, anywhere. that means nothing. I'd wager there are at least two other things you've never seen. Ok, since you challenge me (on road behaviour): 1. I have never seen traffic slow down or move to the side to allow an ambulance to get through; 2. I have never seen traffic stop to allow a pedestrian to cross Huay Kaew when the light is on green (for the pedestrian) and (obviously) red for the helter-skelter traffic. I could go on, but.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowisee Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Best to just keep driving to the nearest police station? Funny, saw one heading up the superhighway into Chiang Mai this afternoon, blues and twos blaring. Assumed it was some numnut kid who had been down to the local car accessory shop. Maybe it actually was police. Which brings up a question, being stopped by some scam artist pretending to be a cop, would that be better or worse than being stopped by the real gangsters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 We must have turned left out of BigC about the same time as I crossed behind that bronze/gold Accord to make a right turn before the lights. It was especially noticeable due to 3 whip antennae sprouting out of the boot lid. Couldn't see the driver but there was a 'screen' mounted atop the centre of dashboard. I'm sure we did Rob as you look recognizable from your profile pic.. Were you behind me driving the (if I recall) light grey mini-van? I was in a light grey Mazda 3. I noticed the antenna as well but didn't think anything about it as I've seen many other vehicles with massive CB antennas. I did notice the large monitor as the passenger window was down but couldn't see the driver as I wasn't pulled up far enough and was actually paying more attention to the traffic. As far as another poster stating that they never seen a cop car pulled aside and using a radar gun. I happened to have a few of those occurrences (unfortunately finding out the hard way) but never in the CM area. Once I was ticketed by radar where the cop car was hidden in the median area between a bunch of trees. That was just outside of Nakhon Sawan. And the other time was in the rural Isaan area (Hwy 24 in Buri Ram providence). It was a police truck and it was off the side of the road hidden on a path in a sugar cane field (sneaky bastard). He got me and they flagged me over about 1 km down the road where I paid a 200 baht fine. Afterward traveling about another 10 or so km further there was another!!! The only think that stopped me from getting a second ticket was I had slowed down due to the piss poor road conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anono222 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I've never, in eight years in CM, seen a cop car give chase to anything. Or even seen a cop car waiting with a radar gun, anywhere. that means nothing. I'd wager there are at least two other things you've never seen. I see the radar gun for taking photos of speeding cars at least twice a week on the super highway near the rual road cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza40 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 What's the point of an unmarked police car with a uniformed officer inside.......bit of a giveaway isn't it? Depends on the tint level...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Bronze Honda Accord. Thanks for the tip off We need to see more of this with unmarked police cars, but only if the police stop the real dangerous ones, and not just because they get pissed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiTony2 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 CM also have plain clothes police undercover agents. Been her 8 years and haven't seen them? There are many things in Thailand that you haven't seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailanddogerator Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Cops often use their private cars or motorbkes everywhere in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLover Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Maybe the copper wanted a morning danish (pastry, not expat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Cops often use their private cars or motorbkes everywhere in Thailand. Yup lots of 20 year old clapped out Honda Dreams, that couldn't pass a test on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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