Batman busted: Dark Knight detained by Bangkok traffic police

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Batman busted: Dark Knight detained by Bangkok traffic police
By Coconuts Bangkok


Batman in a less-than-glorious moment at the Bangkok traffic police booth. Photo: Thongchai Lisittiwong

He's the hero Bangkok deserves - but not the one its traffic police needs right now

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok’s Batman has denied being arrested in the capital after scandalous photos of the Dark Knight at a traffic police booth went viral online over the weekend.

The pics of Bangkok traffic police pulling over the Caped Crusader in his awesome Batmobile led many to believe the superhero had gone rogue and broken traffic rules.

However the 29-year-old Batman, who disguises himself by day as toy shop owner Kampanat Chankaew at Khlong Thom market, said it was a “misunderstanding”.

He claims he was only stopped for questioning at the security booth on Friday while driving across the Memorial Bridge, and that police even asked him for selfies.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/12/14/batman-busted-dark-knight-detained-bangkok-traffic-police


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-12-14

[jaywalker]

He was out fighting crime!!!!!!!

For Chrissake they JUST INVITED HIM TO DO SO a couple weeks ago!

I guess Somchai didn't get the memo.

Edited December 14, 2015 by jaywalker

[Freed1948]

That's news?

[taony]

Car without registration plates, but don't worry, the police weren't doing any police work, they just wanted selfies!!

[lee b]

omg, nothing ever suprises me here haha

[NongKhaiKid]

I'm sure the PM will be on this as here's a Thai dressing up as a FOREIGN super hero, what about promoting Thainess and all those core values etc ?

There's one Thai super hero the PM could order, sorry, suggest he dresses as.

[NCC1701A]

forget this guy... this is who i want to see driving around Bangkok...

[streboris]

Car without registration plates, but don't worry, the police weren't doing any police work, they just wanted selfies!!

be impossible to identify that car without registration plates...

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[LannaGuy]

I would have thought Ratman was a bit more apt

[IamNoone88]

If there is ever a city that needs a superhero ..... its Bangkok. Good on him. He might make a good PM one day!!

[arminbkk]

Well the guy did put some effort into playing the part.

[DrTuner]

Now that's a great photo-op for the BIB.

[Squeegee]

forget this guy... this is who i want to see driving around Bangkok...

Wow I even put my headphones on for that one.

But this is better:

[Mot Dang]

TiT - this is Thailand. Simply marvelous.

...... the plane, the plane ......

[mrrizzla]

He's a hero for wearing that suit in this heat tbh.

[DrTuner]

That ride is pretty cool. I suppose it's based on a 1.5L vios? Joker would laugh himself to death.

[pgrahmm]

Busted → Assault & BATT-ery ....

[TheCruncher]

He claims he was only stopped for questioning at the security booth on Friday while driving across the Memorial Bridge, and that police even asked him for selfies.

In any civilized country his car would be confiscated, and probably pressed to a cube, and the driver verbalized if not in jail for some time.

But hey, those countries also don't have nearly 80 traffic deaths each and every day.

[guzzi850m2]

He claims he was only stopped for questioning at the security booth on Friday while driving across the Memorial Bridge, and that police even asked him for selfies.

In any civilized country his car would be confiscated, and probably pressed to a cube, and the driver verbalized if not in jail for some time.

But hey, those countries also don't have nearly 80 traffic deaths each and every day.

Correct but I like that he can get away with it, way to go Batman.

You can always go back to your "civilized" country if you can't stomach it here.

But don't go to L.A. (USA), eh, the cops there just pumped 32 bullets into a crawling man, how civilized it that??

[Shadychris]

Car without registration plates, but don't worry, the police weren't doing any police work, they just wanted selfies!!

Jeez ...lighten up a bit why don't you!

Since when has Batman ever been required to display registration plates anyway?

It's things like this that make Thailand a fun an interesting place to live.

Edited December 14, 2015 by Shadychris

[Remi080]

Car without registration plates, but don't worry, the police weren't doing any police work, they just wanted selfies!!

Jeez ...lighten up a bit why don't you!

Since when has Batman ever been required to display registration plates anyway?

It's things like this that make Thailand a fun an interesting place to live.

To bad lots of people here dont see the fun in it. They are negative, nothing is good here.

Still they like to live here.

Hope to see iron man once to, that would be cool.

[Tywais]

He claims he was only stopped for questioning at the security booth on Friday while driving across the Memorial Bridge, and that police even asked him for selfies.

In any civilized country his car would be confiscated, and probably pressed to a cube, and the driver verbalized if not in jail for some time.

Batmobile on a US highway. Corvette frame underneath. Does have tags on the back though.

The cops are really verbalizing this Batman. Unfortunately he was recently killed when his 'batmobile' had trouble and he had to pull off to the side of the highway where he was hit. Another one helping the needy.

[TheCruncher]

He claims he was only stopped for questioning at the security booth on Friday while driving across the Memorial Bridge, and that police even asked him for selfies.

In any civilized country his car would be confiscated, and probably pressed to a cube, and the driver verbalized if not in jail for some time.

But hey, those countries also don't have nearly 80 traffic deaths each and every day.

Correct but I like that he can get away with it, way to go Batman.

You can always go back to your "civilized" country if you can't stomach it here.

But don't go to L.A. (USA), eh, the cops there just pumped 32 bullets into a crawling man, how civilized it that??

And what do your comment about LA police shooting a man have to do with the subject?

The car in the OP is a modified car, might not be road worthy, and be a danger to other road users.

I'm sure you must get the point of the vehicle inspections in civilized countries.

[Andreas2]

I'm delighted to report, that our super hero is already back in business.

Seen tonight over the roofs of Bangkok - We can all go to sleep relaxed again.

[DrTuner]

The car in the OP is a modified car, might not be road worthy, and be a danger to other road users.

And this is Thailand, so that one will pass DLT check with flying colors, it's sanuk maak. Probably in better condition than most of the old clunkers around here.

[Shadychris]

He claims he was only stopped for questioning at the security booth on Friday while driving across the Memorial Bridge, and that police even asked him for selfies.

In any civilized country his car would be confiscated, and probably pressed to a cube, and the driver verbalized if not in jail for some time.

But hey, those countries also don't have nearly 80 traffic deaths each and every day.

Correct but I like that he can get away with it, way to go Batman.

You can always go back to your "civilized" country if you can't stomach it here.

But don't go to L.A. (USA), eh, the cops there just pumped 32 bullets into a crawling man, how civilized it that??

And what do your comment about LA police shooting a man have to do with the subject?

The car in the OP is a modified car, might not be road worthy, and be a danger to other road users.

I'm sure you must get the point of the vehicle inspections in civilized countries.

His responding comment has everything to do with either your inference that Thailand is not a civilized country, or that you are just indulging in Thai bashing, or more likely both.

If you knew anything at all about about Thailand you would know that there are actually vehicle inspections for vehicles over seven years old, and just the same as in most western countries the certificate is required before you can purchase vehicle tax. - guess you never heard of the TorRorRor, or even know what it means eh? There are also requirements concerning modifying motor vehicles under section 14 of the Motor Vehicle Act

So as the police did not issue a fine for any breaches of the aforementioned, and BKK traffic police do tend be quite tough, it's a fair assumption that the vehicle is likely in order, apart from no registration plate displayed - a fairly minor offence anyway.

If you really cant stomach that, then maybe you need to go back to your so very "civilized" home country, where you will be protected and safe from the huge danger of meeting Batman in his modified car.

And finally with reference to your first post quoting 80 traffic deaths a day - yes the figure is roughly correct, but just quoting that figure by itself is meaningless and rather disingenuous. There are other things to take into account. Many many more people per head of population drive in Thailand than do in other parts of the world - likely due to the fact that pretty much everyone who doesn't have a car will have a bike\scooter and a lot of car owners will also have\use a scooter at times. Half of the world's road fatalities are motorcyclists. Do you start to see a connection?

It's also useful to look at fatalities per 100,000 vehicles The figure of road deaths per 100,000 vehicles for Thailand is actually quite reasonable. Of the 190 odd countries providing statistics on road fatalities\100k vehicles, Thailand just gets in the lower 50%..

Highly unlikely then that Thailand's figure of 80 traffic fatalities a day is going to be reduced significantly by the Thai traffic police confiscating the Batmobile, and throwing Batman in jail....

[TheCruncher]

And what do your comment about LA police shooting a man have to do with the subject?

The car in the OP is a modified car, might not be road worthy, and be a danger to other road users.

I'm sure you must get the point of the vehicle inspections in civilized countries.

His responding comment has everything to do with either your inference that Thailand is not a civilized country, or that you are just indulging in Thai bashing, or more likely both.

If you knew anything at all about about Thailand you would know that there are actually vehicle inspections for vehicles over seven years old, and just the same as in most western countries the certificate is required before you can purchase vehicle tax. - guess you never heard of the TorRorRor, or even know what it means eh? There are also requirements concerning modifying motor vehicles under section 14 of the Motor Vehicle Act

So as the police did not issue a fine for any breaches of the aforementioned, and BKK traffic police do tend be quite tough, it's a fair assumption that the vehicle is likely in order, apart from no registration plate displayed - a fairly minor offence anyway.

If you really cant stomach that, then maybe you need to go back to your so very "civilized" home country, where you will be protected and safe from the huge danger of meeting Batman in his modified car.

And finally with reference to your first post quoting 80 traffic deaths a day - yes the figure is roughly correct, but just quoting that figure by itself is meaningless and rather disingenuous. There are other things to take into account. Many many more people per head of population drive in Thailand than do in other parts of the world - likely due to the fact that pretty much everyone who doesn't have a car will have a bike\scooter and a lot of car owners will also have\use a scooter at times. Half of the world's road fatalities are motorcyclists. Do you start to see a connection?

It's also useful to look at fatalities per 100,000 vehicles The figure of road deaths per 100,000 vehicles for Thailand is actually quite reasonable. Of the 190 odd countries providing statistics on road fatalities\100k vehicles, Thailand just gets in the lower 50%..

Highly unlikely then that Thailand's figure of 80 traffic fatalities a day is going to be reduced significantly by the Thai traffic police confiscating the Batmobile, and throwing Batman in jail....

Really, have you actually ever been to Thailand, or to a vehicle inspection in Thailand for that matter?

I drive a car and ride bikes for over 20 years in Thailand, so I have been to plenty of them.

What happens at such an inspection is check the frame and engine number, emission test, check the lights and for cars additionally also brake test

That's all. You call that a vehicle inspection?

By the way vehicle inspections can be done at third party garages, and there is nothing what some palm grease can't fix there.

Now if you drive around in Thailand, which I doubt you have ever done, you will on a frequent base notice vehicles with no lights mounted at all, yet they have a tax sticker so they must have passed vehicle inspection. Strange isn't it?

It's also useful to look at fatalities per 100,000 vehicles The figure of road deaths per 100,000 vehicles for Thailand is actually quite reasonable. Of the 190 odd countries providing statistics on road fatalities\100k vehicles, Thailand just gets in the lower 50%.

Really, you must live in another Thailand as everyone else, or most probably under a rock.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/789014-thailand-ranks-world-no2-in-road-fatalities/

Thailand ranks world no.2 in road fatalities

BANGKOK, 3 Jan 2015 (NNT) – Danger-prone road conditions and recklessness of motorists have made Thailand become one of the three countries with the highest numbers of traffic fatalities in the world.

Based on the statistics of the World Health Organization and University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Thailand is ranked second in terms of traffic fatalities with 44 deaths per a population of 100,000 per year.

Edited December 15, 2015 by TheCruncher