28 cars taken in motorway racing bust

[Jonathan Fairfield]

28 cars taken in motorway racing bust

BANGKOK:-- Highway and Taling Chan local police seized 28 cars and pickup trucks and detained over 20 racers and supporters after they blocked traffic on a section of Kanchanapisek motorway to race last night.

The mass arrest came after police received tipoff that these racers were making appointment on social media to gather on the motorway in front of the office of Samakhom Pak Tai Association to begin a race.

A plan to arrest and seize their vehicles was then worked out with the use of Taling Chan police, highway police and volunteers.

The plan included the use of heavy trucks blocking both ends of the motorway’s express lanes from Kilometre 23 to Kilometre 27.

As over 100 cars and pickup trucks that were modified for racing proposed arrived to start the race, the police then swooped on the place and heavy trucks began blockading both ends of the expressway section.

Traffic on the motorway section was closed.

But over half of the racers and their vehicles managed to escape through the unblocked exits due to insufficient police personnel to man all exits on parallel lanes.

Only 28 vehicles, 20 cars and eight pickup trucks were seized along with drivers and their passengers.

They were taken to Taling Chan police station and would face three charges, driving with no regard to safety of others, street racing and illegal modification of vehicles.

Their vehicles were transported to Bang Khae Highway Police Office for inspection.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/28-cars-taken-in-motorway-racing-bust

-- Thai PBS 2015-12-25

[kartman]

.From the pictures if they have illegal modifications so have about 95% of the other vehicles on Thai roads

[Ks45672]

They're was a huge drag race on dindeang rd last week, hundreds of kids on modified scooters blocked the road for awhile, quite entertaining to watch for awhile but I was wondering where tf is the so called police force....

[MESmith]

Does the Thai army have Apache helicopters? Now, that would make good tv

[ClutchClark]

This was great police work and a genuine benefit to society to get these wreckless drivers off the public streets.

Excellent.

[trogers]

Law should be modified so that seized vehicles will become state property...

[ratcatcher]

This was great police work and a genuine benefit to society to get these wreckless drivers off the public streets.

Excellent.

C.C., its the reckless drivers that usually end up in a wreck.

[Seastallion]

This was great police work and a genuine benefit to society to get these wreckless drivers off the public streets.

Excellent.

Sorta.

"But over half of the racers and their vehicles managed to escape through the unblocked exits"

[Basil B]

This was great police work and a genuine benefit to society to get these wreckless drivers off the public streets.

Excellent.

Sorta.

"But over half of the racers and their vehicles managed to escape through the unblocked exits"

I think they managed to take enough vehicles to certainly make those who were lucky enough to get away this time think twice about risking their vehicles again...

Hope the police upload footage of the vehicles being scrapped on to YouTube

[Thian]

Yesterday i drove my motocy in a group of scooters in Bang Sue BKK.

We went around the corner and there was a checkpoint, police all over the road.

More then half of the scooterdrivers stopped, turned 180 degree's and just drove against traffic.

The police didn't do anything.

Thailand only!

[Ks45672]

Yesterday i drove my motocy in a group of scooters in Bang Sue BKK.

We went around the corner and there was a checkpoint, police all over the road.

More then half of the scooterdrivers stopped, turned 180 degree's and just drove against traffic.

The police didn't do anything.

Thailand only!

I know what you mean...

They don't stay longer than, 30-45"min in 1 location so it's hard to mobilise a police "Crackdown" of they're constantly changing location every 30min or so

Is hard to get enough officer's to the scene fast enough to be effective, unless we gave the officers real and absolute power and that will never happen here....

[Lampang2]

This was great police work and a genuine benefit to society to get these wreckless drivers off the public streets.

Excellent.

Sorta.

"But over half of the racers and their vehicles managed to escape through the unblocked exits"

I think they managed to take enough vehicles to certainly make those who were lucky enough to get away this time think twice about risking their vehicles again...

Hope the police upload footage of the vehicles being scrapped on to YouTube

Yes.

But fines are typically very low for the ones caught.

Let's see if we get any follow up reports.

[DavisH]

They are racing brios and jazzes lol...at least race in something with power! Impound them...

[Ks45672]

This was great police work and a genuine benefit to society to get these wreckless drivers off the public streets.

Excellent.

Sorta.

"But over half of the racers and their vehicles managed to escape through the unblocked exits"

I think they managed to take enough vehicles to certainly make those who were lucky enough to get away this time think twice about risking their vehicles again...

Hope the police upload footage of the vehicles being scrapped on to YouTube

Yes.

But fines are typically very low for the ones caught.

Let's see if we get any follow up reports.

A few baht doesn't always work

I've had mates who got their entire bike confiscated and they don't ride scooters lol

A good friend got a hayabusa taken from him at rayong one day because it was a suspected grey import..... And he's Thai so they don't only rip the white man

.. They rip whoever

....

[Lampang2]

This was great police work and a genuine benefit to society to get these wreckless drivers off the public streets.

Excellent.

Sorta.

"But over half of the racers and their vehicles managed to escape through the unblocked exits"

I think they managed to take enough vehicles to certainly make those who were lucky enough to get away this time think twice about risking their vehicles again...

Hope the police upload footage of the vehicles being scrapped on to YouTube

Yes.

But fines are typically very low for the ones caught.

Let's see if we get any follow up reports.

A few baht doesn't always work
I've had mates who got their entire bike confiscated and they don't ride scooters lol

A good friend got a hayabusa taken from him at rayong one day because it was a suspected grey import..... And he's Thai so they don't only rip the white man
.. They rip whoever
....

I wouldn't compare illegally imported motorcycles to modified cars.

Most of them probably not modified or just mildly.

Let's hope for follow up reports to settle the score.

[Langsuan Man]

But over half of the racers and their vehicles managed to escape through the unblocked exits due to insufficient police personnel to man all exits on parallel lanes.

Says it all

Even when they know when and where a crime is about to be committed they still can't shoot straight

[jacko45k]

No charges made with respect to blocking off a public motorway?

Surely large trucks can be traced and the owners punished.

[Langsuan Man]

No charges made with respect to blocking off a public motorway?

Surely large trucks can be traced and the owners punished.

I guess you missed the part of the story where the trucks were positioned by the Police

The plan included the use of heavy trucks blocking both ends of the motorway’s express lanes from Kilometre 23 to Kilometre 27.

As over 100 cars and pickup trucks that were modified for racing proposed arrived to start the race, the police then swooped on the place and heavy trucks began blockading both ends of the expressway section.

[phitsanulokjohn]

Well done to the Police.I can only assume these kids are fed up with living.

[hobobo]

Yesterday i drove my motocy in a group of scooters in Bang Sue BKK.

We went around the corner and there was a checkpoint, police all over the road.

More then half of the scooterdrivers stopped, turned 180 degree's and just drove against traffic.

The police didn't do anything.

Thailand only!

Sounds like you are proud of yourself and your stupid and dangerous actions. I hope that the next time you drive against traffic on a motorway you end up under an 18-wheeler.

[soalbundy]

This was great police work and a genuine benefit to society to get these wreckless drivers off the public streets.

Excellent.

Wreckless? was that an attempt at a pun?

[duckmandon]

A plan to arrest and seize their vehicles was then worked out with the use of Taling Chan police, highway police and volunteers. Great planning BiB you let over half of them get away & you still new how many were there. Maybe you should have set up video cameras & then visit them all later.

[Thian]

Yesterday i drove my motocy in a group of scooters in Bang Sue BKK.

We went around the corner and there was a checkpoint, police all over the road.

More then half of the scooterdrivers stopped, turned 180 degree's and just drove against traffic.

The police didn't do anything.

Thailand only!

Sounds like you are proud of yourself and your stupid and dangerous actions. I hope that the next time you drive against traffic on a motorway you end up under an 18-wheeler.

Check the thread about progessive lenses dude.....maybe then you can read properly....i have nothing to fear from the police and they didn't bother me when i passed them.

But i never understand their handsignals so they might have told me to stop, who knows

[Nobb]

Another police screw up let many escape. The police in Thailand can not be called traded to be world caliber police. More like the old Keestone Cops! Three Stogies and no answers to crimes!

[JGV]

Put them all in prison for a year

Maybe they will grow up

[bim]

They're was a huge drag race on dindeang rd last week, hundreds of kids on modified scooters blocked the road for awhile, quite entertaining to watch for awhile but I was wondering where tf is the so called police force....

The scooter race outside our house last night had a Police escort. I thought at first great here are the Police to stop this. But how wrong I was when the Police car was then followed by all these kids on bikes and realised there were clearing the road for them. What happened to this clamp down on these 7 days? Went on past midnight and non were wearing helmets. Crazy. Edited December 27, 2015 by bim

[Thian]

They're was a huge drag race on dindeang rd last week, hundreds of kids on modified scooters blocked the road for awhile, quite entertaining to watch for awhile but I was wondering where tf is the so called police force....

The scooter race outside our house last night had a Police escort. I thought at first great here are the Police to stop this. But how wrong I was when the Police car was then followed by all these kids on bikes and realised there were clearing the road for them. What happened to this clamp down on these 7 days? Went on past midnight and non were wearing helmets. Crazy.

Well no helmet only hurts in case of accident but no glasses is even more stupid imo. There are so many mozzies and bugs flying around who really hurt the eyeballs if going 100 + km/hr.

[billphillips]

28 vehicles but only 20 racers and supporters were detained? Must be a misprint surely.

A surprisingly good result for the police though.

[bim]

They're was a huge drag race on dindeang rd last week, hundreds of kids on modified scooters blocked the road for awhile, quite entertaining to watch for awhile but I was wondering where tf is the so called police force....

The scooter race outside our house last night had a Police escort. I thought at first great here are the Police to stop this. But how wrong I was when the Police car was then followed by all these kids on bikes and realised there were clearing the road for them. What happened to this clamp down on these 7 days? Went on past midnight and non were wearing helmets. Crazy.

Well no helmet only hurts in case of accident but no glasses is even more stupid imo. There are so many mozzies and bugs flying around who really hurt the eyeballs if going 100 + km/hr.

Your so right. That would explain why they were riding with there head to the side and not watching where they were going.

[swampdonkey]

Does the Thai army have Apache helicopters? Now, that would make good tv

Don't know about Apache's

But they have plenty of Cowboys