Bikers in Suphan Buri launch safe riding campaign

SUPHAN BURI, 11 July 2016 (NNT) - The “Suphan Buri We Love Vespa” group has campaigned for safe riding and donated helmets to children.

More than 100 members of the group on Sunday rode their Vespa scooters across the Mueang district in the safe riding campaign. Mr. Arthit Suriyaphanphong, a representative of the group, said the activity focused on wearing a helmet every time one rode a motorcycle. Motorcycle passengers, especially children, did not usually wear a helmet, said Mr. Arthit.

The group organized the activity after they saw a police officer, Pol.Lt. Weera Nuchsilp, who busked for charity to buy helmets for children.

The Nong Ya Sai police station and the “Suphan Buri We Love Vespa” group will give helmets to children at a local elementary school on 12 July 2016.

-- NNT 2016-07-11

Good job on promoting helmets, but is it cynical of me to wonder how many members undertake, drive between cars, drive on the pavement and/or drive the wrong side of the road

Good job on promoting helmets, but is it cynical of me to wonder how many members undertake, drive between cars, drive on the pavement and/or drive the wrong side of the road

Better than nothing!

Undertaking, lane splitting, pavement riding, and riding the wrong way are all culturally accepted here - I find some foreigners really lose their cool over these things but.... TIT.

Well done for contributing to congestion. [emoji39]

I always wondered why there is never any police around at start and finish of school times but my friend informed me that their children allegedly take the motor bikes to school and leave the police at home with the helmets

Good job on promoting helmets, but is it cynical of me to wonder how many members undertake, drive between cars, drive on the pavement and/or drive the wrong side of the road

Better than nothing!

Undertaking, lane splitting, pavement riding, and riding the wrong way are all culturally accepted here - I find some foreigners really lose their cool over these things but.... TIT.

No I am sorry it is not better than nothing and shirks full responsibility. Bike deaths are far to many here. The lousy helmets called 'wind breakers' are hardly going to reduce significant deaths. The government and people should finally accept that nearly all people on bikes, do not follow the safety rules and blatantly disregard theirs and others lives.

This is like p-ing on a fire that is out of control.

They chop the breasts off girls in Africa and mutilate there private parts. That's culturally accepted but doesn't make it right!

Edited July 11, 20169 yr by Laughing Gravy

Good job on promoting helmets, but is it cynical of me to wonder how many members undertake, drive between cars, drive on the pavement and/or drive the wrong side of the road

Better than nothing!

Undertaking, lane splitting, pavement riding, and riding the wrong way are all culturally accepted here - I find some foreigners really lose their cool over these things but.... TIT.

So "culturally accepted" makes breaking the law ok. Running red lights is also accepted so next time you get t-boned don't complain. My wife and friends (all Thai) despise bad drivers...I guess you're more Thai than Thais then

If the law regarding crash helmets was implemented across the country and adhered to there would be no need for busking policemen gawd help us. Next door to me is a lovely 14 yo girl who has decided it is time to borrow mother's Wave. I donated a helmet to her but she doesn't like them , probably doesn't like seat belts either.

activities which are

community driven, with support from the authorities will be far more effective

and productive than unilateral campaigns and

promotions in creating public awareness.

add a little peer pressure for a greater

chance of success.

definitely a step in the right direction.

I would like to donate 1000 light bulbs for front and back lights of motocycles.

More important than those cheap and useless helmets they wear.

Why are Thais so careless ? Tradition, culture... I see.

Good job on promoting helmets, but is it cynical of me to wonder how many members undertake, drive between cars, drive on the pavement and/or drive the wrong side of the road

Better than nothing!

Undertaking, lane splitting, pavement riding, and riding the wrong way are all culturally accepted here - I find some foreigners really lose their cool over these things but.... TIT.

So "culturally accepted" makes breaking the law ok. Running red lights is also accepted so next time you get t-boned don't complain. My wife and friends (all Thai) despise bad drivers...I guess you're more Thai than Thais then

Helmets are important and non negotiable for me - to be on topic.

But, I can accept lane splitting, undertaking, pavement riding (I mean the scooters parked on the footpath didn't fly there), and riding the wrong way..... like I can accept many of the other strange things living in LOS. Running red lights is dodgy and there are more and more cameras (around BKK at least). But you should never rely on a light (red or green) you should always make sure an intersection is safe before moving through it.

But my point about being culturally accepted means -> don't waste your time trying to change it. Driving (not religious / body mutilation) customs are different everywhere, and some foreigner from a developed country can kick and scream all they like, it will make no difference.

Try stopping cars using the emergency stopping lane(s) on expressways during peak hour, try enforcing 'roadworthiness' for kitchens-on-wheels, try stopping school kids riding 4 up to school, and while you are at it, what about pick-ups with 12 people in the back. It doesn't matter what our opinions are, these things exist because TIT.