Bangkok Metropolitan Police to strictly enforce motorcycle ban on flyovers, tunnels this week

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Metropolitan police to strictly enforce motorcycle ban on flyovers, tunnels this week



BANGKOK: -- Beginning this week, Bangkok traffic police will strictly enforce traffic law banning motorcycles to use 39 flyovers and six tunnels.

This was disclosed today by Pol Maj Gen Piyaphan Pingmuang, deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, after the ban was published in the Royal Gazette and became effective July 23.

But as the law took effect, motorcyclists were still seen using all the said 39 flyovers and six tunnels this morning.

Metropolitan Police Bureau deputy commissioner said it would take a few more days for the police to begin tough enforcement of the law as motorcyclists were still unaware of the ban after they were given almost a three month grace to use these banned flyovers and tunnels.

But within this week, violated of the ban will be arrested and fined.

Highway officer earlier said flyovers, bridges and tunnels in Bangkok and its vicinity were built to solve traffic problems and not designed for use by motorcyclists.

Their main purpose was facilitating the flow of traffic for cars.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/metropolitan-police-strictly-enforce-motorcycle-ban-flyovers-tunnels-week/

-- Thai PBS 2016-07-25

[DLang]

Will it be strictly enforced for 1 month, 1 week, 1 day, or shorter?

[DLang]

Highway officer earlier said flyovers, bridges and tunnels in Bangkok and its vicinity were built to solve traffic problems and not designed for use by motorcyclists.

So taking all these motorbikes:

That are smoothly filtering between two lanes of traffic, and adding them to the junctions, roads and traffic lights above/below the bridge/tunnel will ease traffic problems?

[huanga]

While at it, also try to bust those motorcycles and cars that go against direction of traffic!

[Dexlowe]

Ahhh .. we haven't had a "strictly enforce" for a few days now. It's left me terribly confused. But the metro police chief has come to my rescue.

They should have methadone for those of us who suffer from "strictly enforce" withdrawal symptoms.

[tifino]

bib ha!!

bring in the army to do the job

[ezzra]

Why the police has this bug up their asses and so fixated on motorbikes on fly overs and tunnels?

what's wrong with those bikers using them no one tells and I'm sure no one knows, is just some

old edict silly law that no one knows why it was enacted into law, there're million other serious traffic

infringements going on all over at any given time everywhere, and those coppers busying themselves

with the small stuff......

[huahinjoe]

Why the police has this bug up their asses and so fixated on motorbikes on fly overs and tunnels?

what's wrong with those bikers using them no one tells and I'm sure no one knows, is just some

old edict silly law that no one knows why it was enacted into law, there're million other serious traffic

infringements going on all over at any given time everywhere, and those coppers busying themselves

with the small stuff......

Guess it's all about revenue targeting, there is already a crackdown on bikes on a daily basis probably because they tend to be not so rich with "good" connections and easy to target. You won't see much car checkpoints daily in Bangkok in the city center. There is already a thai grassroots facebook group with half a million followers posting all the checkpoints mostly daytime about every half an hour, they all targeting bikes only and their app shows the nearest one as well if they sign up similar to Waze traffic app...

[gdgbb]

Highway officer earlier said flyovers, bridges and tunnels in Bangkok and its vicinity were built to solve traffic problems and not designed for use by motorcyclists.

So taking all these motorbikes:

That are smoothly filtering between two lanes of traffic, and adding them to the junctions, roads and traffic lights above/below the bridge/tunnel will ease traffic problems?

If, as you suggest, they "are smoothly filtering" on the flyover and not causing issues there, then they won't cause issues under the flyover either, will they?

They'd be "smoothly filtering" on the road where they are not illegal, leaving the flyover for the legal traffic that it was designed for.

[Redline]

It's so the cars can drive faster. After all, there is no enforcement for speeding, and less than half the people that get tickets pay them. There should be one lane for motorbikes, and it should be enforced that motorbikes stay in that lane, and cars don't. There are too many cars already.

[Laughing Gravy]

Another News thread that literally cracks me up. People breaking the law so we will arrest them this wee. What about the rest of the weeks and days. Announcing it also, absolutely unbelievable. Why not have the 'crack down' then announce how many people were stopped and fined.

It is a bit like telling thieves, that you are going to arrest them, if they steal this week in 39 different locations. My sides hurt.

[rodknock]

end of the month need rent money and money for mia noi.

[jaiyenyen]

And while they're at it, can they also enforce the law that says motorcycles can't drive on Viphavadi / Rangsit road.

[orchidlady]

How about on sidewalks, Lat Prao road for example, was knocked down twice before I moved to a quieter street.

[jacko45k]

Highway officer earlier said flyovers, bridges and tunnels in Bangkok and its vicinity were built to solve traffic problems and not designed for use by motorcyclists.

That are smoothly filtering between two lanes of traffic, and adding them to the junctions, roads and traffic lights above/below the bridge/tunnel will ease traffic problems?

Yes, particularly if car/van/bus drivers leave a small channel and space at the front of the queue for them to manoeuvre through to the front so that they are quickly on their way, and out of the way when the lights do change. Sadly many seem to deliberately prevent this, trying to squeeze their 2.5m wide car into a 2m gap.

[Thian]

And while they're at it, can they also enforce the law that says motorcycles can't drive on Viphavadi / Rangsit road.

They allready do that sometimes. I've seen police standing on the mainroad stopping motocycles who drove there.

But for years i also have been riding the mainroad there, there is no sign at all that motocycles should stay lept on the frontroad. So how should we know? And maybe they do have signs for it, just like at the tunnels, but they are sooooo small you can't see them.

[Redline]

Highway officer earlier said flyovers, bridges and tunnels in Bangkok and its vicinity were built to solve traffic problems and not designed for use by motorcyclists.

That are smoothly filtering between two lanes of traffic, and adding them to the junctions, roads and traffic lights above/below the bridge/tunnel will ease traffic problems?

Yes, particularly if car/van/bus drivers leave a small channel and space at the front of the queue for them to manoeuvre through to the front so that they are quickly on their way, and out of the way when the lights do change. Sadly many seem to deliberately prevent this, trying to squeeze their 2.5m wide car into a 2m gap.

They seem to forget the size of a motorbike, opposed to the size of a car~common sense is allusive...

[jaiyenyen]

^ ^ There are signs, but I must admit they are small, and few and far between.

[kevc]

More bikes using the pavements then.

[thaihome]

Highway officer earlier said flyovers, bridges and tunnels in Bangkok and its vicinity were built to solve traffic problems and not designed for use by motorcyclists.

So taking all these motorbikes:

That are smoothly filtering between two lanes of traffic, and adding them to the junctions, roads and traffic lights above/below the bridge/tunnel will ease traffic problems?

If, as you suggest, they "are smoothly filtering" on the flyover and not causing issues there, then they won't cause issues under the flyover either, will they?

They'd be "smoothly filtering" on the road where they are not illegal, leaving the flyover for the legal traffic that it was designed for.

Excactly. The photo graph is misleading as traffic has stopped and the motorcycles have lined up between lanes. Once traffic starts moving they then push into small gaps between cars, flitting between lanes trying to get ahead. The flyovers are too narrow for the motorcycles to ride on the sides and since they won't stay in one lane they are a hazard to the smooth flow of the cars.

Anyone that actually drives in Bangkok knows this behavior and how dangerous it is.

TH