Banning Baby Bikers: Kids told not to drive motorcycles

[louse1953]

59 minutes ago, dhream said:

In one area of a northern city, the police regularly have a roadblock.

They nab decrepit pick up trucks, and helmetless riders, usually wave everyone else through. 

At least those guys seem to be doing their job.

Bet they let the kids through.Never seen one pulled over yet and they never have helmets.

[transam]

In LOS nobody cares about anything....Paper shufflers and waffle....

[louse1953]

47 minutes ago, Ratcher said:

Things wont change because it wont get enforced. 

My theory is that if they pull over the kids,they can't pay.Ok,cops confiscate bike until somebody pays,probably parents.The cops will be accused of graft by every parent in the country.Maybe this is a step too far in the PR exercise.Corruption in the BIB is accepted by Thais but this may step over the line.Just a theory.

[roo860]

You know what the parents say to me when i suggest not giving them the key.Oh they will do something bad.So what.Take that bloody phone off of them.

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That's exactly true what the parents say!!!!!!!!!!!!


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[captspectre]

around bangkok? what about the rest of the country? until the parents take action (which they never will) or until the police take actin nothing will ever change!

[bark]

Can see four kids on a motorcycle everyday. Nothing new.

Only makes news when they end up as Road Kill .

Then the Thai say" how sad ".

Preventable, yes.

[janhkt]

50 minutes ago, Generalchaos said:

Won't make any difference, most of the kids won't have any tea money so it isn't worth their while stopping them.

In the end, it's the responsibility of the parents, so there you go. Hello, tea money.

[Bantex]

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

Hope they invited the BIB along and reminded them about the law...

To be reminded of something, you need to have knowledge of it in the first place.

 

Try teaching the law!

[MaksimMislavsky]

1 hour ago, impulse said:

I remember when I made the big upgrade from a single speed, coaster brake bicycle to a 10 speed at that age.

 

Scooter?  In my dreams...

I remember I got Young Driver Licence at the age of 14. It allowed driving a normal car while accompanied by a Driver Licence holding adult in the other front seat. Never heard of 10-speed bicycles back then.

[MichaelJohn]

I never understood why the police don't set up their table outside a school; they'd make a fortune at 4pm charging all the children B100 for having no helmet.

Like most things; it's not taken seriously and I doubt it ever will be.

[fruitman]

2 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Hope they invited the BIB along and reminded them about the law...

 

And tell them what they have to do for their salary.

[transam]

1 minute ago, MichaelJohn said:

I never understood why the police don't set up their table outside a school; they'd make a fortune at 4pm charging all the children B100 for having no helmet.

Like most things; it's not taken seriously and I doubt it ever will be.

Remember, when an accident, money payouts go many ways, whether kid drivers or not....

[tukkytuktuk]

Death wish Dad!

[HHTel]

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He said that young teens lack enough knowledge of traffic laws to drive 

 

Not just young teens!

 

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young teen motorcyclists are prone to drunk driving and failing to wear helmets.

 

'Young teens' are the root cause of irresponsible driving in Thailand!!!!!

[natway09]

You may as well tell them not to breath

[KBsinter]

Both my ( thai daughters ) passed there test at 15yrs old 

so happy at the time,the bus was bloody expensive.lol

[farcanell]

a well intentioned waste of words.

 

hold all cute safety initiatives and feel good programs until CORRUPTION and been grabbed by its head and yanked forcefully out of the system.

[krobert6]

2 hours ago, trogers said:

Get each kid on a motorcycle to carry an umbrella ☔

And a mobile so their 'parents' can check they are ok

 

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Hope they invited the BIB along and reminded them about the law...

The BIB know the law, they are just too lazy to enforce it, unless of course it is tea money time, Oh wait! underage riders won't have any tea money

[NoshowJones]

2 hours ago, whatproblem said:

Why do they say it's illegal for under 15 to ride in bkk ,isn't it in all of Thailand?

You wouldn't think that up here in the sticks.

[dunroaming]

Let's not get too "western" over this.  Happens in most third world countries and besides how would the little darlings get to school every day?  I think in some states in the US it is legal to drive at 14?  It is often a matter of needs must.  If you look at most of the alcohol fuels motorbike accidents everyday on Thai roads then this really is small beer (excuse the pun)

[lee b]

Telling kids NOT to ride these, is like telling bears NOT to sh*t in the woods !

[lvr181]

3 hours ago, DM07 said:

Kids are "told" not to ride motor cycles!

How about taking some laws and enforce them, hold the parents account....oh never mind!

Accountability and responsibility are two words hardly understood here in the Kingdom.

[realenglish1]

What is even more dangerous is seeing a parent driving a motorcycle with an infant and nothing else 

 

This should be totally banned Period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[csabo]

If my 12 year old can't ride his motorbike who's gonna buy my rum and cigarettes?!

[impulse]

1 hour ago, MichaelJohn said:

I never understood why the police don't set up their table outside a school; they'd make a fortune at 4pm charging all the children B100 for having no helmet.

Like most things; it's not taken seriously and I doubt it ever will be.

 

Has something to do with getting blood out of turnips.

[Wilsonandson]

I'm still standing.

[CMBob]

Of course, the cops need to make sure there's safe motorsy driving and they'd never do anything like that themselves, would they?

 

 

 

[Anthony5]

I told my ex that the son has to wear a helmet when she takes him to the school.

 

She answered there is no police where I ride.

 

End of conversation.

[farcanell]

4 minutes ago, CMBob said:

Of course, the cops need to make sure there's safe motorsy driving and they'd never do anything like that themselves, would they?

 

 

 

 

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