Pattaya police: Buckle up in both the front and back or face a fine

[snoop1130]

Pattaya police: Buckle up in both the front and back or face a fine

 

 

Police in Pattaya have responded to an online complaint that a foreigner in Jomtien was fined for not wearing a seatbelt in the rear of a vehicle.

 

From now on everyone in the car must be buckled up. They said they were acting on orders of the ruling military junta.

 

77Jowo reporters went to Na Jomtien police station to clarify the new law after the online complaint.

 

There Sophat Iamsa-art said that it was all above board. The government has issued directives for drivers to be responsible for all passengers in the car.

 

People in the back must wear a seatbelt  the same as those in the front, he said.

 

The measure is designed to prevent accidents and increase the safety of passengers he said.

 

Echoing the words of the Prime Minister last week Sophat said that at Songkran people should obey the law - that will make everyone happy.

 

Source: http://www.77jowo.com/contents/5155/

 

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[Grumpy Old Man]

I've often been a rear seat passenger in a Thai taxi and they don't even have the seatbelt accessible; does that mean the taxi driver is now responsible for the fine, in the interest of preventing accidents and increase the safety of their passenger.

[worgeordie]

Another money making exercise,how many cars in Thailand have rear

seat belts fitted, and of cause the Police know this,will the fine be

per passenger. 

regards Worgeordie

[arithai12]

11 hours ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

I've often been a rear seat passenger in a Thai taxi and they don't even have the seatbelt accessible;

No no you don't understand... " People in the back must wear a seatbelt  the same as those in the front "

All that is needed is a very long seatbelt.

[retell]

those smartcab pick-up trucks do not have any seatbelts in the back ,so it is not allowed to sit there ??

 

[gk10002000]

and soon they will checking the seat belt ups in the buses.

[whatawonderfulday]

But 15 people , riding to possible death, in the bed of a pick-up is still OK ?

[brewsterbudgen]

But 15 people , riding to possible death, in the bed of a pick-up is still OK ?

Officially not. But whether this wil be enforced will be interesting.

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[DGS1244]

So people riding in Song Thaews will also need to buckle up? That will be the day. Then what about Tuk Tuks? 

[brucegoniners]

Good! Hopefully they'll adopt this in Bangkok and make taxi drivers have rear seat belts.

[OmegaRacer]

Come one, don't panic. We all know this was a face saving exercise, plus calling the 

Big wig general in question makes it just more credible, and maybe earns him a few points with the junta.

 

It'll all blow over in few days, guaranteed. 

[fruitman]

2 hours ago, ffaarraanngg said:

Only another 5-10 years to wait and driverless cars will save Thais from themselves.

 

Driving will go down as a skill they as a collective just could not master.

driverless cars won't come to Thailand...they can't deal with so much bs on the roads...They will ONLY come to cities where people behave well which is not in Thailand.

[williamgeorgeallen]

good money making exercise for the cops and a bit more safety. seems like a win win. if a car does not have seat belts in the back and you dont want to cop a fine just dont get in the car. finally the army is doing something constructive. hope it lasts.

[ccarbaugh]

..... slip-sliding down the road to more and more of a total "Police-State."  (-just like the U.S.A. has already become!    )

[mikebell]

Given the lack of intelligence among Pattaya police, they can be remarkably resourceful when it comes to making extra cash.

[connda]

2 hours ago, ffaarraanngg said:

Only another 5-10 years to wait and driverless cars will save Thais from themselves.

 

Driving will go down as a skill they as a collective just could not master.

Another 10 years and Thailand may reach official 'nanny-state' status.

[Toshiba66]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

They said they were acting on orders of the ruling military junta.

Love to see that in writing.

 

Acting on orders of the lack of cash available more like.

[scoooooby]

I will have to fit another 3 belts in the back of my Pajero then for when my inlaws and extended family cram six across the back seat!

[PremiumLane]

24 minutes ago, ccarbaugh said:

slip-sliding down the road to more and more of a total "Police-State."

Taking away people's free speech is a sign of the police state, and that has already happened here

 

Being told to buckle up is hardly a sign of it. But, you have the Keystone Kops in charge who wouldn't know nuance if it hit them in the face - so expect lots of fines for a week or so and then dropped

[eggers]

It should be a national law , not just one location!! Many deaths & injuries occur due to no seat belts used & taxis must have same ....seat belts installed for rear seat passengers. 

Next, will be issue of carrying passengers unrestrained in utilities, etc. 

Still a long way to go to greatly reduce Thailand's horrendous road toll.....

 

[jacko45k]

Does that include the 25 Cambodian or Laos workers being transported in the bed of a truck?

Would throwing a tarp over them and tying it down suffice... or do they need to cut holes for their heads?

[manhood]

Well does Police have nothing else to do ??????

how you buckle up sitting on the back of a pick up???

and even the immigration and police are using pick ups for transport people!!!!

 

I give a shit on military rules as they are as stupid as the onces who want to enforce the rules why not following up by themselves

[dcsw53]

And what about the two lorries that I just passed with about 50 Myanmar workers all standing, swaying from side to side,on their way to build more condos we don't need ?

[Peterw42]

How can police enforce seat-belt laws when 90% of cars have black tinted windows, and you cant see in ?????

If you are stupid enough to wind down the window before putting on a seat-belt, I suppose you deserve a fine.

Edited April 4, 2017 by Peterw42

[thesetat2013]

11 hours ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

I've often been a rear seat passenger in a Thai taxi and they don't even have the seatbelt accessible; does that mean the taxi driver is now responsible for the fine, in the interest of preventing accidents and increase the safety of their passenger.

surely you are not serious.. they would make the foreigner pay before they would make a thai... the thai driver can easily claim he told you to wear one and you would be no wiser.  

 

[klauskunkel]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

77Jowo reporters went to Na Jomtien police station to clarify the new law after the online complaint.

There Sophat Iamsa-art said that it was all above board.

"It's all above board, only foreigners are fined"

 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Police in Pattaya have responded to an online complaint that a foreigner in Jomtien was fined for not wearing a seatbelt in the rear of a vehicle.

 

[Notadoctor]

So is this a dictum or long established law?

the point is that enforcement is so arbitrary on any law that it requires a dictum for any enforcement to take place and the police have never shown any longevity or consistency in any case.

 

If people know that day in day out in perpetuity they will have these laws enforced correctly with a fine then they will have a chance of affecting the body count - only in a small way, of course, but there might be a noticeable effect - but so long as the current enforcement methodologies are in place there can be no effective result.

It is hard to believe that the people making these announcements are not aware of this, one then has to wonder what the motivation is behind it all.......self-aggrandisement? Public image? making the appearance of doing something? - there doesn't seem to be much connected with the public interest in any road safety campaign in Thailand under any regime ever.

 

 

[timewilltell]

This is a sensible law but as usual is carelessly drafted to deal with cars that have no seatbelts and deal with the various classes of public service vehicles. Then there should be enforcement against all. When you have people in the backs of pickup trucks and construction lorries with dozens of people standing and more open to harm than animals in a cattle truck, then you understand the lack of respect and thought that goes into law making in this country. Laws are reactive and rarely proactive unless designed for some vested interest as in the home brewing laws rtf.

[Boatfreak]

Does anybody knows where you can have seatbelts installed?

[humqdpf]

8 hours ago, ffaarraanngg said:

Only another 5-10 years to wait and driverless cars will save Thais from themselves.

 

Driving will go down as a skill they as a collective just could not master.

Actually the police will still insist on functioning seatbelt "in case the person has to drive the car." Just you wait! The public never gets away so easily in Thailand!