webfact Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Hunt on for farang showman "flouting the Thai driving law" Picture: Daily News SAMUI: -- Police on Samui are hunting for a foreign motorcyclist heavily criticized on social media for doing a dangerous driving stunt on the main road. The unidentified 35-40 year old foreigner was captured riding a bike with side attachment lifting the sidecar off the surface of the tarmac seemingly without a care in the world. A 40 second clip was posted on a Facebook page for Samui folk and a wave of criticism followed. Daily News reported that the great majority of Thais said it was highly inappropriate driving that could cause an accident and trouble for the locals. Some commented that he wouldn't do that in his own country. They said that many suggested that the foreigner was probably a person who had been in Thailand a long time and thought he could just flout the law without getting into trouble. They called on the local force to act immediately. Denduang Thongsrisuk of Bo Phut police said that he had instructed traffic police under his control to hunt for the rider and bring him to justice. Denduang thanked the poster of the clip, Oranong Somboon, for bringing the case to his attention. The clip was made on a section of the ring road between the Krua Chao Ban Restaurant and Wat Siangu, said Daily News. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-06-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I have to confess that myself and many of other Thai road users around me flaunt Thai driving laws everday of the week, albeit not doing any driving stunts as I'm too old for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 And the locals are the epitome of obedience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpaintpot Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 That's amazing " a majority of Thais thought that it was highly inappropriate driving". That statement is more surprising than the driving, or is the problem that he was a phalang and only Thais are allowed to drive inappropriately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewise Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 The sheer hypocrisy again......Thais themselves set the example.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Get the guy deported, because he is doing something that clearly is reserved for Thai nationals only, as I've seen it many times wherever I've been in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Farang flaunts road rules and they instigate a man hunt. Thousands of Thais flaunt the rules and it's so what. Edited June 5, 2017 by Thechook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Bodoh Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 As someone who regularly rides a bike on Samui, I wish both foreigners AND Thais alike put a greater emphasis on safety. I have seen several accidents over the years, and most (if not all) could be traced back to sheer stupidity. I've often said that if you are in a hurry on Samui, you are doing it wrong... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel1 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Very, very funny :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 i dont remember quite the same hubub over this fellow talented as he may be: bit o' hypocrisy me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelomsak Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 What law is he flouting? I see a guy leaning over, well on his bike to look around a taxi that is blocking his view. How can this be against the law? Baffles me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 They're jealous because he was able to safely and properly execute an overtaking maneuver without crashing into oncoming traffic, unlike most Thai drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 10 minutes ago, lovelomsak said: What law is he flouting? I see a guy leaning over, well on his bike to look around a taxi that is blocking his view. How can this be against the law? Baffles me. He should have gone down the blind side and overtaken on the left like Thais do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 If Thais do it its wrong, if foreigners do it its wrong too.. now they are going after the foreigner.. good for them at least some get brought to justice. Now next time the Thais.. just because Thais do something does not make it right for others to do. They are all wrong and should all be brought to justice. However that they don't do that with the Thais does not excuse the foreigner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 ".... the foreigner was probably a person who had been in Thailand a long time and thought he could just flout the law without getting into trouble." they mean the foreigner was probably a person who had been in Thailand a long time and thought he could just flout the law like the Thais do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 "flouting the Thai driving law" The Thai driving law? As in one? I didn't think there were any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamecn Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Isn't this common practice when you learn to drive a motorcycle with a sidecar, before you can get a license for this kind of vehicle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkgriz Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 The hypocrisy is thick on this subject. I've seen much worse behavior from locals. Nothing to see here folks, find something real to get outraged over. Weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Are the sidecars even legal? I often see scooters with sidecars and no plates at all, so I've assumed the sidecars made the plates useless, since the scooter is illegal in that configuration anyway. Or was I wrong? (It happens) Edited June 5, 2017 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAFO Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I see no issue with it. Let the guy ride. Seems so trivial and hard to believe this made news. <deleted>...LOL, I see guys on Moto's stunting and riding on the rear wheels down roads and highways. Doesn't bother me one bit. Lets move on and work on the Van drivers that drink 5 bottles of M150's and drive with bald tires with too many people in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binjalin Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 How could he? breaking Thai hearts like this when we all know Thais are very particular about keeping within the law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the guest Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Foreigners seem to forget, that they are only 'guests' in Thailand, and that they should act within the boundaries of the law. I'd say throw the book at him, as a warning to others. We have enough idiots on the road, let alone foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I had to check it was not April 1st when i saw this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, lamecn said: Isn't this common practice when you learn to drive a motorcycle with a sidecar, before you can get a license for this kind of vehicle? In the early 1960s back in the UK when learning to ride a motorbike you were limited to 250cc IIRC. There was an exception to the law and you could learn on any size of motorbike "provided that it had a sidecar". I had a Lambretta LD 150 scooter and my girlfriends Dad had a 650cc Arial with a chair. He let me ride it once and going around right hand corners was easy as the turn kept the chair down. Going round left hand corners and the chair had a tendency to lift off the road especially with nobody in it. That scared me enough never to ride it again. Edited June 5, 2017 by billd766 edited for bad spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 3 hours ago, webfact said: They said that many suggested that the foreigner was probably a person who had been in Thailand a long time and thought he could just flout the law without getting into trouble. that's a bit rich coming from the country with possibly the worst road safety record in the world and IMO is caused by mostly Thais ignoring the law, perhaps before they pass comment they should take a long hard look at themselves - glass houses The real thinking behind the comments is more likely "only thai's can get it away with this law breaking - as it is our country" and I am in no way in support of the idiot in the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard60 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 ok. what about all the Thais including some cops that are not driving by the law??????????????? oh that's ok because they are not foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwinfc Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 and this is news only because the rider is a foreigner. haaayyy. TIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywim Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 No problem for me as I see Thai's do wrong things' all day every day. No signals, no sidewalk riding, no licence, no Insurance, no number plate, and finally NO Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogacharya Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 How did ya'll decide the driver was a farang? I've watched the video several times and I can't tell if this guy was black, white or green! Maybe it was because he was wearing a helmet? Dead giveaway that it wasn't a Thai? haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 At least the guy appears to be wearing a helmet, that is more than the majority of Thai motorcyclists seem to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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