webfact Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Cop Flop: 370 Bangkok traffic police failed road rule quiz, barred from ticket-writing By Coconuts Bangkok BANGKOK: -- About ten percent of traffic police officers in Bangkok recently failed a test on road laws and have been banned from writing tickets until they improve. Approximately 370 traffic officers, of the force’s 3,719, failed the 50-question test on Aug. 27, according to Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) deputy chief Jirapat Phumjit. The questioned covered general Thai laws as well as road-specific knowledge on rulings such as the Land Transport and Motor Vehicle acts he said. The ones who missed questions, tended to do so on newer traffic legislation, reported Bangkok Post. Full story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/cop-flop-370-bangkok-traffic-police-failed-road-rule-quiz-barred-ticket-writing/ -- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-09-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 The other 90% probably cheated in some way ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeGB Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Surely they should also be retaking their driver license exams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Did we miss the point?....they pushed away the officers who had the lowest quota of entering tea-money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 You don't need to know the road rules when your job is extortion and nothing to do with anything legal ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antifreeze Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 What was the pass/fail threshold? 60%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno2 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 rules? what? they have traffic rules here!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 1 hour ago, trainman34014 said: You don't need to know the road rules when your job is extortion and nothing to do with anything legal ! Maybe being able to read is not a prerequisite either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh2121 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Do they have to give back their pay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 7 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: The other 90% probably cheated in some way ! +1...ha ha ha ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Boy oh boy. No tea money 'til they pay pass. Watch out then they'll be making up for lost tea time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 4 hours ago, Antifreeze said: What was the pass/fail threshold? 60%? I am going to guess 50% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Maybe they will not be out there actually writing tickets, but I am sure they will still be out there collecting "fines". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collingwood Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Only 370 took the test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 As i have stated many times " Do the police actually know the road rules in Thailand themselves" Looks like i was right When they did the test they probably said better stop test or it will become a joke. Oh well they can concentrate on getting the Tea money They are good at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Banned from Ticket Writing only? ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAIBKK Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 22 hours ago, webfact said: 370 have been banned from writing tickets Those were the clever one's !!! The rest didn't know how a pen was working or only could use the keyboard of their smart phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Great to know that we can be safe with well educated and knowable officers taking care of the traffic chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 24 minutes ago, Get Real said: Great to know that we can be safe with well educated and knowable officers taking care of the traffic chaos. Yep most of the time the cops cause the chaos Like one time an officer waved to me to come through and i nearly had a head on with another car he forgot to tell the other car to stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 No mention that the passing grade was 30% of questions answered correctly. 15/50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George FmplesdaCosteedback Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 On 14/09/2017 at 3:01 PM, JusticeGB said: Surely they should also be retaking their driver license exams! You would think they would be up to date to maximize the number of tickets... (PS. it's: "Too little time") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipterocarp Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Maybe he was confused about all the questions about driving war tanks and parking on bridges and u-turns.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosst Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 All the negative replies but at least they tested and surprise surprise, they told us the results? That at least is worth acknowledgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Based on many experiences of being stopped by the local coppers, they seem too know only two rules...helmet and drivers license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 6 minutes ago, rosst said: All the negative replies but at least they tested and surprise surprise, they told us the results? That at least is worth acknowledgement. Yeah i guess so Rosst But if were police commissioner and i had 370 police working for me who did not know the rules themselves i be a worried man A few heads would roll That is only the ones they told us about Maybe thousands more Who knows Plus it sends a message to the Thai Drivers who Break the rules The guy booking you does not know the rules himself. If it was a comedy show it would be a great laugh but it is serious People die because they are not pulled up for the way they drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 6 minutes ago, inThailand said: Based on many experiences of being stopped by the local coppers, they seem too know only two rules...helmet and drivers license. And tea money 200 Baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruceamstutz Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 9/14/2017 at 2:57 PM, collingwood said: Only 370 took the test They failed because on the day of their test they called in sick with hangovers, whoops I mean the flu....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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