Video: Foreign tourists face jail for racing and doing wheelies in Pattaya

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Video: Foreign tourists face jail for racing and doing wheelies in Pattaya

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Pattaya's head of police has promised to throw the book at two foreigners caught on video riding recklessly in the Jomtien area of Pattaya. 

 

A video clip that is being widely viewed on social media showed the two men stuck at the lights before they race each other with one man seen splaying his legs and doing a wheelie. 

 

Neither man was wearing a helmet or a shirt.

 

They could face jail for their antics. 

 

Pattaya station chief Pol Col Apichai Krobpetch told Daily News Online that he had ordered his men to find the tourists. CCTV at the intersection and along Jomtien Sai 2 is being studied. 

 

They would be charged with reckless endangerment of the public as well as not wearing helmets, he said. 

 

The former charge carries the possibility of a jail term. 

 

Precedents exist; earlier this week it was announced that three Thai "big bikers" had been jailed for doing wheelies on the highway. The jail terms were suspended by the court.

 

In another report Daily News reported that it was not just Thais who were causing annoyance on the roads - foreigners were at it too. 

 

The footage was uploaded to the "Page Clip Dang Facebook". 

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[Thaiwrath]

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Neither man was wearing a helmet or a shirt.

And an extra month inside for having the 'man bag' ! ????????

[RotBenz8888]

When in Thailand, do as the Thais do.

[cornishcarlos]

Could have cut that video clip down to about 8secs worth !! 

 

[wreckingcountry]

As opposed to the Thai teen morons who get a lecture and their bike taken away for a week or month! Ah Thailand again!


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[Rimmer]

At least they did not run the red light doing it 

[mikebell]

More Thai over-reaction against foreigners!  There are traffic lights outside two police stations in my area.  I reckon on five red light runners per change of lights.  Not ONE cop in evidence.

[jacko45k]

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

Precedents exist; earlier this week it was announced that three Thai "big bikers" had been jailed for doing wheelies on the highway. The jail terms were suspended by the court.

So they weren't jailed!

[AGareth2]

5 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

At least they did not run the red light doing it 

yes

but

they had gone over the line

so give them extra for that

[jacko45k]

Damned stupid racing off as soon as the lights change here, that cement mixer thinks he has 4-5 more seconds!

[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, mikebell said:

More Thai over-reaction against foreigners!  There are traffic lights outside two police stations in my area.  I reckon on five red light runners per change of lights.  Not ONE cop in evidence.

As opposed to the 2nd Rd/Klang junction in Pattaya where someone is always on duty, but for standing violations like no helmet and stopping over the line. 

[petermik]

off with their heads I say...off with their heads

[mikebell]

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

As opposed to the 2nd Rd/Klang junction in Pattaya where someone is always on duty, but for standing violations like no helmet and stopping over the line. 

Agreed - the little fattie there ticketed my mate for going over the line.  You'd think with all the exercise he got wandering out of his hiding place, he'd lose weight.

[jacko45k]

2 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Agreed - the little fattie there ticketed my mate for going over the line.  You'd think with all the exercise he got wandering out of his hiding place, he'd lose weight.

It's all the money he gets causing the weight, he eats like no tomorrow when resting in the box. Got me for a left turn on red!

[JohnnyBKK]

I saw them, I was driving next to them and they did this too, it was 2 or 3 days ago, on the same road. 

[HAKAPALITA]

At that age on Holiday we were all pissed from the night before. Reminds me of the Mafia, as long as they kill their own, leave em alone. No Loss. Like when little Knife Yob stabs fellow Yob why bother, let the winner carry on winning, he can take more of his kind out than the Police can these days..... ..Old Mans Logic.!!.

[Wallander4]

when in Rome … but stupid driving is a job for Somchai

[Psimbo]

57 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

When in Thailand, do as the Thais do.

...... and this is part of the problem. The 'but I'm on holiday so rules and common sense don't apply' excuse.

[sammieuk1]

Bang the heinous criminals up for a 10 stretch with the beach smokers and vapours that abound this fair land????

[Somtamnication]

And I hope the driver of the car gets reprimanded for driving over the zebra crossing while waiting for the green light!

[mickymouse1]

The rental shop should give note of what you are not allowed to do in Thailand or better before landing.

Helmets ????

Condoms???

[chrisinth]

30 minutes ago, HAKAPALITA said:

At that age on Holiday we were all pissed from the night before. Reminds me of the Mafia, as long as they kill their own, leave em alone. No Loss. Like when little Knife Yob stabs fellow Yob why bother, let the winner carry on winning, he can take more of his kind out than the Police can these days..... ..Old Mans Logic.!!.

That's all very well until one of them takes out a moped with a mother and child on it.

 

The one pulling the wheelie didn't look in control at all as he was posing going through the intersection.

 

Its not just that they're idiots to themselves, it is the innocents that get caught up in their egoism that I would worry about. 

[dcsw53]

Shame the same does not apply to locals doing it on 2nd Road in Jomtien.
Last time we called the police around 2am, the reply was " You again, go away". Serve and protect ?  ????  ????

[smedly]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

They could face jail for their antics. 

A bit harsh I think, as usual in Thailand the punishment rarely fits the crime, this is just petty fooling around, they should concentrate their efforts on the things that contribute most to the carnage on the roads like mobile phone use and alcohol 

[Ramdas]

They probably weren’t aware that only Thais are allowed to be reckless drivers/riders causing all sorts of accidents and getting away with it as in everything ! 

The biased taxi driver idiot who got them on his little dash cam is probably another scumbags who is allowed to rip tourists off.. 

I must admit it’s pretty difficult to do a wheely with an Honda Click scooter, well done to him, just don’t get caught by these criminally insane people ????????‍♂️

[HAKAPALITA]

44 minutes ago, chrisinth said:

That's all very well until one of them takes out a moped with a mother and child on it.

 

The one pulling the wheelie didn't look in control at all as he was posing going through the intersection.

 

Its not just that they're idiots to themselves, it is the innocents that get caught up in their egoism that I would worry about. 

State the obvious.The Members are over 10 ,well done

[300sd]

Didn't look like they were racing to me. The Thai on the inside of them was going past them. I call the usual bs.

[chrisinth]

48 minutes ago, HAKAPALITA said:

State the obvious.The Members are over 10 ,well done

 

1 hour ago, chrisinth said:

At that age on Holiday we were all pissed from the night before. Reminds me of the Mafia, as long as they kill their own, leave em alone. No Loss.

You were the one saying leave them alone and let them get on with it.

 

If it was just them, I would agree with you, but you have to take into account the innocent that might get caught up in their antics; this is what I was commenting on.

[seahorse]

The real crime is not wearing a shirt. 

[kannot]

1 hour ago, dcsw53 said:

Swerve and deflect ?  ????  ????