elef Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 TRAFFIC POLICE MOVE AGAINST FAKE CHECKPOINTS Public urged to fight extortion MANOP THIP-OSOT The public has been urged to call 1197 to report traffic police who set up unauthorised checkpoints. Pol Maj-Gen Montri Jamroon, deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said yesterday that traffic officers are required to submit checkpoint plans to the Traffic Division and the bureau on a monthly basis. A traffic checkpoint should be in an open area with a number of officers under supervision of a commissioned officer. Motorists should call 1197 if they are suspicious that a checkpoint is bogus, Pol Maj-Gen Montri said. Police hope to end roadside extortion and attempts by some officers to earn more rewards under a new system in which police receive performance rewards, he said. In a recent study, police were accused of ``hiding in corners'', waiting for motorists to commit minor offences and then booking them. Pol Maj-Gen Montri also said the bureau will soon issue warnings instead of tickets for six minor traffic offences that do not cause serious traffic problems or accidents. The offences include driving a vehicle with a red plate at night, stopping past the solid line, stopping in restricted zones, failure to keep left while driving slowly, and taxi drivers being improperly dressed. The new policy is expected to take effect by April 20. Pol Maj-Gen Montri said this measure should improve relations between motorists and traffic police. Bangkok Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Hi, "taxi drivers being improperly dressed" There is a law against that ???? :: Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 KS, Yeah, I heard about this before myself. We also have similar laws in Boston. Something about how taxi drivers are the first impression a lot of tourists get when visiting a city, and how they need to be properly dressed and presentable as they are "representatives" of the city and need to make a good first impression on visitors. You should see some of our cabbies! They used to look like someone you'd NOT want to get into a car alone with! Most of them looked like they just got out of jail, or were refugees from an Al Quaida training camp in Afghanistan. Actually a couple of the terrorists who hijacked the planes from Boston and flew them into the WTC had worked for a while as taxi drivers in Boston! (Perfect job to learn the lay-out of a city and all its streets. Perfect cover job as well.) Cent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legover Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Relax C, Chertoff's in power now === Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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