Bangkoktraveler Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Bangkok Post 5/10/08 Metropolitan Police stopped 115 motorists in Bangkok for violating the ban on using mobile phones while driving Thursday, in the first nine hours the ban was in effect. Traffic police spotted most violators waiting in their vehicles at red lights. All admitted they were guilty, said Pol Maj-Gen Panu Kerdlarbpol, deputy Metropolitan Police chief in charge of traffic affairs. Metropolitan Police will begin fining motorists violating the mobile phone ban from May 20 onwards. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Looks like a nice little earner for the MIB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 You forgot to add that there is a 4K bht fine in the case the "customer" is a farang. :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 115 - yeah - right - my wife was stopped twice on the same day - second time driving to mall to get hands free speaker Both times she paid 100 baht and I BET she wasn't one of the 115 listed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 I knew that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Just recieved an SMS from AIS warning of the new law being imposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 TB, you and I both know that this has been the law in Oz for quite some time, but how often do you actually see a cop pull someone over for it. Christ. I've seen the cops themselves talking on their mobiles while driving ! The problem is that many of us spend more time talking on a mobile phone than we spend talking face to face : women are the worst offenders, but almost everyone is guilty at some time or another. How the hell did people survive before they became so ubiquitous ? When I see someone using a public phone, I just think 'Man, that must be one of the povos ...'. :smirk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 GD: Till recently I was using my mobile 1-2 hours/day to talk with a certain lady.... Was a bit difficult for me to talk face-to-face. (of course I am always an exception as I am an eccentric) (of course I am enough of a polite animal not to use it everywhere especially where people could be upset at me talking in the void) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Yes very true ...my wife lives on her phone ..lucky she can't drive .. I gave her one lesson ..that was enough for me ..some people are never meant to drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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