The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has come up with six “comprehensive measures” to ban and control illegal motorcycle road racing nationwide.
Assistant National Police chief Pol Lt-General Prachuab Wongsuk said on Friday that these measures were in line with the government’s policy of preventing road accidents, improving safety and getting rid of the nuisance caused by illegal racing.
“The police aims to successfully prevent and suppress illegal road racing and for that to happen, all police officers are required to contribute seriously and continuously,” Prachuab said at the RTP headquarters.
Police station superintendents from across the country and representatives of metropolitan, provincial and highway police bureaus attended the meeting on Friday. On the agenda was sustainably tackling illegal road racing.
At the meeting, Prachuab announced six measures that will be implemented nationwide from next Tuesday, when most of Thailand celebrates Loy Krathong.
One of the measures calls on police to crack down on illegal motorbike racing during key festivals like Loy Krathong and on public holidays.
Another measure calls on police to look out for road-racing invitations “both online and on the ground”, as well as monitor suspicious social-media accounts, online shops that offer bike modifications and trade in racing equipment.
Police stations are instructed to pay serious attention to all complaints about illegal racing and prosecute violators to discourage repeat offences.
Police units nationwide are also being urged to consider employing reformed racers to help the police persuade potential young daredevil racers to stay off the road.
Source: The Nation