PATTAYA — A group of foreigners in Pattaya who caused disturbance to local residents by riding motorcycles back and forth while honking horns and revving engines loudly was confronted by 10 patrol police officers around 5 a.m. on Friday.
On July 26, officers deployed forces to intercept motorcycles disturbing residents in this area, both at the entrance and end of VC Soi, South Pattaya, Moo 10, Nongprue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province.
They set up checkpoints to inspect the motorcycles. Most were rental motorcycles, some modified with loud exhaust pipes.
Officers confiscated 10 motorcycles of this type and stored them, waiting for the owners to bring documents to reclaim their vehicles and pay fines according to the Traffic Act.
The reporter also noted that while on-site, a group of foreign youths, aged approximately 18-25 years, attempted to surround the patrol officers and offered 2,000-3,000 baht to release the seized motorcycles. However, the officers refused and instead advised them to return to their accommodations and contact the police station to pay the full fines as per the Traffic Act.
Previously, police had conducted the same operation in this area on July 24. They focused more on public relations and warning tourists, mostly Kuwaitis, about their driving behavior, such as prohibiting reckless driving, revving engines, making loud noises, and causing disturbances to residents in the vicinity.
Police officers also enforced the law by arresting those violating the Traffic Act and confiscating dozens of motorcycles for inspection. But just two days later, groups of foreign youths continued to exhibit the same behavior, forcing the police to increase their enforcement measures.
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