the phuket model being wear them until 10 pm then nobody cares until the following morning!!

Posted by another steve on November 17, 2010 08:02

another steve.....and don't forget that we all know where the check points are, so as long as we avoid those areas, it doesn't matter

Posted by sky on November 17, 2010 13:53

Even in more rural areas in Thailand, I can see now a lot of helmets during the day time. Do I think it is funny only until 5 pm? Sure. But I know, that if you start a habit, it takes time to develop.

So I think, if you get the kids on board and keep the pressure on helmet for some time, you will see a critical mass of motor bike travelers who will put on a helmet, because they are used to it. Same with the safety belts.

Change starts small, but one year from now you will see only a small margin of people without helmets.

Posted by Lena on November 17, 2010 15:04

Why Patong? Why focus on tourists who do/do not wear helmets? In all fairness, they're here for two weeks and then they're gone. Let's focus on the Thai nationals, who are here every day of their lives (and who rarely wear a helmet). They're under-ticketed, since the cops are going for the Farang fine $.

What I'd really love to see is the cops pulling over people without helmets, then SELLING them brightly colored "shame helmets" for a fee rather than simply collecting a fine and then releasing the helmetless driver. The "shame helmets" could be marked with unique ID numbers, so that if someone throws their newly "earned" helmet in a roadside ditch after "buying" it, the cops could track him down and fine him for a second offense.

Posted by Tired of the act on November 17, 2010 19:07

Why they didn't start to teach the young people and the parents when they go and come out from school??? Try to get a look in the morning at what happens in front of the school... even the police bring the children at school without the helmet!

Posted by Dave on November 17, 2010 21:10

This campaign was introduce early this year, and there has been good progress.But as always we still get the negative people. People have worked so hard towards enforcement of the safe helmet law. So instead of all the negatives, give some praise. No one said it would change overnight, it is going to take time. And in the short time the law has been enforced, lives have been saved.

Monica. MoM

Posted by Monica on November 18, 2010 03:22