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Thai motorcycle riders appear to ignore police announcement on fines for traffic offences

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Footage shows motorcycle riders in Bangkok, Thailands, appearing to disregard the country's updated road safety laws.

Government officials announced fines a range of offences - from riding on the pavement to failing to wear a helmet - in a bid to halt the country's high rate of accidents and road deaths.

However, video from the Huai Khwang district shows how the announcement made little impact, with riders and pillion passengers on busy carriageways travelling without helmets.

The Royal Thai Police said road traffic fines for riding without a helmet were now 400 baht (13USD) for drivers and 800 baht (26USD) for pillion passengers.

Riding on pavements is punishable by fines of 500 baht (16 USD).


Thailand has one of the highest rates of road traffic deaths in the world. The 2018 Global Status Report on Road Safety recorded an average of 60 deaths a day on the roads.

The rate is the highest in Southeast Asia.

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