With Christmas and The New Year holidays almost upon us Pattaya Police are doubling their efforts to make the streets of Pattaya a safer environment for tourists and locals alike. At Pattaya Police Station Deputy Superintendent Sirote along with highway patrol officers and Pattaya Police Volunteers held a press conference to highlight the work that was being done to promote road safety and enforce traffic laws.
The traffic safety initiative has come down from on high from The Thai National Police Agency who have directed police forces across the nation to clamp down on traffic infractions. Extra police checkpoints are being set up around the city focusing on catching offenders who flaunt the regulations. Motorcyclists who are seen not wearing helmets will be stopped. All traffic stops will entail the inspection of documents and those found attempting to drive without licences or helmets will join an ever increasing queue at Pattaya Police Station where their wallets will be relieved of the requisite fines.
These increased traffic stops are also useful for crime suppression as often other criminal activities such as drugs or weapons possession is unearthed as a by product of vigilance over traffic law enforcement.
