Police seized nearly 2,000 bikes in Phnom Penh last weekend.
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Police seized nearly 2,000 bikes in Phnom Penh last weekend.
This looks like a good earner for the traffic cops. Fines are on the increase. Do you think they are issuing receipts ?
From today's Khmer Times.
From today's Khmer Times.
January 8, 2018
Police seize nearly 2,000 bikes
Mom Kunthear / Khmer Times
Nearly 2,000 motorbikes were seized over the past three days after Phnom Penh police began to crack down on helmetless riders and motorists going in the wrong direction.
Municipal police chief Choun Sovann said on Saturday that motorists needed to respect the law.
“For those driving in the opposition direction, police officials will confiscate their vehicle for three days until they come to show their ID card and other relevant documents and pay the fine as per the law,” he said. “Then they can take their vehicle back home.”
Mr Sovann said if a motorist was arrested a second time, the fine would be doubled and their vehicle would be kept at the police station for a month.
Upon a third arrest for the same infraction, the fine would be tripled and their vehicle would be impounded for three months.
According to a report by the National Police Commissariat’s department of traffic and public order, 1,924 motorbikes were seized from Friday through yesterday. Ear Chariya, director of the Institute for Road Safety, said last week that both law enforcement by the police and respect of the law by the people were still weak.
A total of 1,780 people died and 5,539 people were injured in traffic accidents nationwide in 2017, compared with 1,717 deaths and 6,607 injuries the previous year.
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Re: Police seized nearly 2,000 bikes in Phnom Penh last weekend.
savage but necessary to cut death/injury stats I guess
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Re: Police seized nearly 2,000 bikes in Phnom Penh last weekend.
was watching from a bus stop on monivong waiting for the bus. most drivers be it car or moto just refused to stop even when 2 or 3 police were out on the road blocking them
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Re: Police seized nearly 2,000 bikes in Phnom Penh last weekend.
But I thought all police check-points were stopped?
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Re: Police seized nearly 2,000 bikes in Phnom Penh last weekend.
Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 3:02 pm This looks like a good earner for the traffic cops. Fines are on the increase. Do you think they are issuing receipts ?
From today's Khmer Times.January 8, 2018
Police seize nearly 2,000 bikes
Mom Kunthear / Khmer Times
Nearly 2,000 motorbikes were seized over the past three days after Phnom Penh police began to crack down on helmetless riders and motorists going in the wrong direction.
Municipal police chief Choun Sovann said on Saturday that motorists needed to respect the law.
“For those driving in the opposition direction, police officials will confiscate their vehicle for three days until they come to show their ID card and other relevant documents and pay the fine as per the law,” he said. “Then they can take their vehicle back home.”
Mr Sovann said if a motorist was arrested a second time, the fine would be doubled and their vehicle would be kept at the police station for a month.
Upon a third arrest for the same infraction, the fine would be tripled and their vehicle would be impounded for three months.
According to a report by the National Police Commissariat’s department of traffic and public order, 1,924 motorbikes were seized from Friday through yesterday. Ear Chariya, director of the Institute for Road Safety, said last week that both law enforcement by the police and respect of the law by the people were still weak.
A total of 1,780 people died and 5,539 people were injured in traffic accidents nationwide in 2017, compared with 1,717 deaths and 6,607 injuries the previous year.
I cannot see the bit where it says how many Lexus cars were confiscated . Must be my eyesight going ?
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Re: Police seized nearly 2,000 bikes in Phnom Penh last weekend.
What happens to any unclaimed confiscated bikes? for sale/auction?
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Saw this in action on Street 63 on Saturday, wondered what they were up to. Could see it was all about the motos though.
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they had to remove a bunch of speed cameras in new south wales when the courts found they had no public safety outcome at all- purely a revenue generator.
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See I don't agree with this. If someone is speeding and they get caught by a camera they should pay a fine regardless. They were still breaking the law.frank lee bent wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:37 pm they had to remove a bunch of speed cameras in new south wales when the courts found they had no public safety outcome at all- purely a revenue generator.
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Yes! Arrest the criminals and build more prisons. That will legislate behaviour!timmydownawell wrote:See I don't agree with this. If someone is speeding and they get caught by a camera they should pay a fine regardless. They were still breaking the law.frank lee bent wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:37 pm they had to remove a bunch of speed cameras in new south wales when the courts found they had no public safety outcome at all- purely a revenue generator.
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