#Pattaya police have arrested 50 illegal street racers during a three-day crackdown on modified motorbikes with stupid exhaust pipes.

Most observers, however, feel that a haul of only fifty in three days is a pretty poor result in a town inhabited by boy-racers who seem to think that the loudest noise is the coolest.

The drivers in this case, all aged between 15-18, but with an apparent mental age of EIGHT-YEARS OLD, were held until picked up by parents.

The police operation was carried out between Feb 11-14.

Repeat offenders, we are assured, were criminally charged with possession of illegally modified vehicles and street racing.

Police also raided ONE motorcycle garage where three of the modified bikes were seized.

Visitors to Thailand are subjected, on a daily basis, to screaming, thumping, rattling exhaust pipes on a variety of vehicles ranging between trucks, tour buses and even brand new pick-ups.

Billowing, black exhaust fumes and pierced ear-drums have become a feature of a trip to Thailand as thousands of these idiot drivers thunder around small sois and city streets in relentless fashion.

The police should be congratulated for at least attempting to address the malaise, that leaves visitors with the impression that most Thai drivers suffer some sort of mental issues.

But a haul of only 50 confiscations in a town like Pattaya leaves us wondering if the daring operation lasted, in fact, only 5 minutes, which is the length of time it usually takes for fifty modified or damaged, exhaust pipes to pass by any point in town.

Meanwhile, naturally, tourists face jail or heavy fines for renting a scooter and riding it without having taken a local driving test first.



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