Yes, riding a motorised suitcase on Thai roads is illegal
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A woman was filmed riding on a suitcase on Bangkok’s busy Vibhavadi Rangsit Road near Don Mueang International Airport.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SOCIAL HUNTER 2022/FACEBOOK
BANGKOK – Riding a motorised suitcase on a public road is against the law, Thailand’s Traffic Police Division said on Aug 23, responding to a viral video clip that sparked criticism on social media earlier this week.
The clip, posted on the Facebook page of user Social Hunter 2022, shows a woman riding on a suitcase on Bangkok’s busy Vibhavadi Rangsit Road near Don Mueang International Airport.
She was seen casually playing with her mobile phone while swiftly moving on the road. She did not wear a helmet.
The video quickly went viral, with netizens criticising her lack of safety concern while on a public road. Others questioned why police officers had not stopped the activity that could have easily caused an accident.
The police said that according to the Vehicles Act and Road Traffic Act, a suitcase is not considered a vehicle. It cannot be registered as one and legally used on public roads.
Using a non-vehicle on a public road is considered “blocking the traffic”, in violation of the Road Traffic Act, the police added.
The traffic police said investigations revealed that the woman in the video is a Chinese tourist who left the country on Aug 22. THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
