Pattaya residents call for action against late-night street races

Residents of Pattaya are urging police to take action after late-night street races disrupted their peace on Jomtien Second Road.

Local news reporters received numerous complaints from locals about street racers causing disturbances by racing motorcycles on public roads at 3am yesterday, October 2. The noise was so disruptive that nearby residents were unable to sleep.

Upon investigating the area, reporters found more than 10 motorcycles driven by Thai teenagers. These individuals were engaged in reckless, high-speed racing with loud, modified exhausts along Sukhumvit-Chaiyapruek Road leading to Jomtien Second Road.

Pattaya resident Adam Judd, who has lived in the area for nearly a decade, stated that the issue is a nightly problem. He mentioned that complaints from nearby condo residents are frequently made to the press.

The teenagers also performed dangerous stunts, such as wheelies and running red lights, which added to the disturbance and posed significant safety risks. Locals affected by the noise and danger are calling on the police to address the issue, emphasising that it endangers public safety and violates the law, reported Pattaya News.

In related news, Thai police in Hat Yai conducted a late-night operation to apprehend a motorcycle racing gang, seizing 35 motorcycles and detaining 40 young individuals for profiling and training, with strict warnings against future gatherings.

Hat Yai police, led by Police Colonel Phum Banthip, Deputy Police Superintendent Adinan Wongmatthong, and Police Lieutenant Colonel Thatchanon Kaewchan, executed a planned crackdown on a group of teenagers frequently involved in illegal motorcycle racing.

In other news, residents in Soi Yen Sabai, Pattaya, urged police officers to take action against Kuwaiti motorcycle racers following a noise pollution disturbance and a recent physical altercation on Saturday, July 13.

A video of the altercation between two groups of Kuwaiti nationals was shared on Thai social media on July 14, but the incident reportedly took place on Soi Yen Sabai on July 13. The Pattaya News reported that more than 50 Kuwaiti men were involved in the fight.