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Residents in Pattaya are voicing their concerns and urging law enforcement authorities to take action against a large group of motorbike racers from the Middle East. These riders have allegedly been causing disturbances in the city, particularly in the Soi Yensabai area in South Pattaya.
Update: Police have responded to the complaints and we made an updated article here.
The Pattaya News received numerous complaints from local residents, accompanied by a video clip. The footage shows approximately 50 teenagers, roughly aged between 16 and 20 years old, riding motorbikes with loud exhaust pipes during nighttime. Some of them were also shouting, leading to sleep disruptions for nearby residents.
Local residents also claim that the foreign motorbike riders blatantly disrespect Thai driving laws, with almost none of them wearing helmets, following proper traffic regulations, or having licenses, insurance, registration, and proper tax on their vehicles.
In addition to the noise, recent incidents have escalated into fights among the riders. While some individuals attempted to intervene and stop the chaos, their efforts inadvertently exacerbated the situation, such as reported here.
Local Pattaya authorities are now under pressure to address this issue promptly and restore peace in the affected neighborhood.
According to witnesses, most of the racers are from Kuwait and are on school holidays. This problem isn’t new, notes The Pattaya News, as the city has grappled with this same issue every year around July since the end of COVID-19 restrictions.
There have also been several deaths and major media coverage about this problem in prior years.
The yearly visits from thousands of Middle Eastern youth on school holidays have also brought conflict with locals and street fights, like this incident last year.
