Had my first ride in a Thai police car today
Well in any police car.
Went out for breakfast during rush hour on my motobike, someone cut me off and I had to break hard 1-2 secs after I stopped another motobike hit me from behind.
20 year old girl she went down and hurt her leg.
She took out her phone called home and a police officer on a motobike happened to pass by within a couple of minutes.
He talked to her and from what I could understand she said what happened someone cut me off and I braked and she hit me, he asked for my passport but I never carry it but he accepted my driving license.
I usually always carry my phone but didn't have it with me so no way to contact anyone.
He called an ambulance.
A couple of relatives of her showed up, a crowd started to gather and I started to be uncomfortable with all the stories of Farang always do wrong. Then the ambulance went off with her to the hospital.
2 more officers shows up in their pick up truck took mine and her motobike on the back of their car saying we had first to go to the hospital to check on her and then to the police station and I am thinking "fuck this is going to cost me they will somehow pin it on me."
Off to the hospital in the back seat of the pick up, officer speaking limited English and I speak limited Thai, went to check on her ask me if I had a friend that could translate and I said take me home I will get my phone and we can call my wife (seperated long story) which I wasn't sure would answer my call haven't lately.
Took me home my neighbour is an ex cop and speaks good English, we shared a few beers and have a good relationship, had him translate for me, called my wife, no answer, police called my wife no answer.
Neighbour exchanged a few words and I were told have my wife call the cop, then we would have to go to the police station and we could pick up the motobike, police left with my motobike, helmet and breakfast I forgot to grab.
Just got a call from my wife, girl is OK and my wife can come by tomorrow to pick up my motobike and license, I am not going there to pick it up.
I have had only good experiences with police here been stopped 3 times on my motobike and once in the car and never had any Farang fines (knock on wood) but this time were the first time in an accident and I were scared, I have a friend that have spend a night in a Thai jail and thats something you don't want to try and I were thinking shit this is somehow going to cost me a butt load of money.
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