Vibhavadi street racers caught, bikes seizedSurveillance camera footage taken near Soi Vibhavadi 17 shows adult and juvenile motorcyclists gathering for an illegal street race. (Screenshot: traffic police video)Seventeen street racers, 10 of them juveniles, have been arrested for turning Bangkok's Vibhavadi Rangsit road into a late‑night racing strip , with 14 modified motorcycles confiscated. The young racers were identified and then called in late last week and charged with racing on public roads and reckless driving. He said police launched operation “Safe Vibhavadi Road” after received public complaints about a large group of motorcyclists regularly using Vibhavadi Rangsit road as an illegal racetrack late at night. Investigators determined that the 17 suspects regularly gathered at the entrance of Vibhavadi soi 17 before racing in convoy along the main road's outbound lanes, then looping back towards Don Mueang Airport and then to Sutthisan intersection.

Source: Bangkok Post February 22, 2026 09:52 UTC