New pedestrian crossings

[Ergodyne 19]

My friends and i tried to use one on Second road the other day and it was not working.

Last night i was on a Baht bus on Pattaya Tai and the driver went straight through one even though it was showing red to the traffic.

How long before the first fatality ?

[Regyai 415]

When will falang pedestrians realise that crossings and black and white striped markings are just Thailand trying to inject a aura of international ambiance....they dont actually MEAN anything

 

 

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[dontcha 53]

It should be a nice little earner for the BIB.

[CheshireTom 1,377]

When will falang pedestrians realise that crossings and black and white striped markings are just Thailand trying to inject a aura of international ambiance....they dont actually MEAN anything

 

Or maybe to the Thais, they mean something other than what some farangs think they should mean. There are several in BKK on Asoke between Petchaburi and Sukhumvit (one outside the eye hospital) that work pretty well - i.e. traffic gives way to pedestrians. If there aren't any pedestrians on the crossing, there's not really anything to give way to, so why hang around for no reason at all? There's actually a crossing (with no lights at all) on Sukhumvit, between Soi 33 and Emporium on the opposite side, that drivers seem to observe for some reason. The only downside is that the initial act of stepping out onto the crossing is like the Thai equivalent of bungee jumping.

 

 

[joekicker 53]

New pedestrian crossings

 

Heh. They aren't pedestrian crossings. They are lines on the street. If you choose to try to cross the street there, on foot, it is exactly like crossing in places that don't have lines on the street.

 

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[dontcha 53]

Heh. They aren't pedestrian crossings. They are lines on the street. If you choose to try to cross the street there, on foot, it is exactly like crossing in places that don't have lines on the street.

 

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The only vehicles that I've seen stop at the pedestrian crossing near Kiss restaurant across from Mike shopping mall were taxis when they stopped to pick up cutomers.

How do less mobile people manage to cross 2nd road?

[MeGoDanceNow 4,281]

Stepping in front of a baht bus is generally safe. They look for excuses to slow down so they can troll for passengers.

[bigdelta 46]

2 weeks ago when the 1st one was operational on Jomtien Beach Rd,a BB I was in actually stopped,probably because he was confused by the fact he'd never seen one.

Not a single one has stopped since when I have passed through.But they sure are pretty.

[ttk 236]

Heh. They aren't pedestrian crossings. They are lines on the street. If you choose to try to cross the street there, on foot, it is exactly like crossing in places that don't have lines on the street.

 

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From the Pattaya Mail Friday Nov 5:

 

"Pedestrian crossings signals go live"

 

As of 1 Novemebe there are 42 lights installed at pedestrian crossings. There are now buttons to push that will change the traffic light from green to yellow to red. However, the major did state that "there will still be problems with drivers continuing to ignore the pedestrian crossing and with pedestrians realizing they need to push a button to cross."

 

Theye are actual lights not just "lines on the street". You should come to Pattaya one day and see for yourself that this is not a media myth.

Edited November 9, 2010 by ttk

[thegrim 44]

- In the future, the lights will be coordinated by a citywide computerized traffic management system to minimize bottlenecks.

 

(Ha Ha Ha that will never happen and what use would a computer serve when the lights will never be maintained and if they get run over they will never get replaced)

[joekicker 53]

Theye are actual lights not just "lines on the street". You should come to Pattaya one day and see for yourself that this is not a media myth.

 

Oh for heaven's sake, is THAT was that was? I couldn't figure out why the white guy was screaming and ranting and giving me the finger - in my rear-view mirror. I thought that light was an advertising come-on for a restaurant.

 

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[Regyai 415]

Indeed

 

 

One of the few fun aspects of driving in Pattaya

 

 

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scattering tourists on Sai Song

 

 

:)

 

 

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[DjMiami 18]

Just for fun i hit one of the buttons on second road near the entrance to the Hard Rock I think it was. I had no intention of crossing but the light changed and traffic stopped. I think its 20 second or so. I then saw another time that the baht bus blew right thru. Should be interesting when all of them are working.

[villayouth 37]

Nicked this from another forum

[Big_Brian 179]

On a motorbike you wouldn't dare stop. Some Thai driver behind you would plow right over you.

[jacko 8,825]

Rode down Pattaya Tai yesterday and there was quite a tailback caused by the usual baht busses parked narrowing the road to one lane and one of those crossings... and traffic was stopping at the red light....

A little further down, another one was being completely ignored....they do seem to have put a lot of these things in... there must have been a great kickback into someone's pocket!

[ttk 236]

Anyone else remember the traffic light at the end of Thappraya Road that was installed a few years ago? Traffic was backed up halfway to Jomtien . The light couldn't have been in use more then a few months before it was changed to a blinking yellow.

The same will happen with the pedestrian crossing llights. Just imagine driving down Beach or 2nd road and having to stop every time someone wants to cross and pushes the button. I havn't counted the lights from North Pattaya road to South Pattaye road but I would guess 10 maybe. It will turn in Songkran traffic jams all year round.

[Bush Pig 11]

Why not put in the same overhead crossings they have in other Thai cities?

 

If they did this it wouldn't even affect the traffic.

 

Any of the big shopping malls with half a brain would erect one that leads directly into their building like, say, Robinson's on Suk Rd Bkk.

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Any of the big shopping malls with half a brain would erect one that leads directly into their building like, say, Robinson's on Suk Rd Bkk.

 

.... leads directly into their building ... from a skytrain station.

[gerry53 1]

The Thais have been living forever without these expensive crosswalks, it seems it was farangs who complained about the safety hazzards. I got a 500 baht fine last week for missing one accidentally in Jomtien. Now I stop as the Thai drivers, large buses and baht busses drive around me and thru the red light. The police seem to only target the farangs who apparently created the problem and expense.

[Aitch 2]

Heh. They aren't pedestrian crossings. They are lines on the street. If you choose to try to cross the street there, on foot, it is exactly like crossing in places that don't have lines on the street.

 

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Exactly. The only reason there are lines on the street is that they hadn't run out of paint in the bucket yet.

[biggles 509]

"On a motorbike you wouldn't dare stop. Some Thai driver behind you would plow right over you."

 

Saw this happen on beach road the other day. Falang motorbike rider stopped and there was chaos behind him as all the speeding thai riders and drivers jammed on the brakes. He was lucky not to get killed !!

[ttk 236]

.... leads directly into their building ... from a skytrain station.

Havn't you heard, Pattaya is planning a skytrain.

First one wtih 5 stations from city hall on North Road, left at the Dolphin Roundabout onto 2nd and all the way to the 3rd road overpass and onto Bali Hai pier.

Second one with 4 stations also from city hall up North Pattaya to Suhkumvit and end at Soi Nongprue.

 

Plenty of chances for the big malls to add links like Bangkok.

[ronrat 59]

Jakarta has walking bridges over worse traffic than Pattaya but you have to be a fucking mountain climber. Maening overweight unfit farangs, the disabled, bargirls and katoeys in high heels can't use them. They would have to be ramp style and I can't see where the room is. It would easier to issue us jetpacks than try to work out the logistics required here.

[jacko 8,825]

Havn't you heard, Pattaya is planning a skytrain.

First one wtih 5 stations from city hall on North Road, left at the Dolphin Roundabout onto 2nd and all the way to the 3rd road overpass and onto Bali Hai pier.

Second one with 4 stations also from city hall up North Pattaya to Suhkumvit and end at Soi Nongprue.

 

Plenty of chances for the big malls to add links like Bangkok.

Sounds like they are taking care of themselved these City Hall guys..... they are also the owner of the only multi-storey car park not associated with a Mall.