josephbloggs

Here we go again. Yes, Japan has the amazing Shinkansen system which is incredible. But around 30% of the rail network is diesel powered. In the UK around 60% of the network is diesel. In the US around 95% is diesel. Thailand is investing heavily in electric commuter lines but they can't switch the country overnight, nor has anywhere else. Electric. And pity the poor Pattaya road users who are suffering for this modernisation.

Apparently under control already.

You don't live in Bangkok because they are building an elevated expressway on the road to Hua Hin?

23,000 in the first day, not month. It is right there in big letters in the headline. Sorry to spoil your exclamation mark party!!!!!!!

Absolutely and completely untrue.

I think a miserable sub forum for that would be great so each day they could just start a single post and it only needs to say "Today I still hate Thailand, I still hate my situation, I still find negativity in everything" then there would be no need to clog up every single other news story with the same sentiment.

Course they do.

No they are not, clearly. Just as murderers in the UK are not the future of that country either. Ridiculous comment.

Right, so instead the government should force vocational students to be postmen?

Wow, and outright racism like this is allowed here??

Er, so how did I watch the entire season on True Visions then? It is broadcast all over SE Asia, just not on Fox Sports after Disney decided to close it down, but still broadcast in nearly all SE Asian countries on other channels. Here's a list for you: https://www.formula1.com/en/toolbar/broadcast-information.html I know lots that do. And again, over 100,000(!) people turning up to watch Mark Webber do three (pretty slow) runs up and down Ratchadamnoen in 2010 suggests a lot of Thais have an interest. I was one of them and the crowd was mostly Thais as you can see in the video.

Hilarious! And not a "joke" that hasn't been made 27 times in this thread already....

Not particularly well followed in the country?? Where do you get that from?? It is extremely well followed. In 2011 Red Bull did an exhibition drive with Mark Webber, just three times up and down Ratchadamnoen. Well over 100,000 people turned up for it, for around 7 minutes of "action". I was there and it was crazy. They had to delay the start so many times because of the huge crowds in the area. So definitely there would be a massive appetite for an F1 race in Bangkok, on that you are very wrong.

The actual riders, you know, the ones who raced in the GP. But of course they all told you different. https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2018/12/13/ptt-thailand-grand-prix-voted-best-of-2018/281178

Er....what??? Have you ever actually used the BTS?? When has there ever been an "extremely long" wait for a train?

I don't believe when people say this. I have driven under these things dozens of times in various places and the readout has always been correct. Pretty sure they don't just start randomly generating numbers; if they are out if may be by 2-3 km/h. And police speed cameras are just as accurate as those anywhere else (I know as I have been caught with them numerous times).

There are four of them, one for each lane. As you get close to it it displays your speed. You can watch the car in front have its speed displayed, then as it passes under it pops to your speed. They look like this, only on the number 7 motorway they span all four lanes. Between here and Pattaya there must be 3-4 sets of them at least, maybe more (I can't remember).

Er, yes they do.

Are you for real? They are speaking to each other in Thai for God's sake.

Is it still 1982?

The trains are running as normal including on weekends and holidays. Edit: OK, probably not much help seeing as you have already done your journey.

Amazing advice, would never have thought of that. Thanks article!

So far...

No one gets carted off anywhere unless they have severe symptoms.

No they don't.