KhunBENQ

54 minutes ago, Maxbkkcm said:

Or is it because there is too much cars? Apparently way more than 5 years ago but not sure about that.

Exponential growth.

And it would be much worse if they were all frequently on the road .

Fortunately many pickups here are used once or twice a week.

Stupid schematic traffic lights.

Not adapted. Staring at empty intersections...

Four phases at the intersection.

Drivers near comatose when lights turn green. Creeping.

(remember Rome some 30 years ago, like opening a flood gate 😁)

Much more traffic could go through.

Etc etc ...

30 minutes ago, Tomtomtom69 said:

 Most? Only two, which are the Friendship Highway between Saraburi and Nong Khai and route 304 between Prachinburi and Nakorn Ratchasima.

And both have grown significantly.

I remember when 304 was two lanes.

Too many cars everywhere.

Khon Kaen on weekends is a nightmare.

Udon not much better.

Four small bottlenecks crossing the antique leveled rail line. And very most going through one bottleneck.

Tremendous growth of bulky pickups on the countryside jamming small district towns.

Zero significant public transport from the villages.

Without wheels you are buried alive.

Antique tiny railway net.

No alternative.

12 hours ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

maybe some people going back to Bangkok after the weekend

Would expect less than usual.

13 is the START of the official holidays ending 16 with a substitute for 13.

28 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

A taxi driver said I should allow up to 5 hours to go from Jomtiem to Suvarnabhumi on the afternoon of Sunday 13 April. Not sure if that is a fair comment or over the top. 

Going 5 hours before departure makes sense.

But the drive?

Oops

Just noticed that the thread is from last year 🤣

Mate died 25. last month.

His FB is still "alive".

The widow probably has NO access and not try with FB to officially close it.

The (old?) brown logbook (with registration number).

BTW: FAKE red plates seem to be a hot topic.

My Toyota dealer simply had none left so I drove without plates for more than 2 months(!). That's the reality.

I worked through some up-to-date websites and the rules haven't changed.

Max 30 days, no later than 8 PM
Out of province have to be logged.

But it seems that the logbooks can simply be purchased at shops.

Color may vary.

Seems the good old brown logbook has been abolished?

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I've never received a brown log book with my red plates. 

In 2011 that was standard.

Has it changed?

Just tried the logon on the PC.

(https://wise.com/login)

Worked but for some reason they wanted confirmation via the app which I did. Then they write it's a "new device" and I have to confirm in the email they sent me.

I did and now can logon without confirmation as I desire.

It was by no way a new device, no VPN used...

?

Used Windows 10 and Chrome.

I have no other suggestion than already mentioned.

Use another browser, check any addons in the browser, "safety"/"security" SW that often makes more harm than good.

Try the "anonymous"/"private" features of the browser (no cookies read/set).

The company operates three go-kart tracks.

One of them in Pattaya (well known).

Thread is in Pattaya so why wonder.

Up here can't remember having seen.

Just seen that the 16th seems an extra holiday.

Might ease the situation a bit.

Only one construction site shown.

4 hours ago, notrub said:

It is between 6.5 hrs hwys 2&

2,1,9,7

I would avoid that. Don't go with the flow towards north of Bangkok.

HW 2 and 1 are THE absolute bottleneck to the end of Songkran towards Bangkok.

Even on normal days HW1 is always crowded.

I drove HW 304 last July towards Chachoengsao and can't  remember big trouble with construction.

On the other hand don't expect traffic around Chacheongsao be easy. Always quite busy.

Particularly HW 314 towards M7.

But as it is a holiday at least no school/office traffic etc.

I assume less risky than HW 2 and 1.

On 3/23/2025 at 10:12 AM, Moonlover said:

There is no burning going in our area and hasn't been for some time. It is now actively discouraged in fact.

Same in our area.

Long over. It's planting season.

Even before much less burning than years ago.

They now collect straw in masses and sell it to somewhere.

Less burning of sugar cane too.

Need some phantasy to find profitable routes.

Bangkok is about 220 km (136 miles).

Even Udon and Khon Kaen don't offer much aside the x-times Bangkok flights.

The tourist routes to Phuket or Chiang Mai might not even be all year.

Will you report what the problem with Bangkok Bank was?

The travelling times are outrageous. Normally I expect them to make 60 km/h on average.

Horrific.

Don't lend money!

It you did anyway and repayment fails write it off. Don't get excited.

17 minutes ago, Boedog said:

1900 baht at immigration for extension not a drama

With the usual concern about the airline deny boarding with a return ticket after 30 days.

It happens.

On 3/20/2025 at 9:17 PM, ujayujay said:

Songkran, traditionally the safest days of the year in Thailand's road traffic

17 hours ago, black tabby12345 said:

Time of 3 digit deaths around the corner...

 

how many people die during thai songkran festival each year? - ค้นหาด้วย Google

Less on average per day than rest of the year.

What can happen in four lane gridlocks.

Average speed less than 20 km/h.

Maybe chocking to death from exhaust fumes.