Rimmer Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Beach Road zebra crossings repainted PATTAYA:--Pattaya workers repainted pedestrian crossings across Beach Road to prepare for high season. Crews were seen Sept. 25 slapping a new coat of paint on to the “zebra crossings” following months of rain and use. Numerous people had called the Pattaya Contact Center to complain the lines were hard for motorists to see. Few drivers have ever actually stopped for pedestrians on Beach Road, even when the traffic lights worked. But city workers remained optimistic, saying they’ll be out next to make repairs on the signals to help high season tourists remain safe. -- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-10-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Encid Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, Rimmer said: Few drivers have ever actually stopped for pedestrians on Beach Road Isn't that the truth? But it doesn't seem to bother the Chinese tourists... they blindly step out into the traffic and cross to their waiting buses causing motorists to hastily slam on their brakes... and not usually at a "zebra crossing" either. I do hope that they continue the painting down Jomtien beach road as well... those speed bumps are difficult to see in the wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 They are out this morning at the beach end of Klang. I nearly stepped in a pot of yellow paint carelessly left in the middle of the pavement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Gee maybe a lesson could be learned here about what happens to outdoor road surfaces that have been painted in Thailand...Of course I am not implying the humungus paint job they just did in the parking lot at Bali Hi was a stupid idea or any thing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Waste of money, time, paint and words. This is needed to stop Thai drivers run over pedestrians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 11 hours ago, champers said: They are out this morning at the beach end of Klang. I nearly stepped in a pot of yellow paint carelessly left in the middle of the pavement. You wern,t in your high heels I hope...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 11 hours ago, Rimmer said: Beach Road zebra crossings repainted Given this news, I have decided to leave my wife and kids and move to Pattaya. Sounds so much safer there................. Change of plan, Mrs said, cheaper paint here in Issan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 yeah, it's good to repaint the zebra's so that the motorists can identify their targets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark01 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 They should employ Chinese tour group leaders with little flags. They manage to stop traffic along beach road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I feel safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Unlike the lane markings on Sukhumvit, which are both erased and would also be irrelevant if they weren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Repainted them ? God that's an extremely dangerous thing to do , tourists will try crossing on them , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 How pretty and colourful! Does it make sense to do it in the rainy season when surfaces are damp and the paint will run/dissolve/ disappear in days/hours? What makes them think there's going to be a High Season other than TAT's imaginative figures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarius Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Repainting is fine but is it too much to ask drivers to actually stop when the light is red against them? I have nearly been run over more than once by tuk tuk drivers who don't bother stopping. On the Jomtien side there is a police station very close to the crossing but one never sees any police pulling over drivers who don;t stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielS Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Just in front of Pattaya Police station somebody think this is the place for parking my motorcykle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhood Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 You can't teach thais anything .... and the thai police is resistent of taking the laws as what they are!!!!!! so maybe pink colour would help as sooo unusual for the zebra stripes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 1 hour ago, retarius said: Repainting is fine but is it too much to ask drivers to actually stop when the light is red against them? I have nearly been run over more than once by tuk tuk drivers who don't bother stopping. On the Jomtien side there is a police station very close to the crossing but one never sees any police pulling over drivers who don;t stop. There's a video on YouTube showing no-one stopping on the red light, including the police. In Thailand police not only don't enforce the law, they break it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 1 hour ago, DanielS said: Just in front of Pattaya Police station somebody think this is the place for parking my motorcykle. Poleese perogative .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, petermik said: You wern,t in your high heels I hope...... Only at weekends. Edited October 7, 2017 by champers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 The line " but city workers remained optimistic " will be comforting to know as you lie recovering in Hspl .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 2 hours ago, DanielS said: Just in front of Pattaya Police station somebody think this is the place for parking my motorcykle. and for the Soi Dog's to crap on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 and for the Soi Dog's to crap onAre you sure its from a soi dog ? It's a Chinese tradition to poop in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I assume they will do the sensible thing next week and paint them over with black paint as they give "out of townies" a false sense of security. Thereby the paint suppler friend of friend of ****** gets paid twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 " Numerous people had called the Pattaya Contact Center to complain the lines were hard for motorists to see."Why do they need to see it if they are not going to stop. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 On 10/6/2017 at 3:46 PM, KhunBENQ said: Waste of money, time, paint and words. This is needed to stop Thai drivers run over pedestrians. It is not only the Thai drivers here that are at fault. You'll see plenty of Farangs doing it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) Sorry.... Edited October 8, 2017 by Keesters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 On 07/10/2017 at 11:08 AM, DanielS said: Just in front of Pattaya Police station somebody think this is the place for parking my motorcykle. Did he ask you to use his motorbike? Or did he steal it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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