Popular Post torrzent Posted January 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, Sunak said: From my collection: Baukhoa Bhoakow Bokhao Bokhow Boocow Bouakao Boycow Buakaow Buakhaw Buakhou Buakhow Bukaew Bukhao Bukouw Bukow Bua: lotus Khao: white Lets all call it Soi White Lotus.....and I call for a ban on all bans 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, Sunak said: Yes, whenever possible walk on the right. I remember two cases of pedestrians killed on 2nd rd but not on Soi Buakhao. Although some big bike hools seem to work on that I am always stunned how few accidents happen in this chaos (like Soi Diana [Lengkee]/Soi Buakhao). I'm not gonna lie. I love walking round that area. People zipping around, the whole place has a buzz. It's what makes it what it is. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD13 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 2 hours ago, dotpoom said: " ban all the parking of motorbikes in the whole soi."....what about cars? Yes ban all cars as well But "pick-ups" are OK. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Suradit69 said: Some people don't find a day complete without kvetching about something. I don't feel the need to walk down Soi Buakhao often, but when I have done I never felt doing so was particularly life threatening. Logic would indicate that he find somewhere else to walk or take a song Taeow or hire a motorcy taxi (all of which provide their own thrills) rather than blathering on about his rights. Nanny state mentality run amok. Whine and expect Big Brother to intervene in every aspect of your life. I could stay in UK for that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JSixpack Posted January 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2018 26 minutes ago, Kadilo said: I'm not gonna lie. I love walking round that area. People zipping around, the whole place has a buzz. It's what makes it what it is. 1 I seem to recall from another of our periodic Soi Buakhao threads that craigt3365 said he'd known of a guy who'd lived in the area for many years so contentedly that he seldom ventured outside it. "A man who's tired of Soi Buakhao is tired of life." 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toughlove Posted January 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2018 I seem to recall from another of our periodic Soi Buakhao threads that craigt3365 said he'd known of a guy who'd lived in the area for many years so contentedly that he seldom ventured outside it. "A man who's tired of Soi Buakhao is tired of life." A man who is tire of soi Buakhao ends up daily, unshaven, unwashed in one of the hundred bars with a thousand yard stare [emoji22] 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Russell17au Posted January 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Sunak said: Yes, whenever possible walk on the right. I remember two cases of pedestrians killed on 2nd rd but not on Soi Buakhao. Although some big bike hools seem to work on that I am always stunned how few accidents happen in this chaos (like Soi Diana [Lengkee]/Soi Buakhao). When I was young my parents taught me to always walk on the side of the road facing the oncoming traffic, my problem now is that I live in Thailand and I cannot walk on both sides of the road at the same time 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Russell17au said: When I was young my parents taught me to always walk on the side of the road facing the oncoming traffic, my problem now is that I live in Thailand and I cannot walk on both sides of the road at the same time Just "tear along the dotted line"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCanada Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 You can walk along 2nd Road or 3rd Road. Both about a 2 minute walk away from Soi Buakhao. Both have sidewalks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCanada Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 5 hours ago, Kevbo said: but I personally don't want it made one way, it is convenient for me to go both ways on the baht bus .... They could always loop the baht buses going South on Buakhao and North on 3rd Road. That would build up a lot of business for shops on 3rd Road. Baht bus route proposal - going South on Beach Road and Soi Buakhao. Going North on 2nd and 3rd Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) 30 minutes ago, AlexCanada said: They could always loop the baht buses going South on Buakhao and North on 3rd Road. That would build up a lot of business for shops on 3rd Road. Baht bus route proposal - going South on Beach Road and Soi Buakhao. Going North on 2nd and 3rd Road. I seem to recall something similar to this was proposed last year. Along with stopping Baht Buses. I say leave it as it is - it might be chaotic but it's part of the area's character along with silly drunks, annoying lady-boys, awful music from GoGos ...and I love it! As @AlexCanada said you can walk along 2nd or 3rd Roads. Edited January 11, 2018 by VBF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbo Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 5 hours ago, VBF said: I seem to recall something similar to this was proposed last year. Along with stopping Baht Buses. I say leave it as it is - it might be chaotic but it's part of the area's character along with silly drunks, annoying lady-boys, awful music from GoGos ...and I love it! As @AlexCanada said you can walk along 2nd or 3rd Roads. Agree, something else to consider is making it one way would increase the speed of traffic, making it more dangerous to cross, as in 2nd road...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, KneeDeep said: Not so long ago girls feared to walk down Soi Bua Khao for fear of having their bags snatched etc Just a dirt road. It only opened up because the cheap charlies started to move there. There is nothing to see there. Why should it be pedestrianised? If you like Europe so much, perhaps you should holiday there...... or just avoid Soi Bua Khao. It is what it is. Stop complaining. Well it is the busiest area in Pattaya during the day now, with a multitude of places to stay and eat, even at night there is quite a collection of bars and GGBs for nightime entertainment. The OP is correct, no pavements, and 2 way traffic, delivery trucks, baht buses stopping where they like etc. pedestrians have no place to walk and drivers are aggravated by them and become impatient. There was talk of removing baht buses a while back, and they do indeed contribute to the traffic problems, but then tourists cannot get around, and let us face it, they are safer in one. The area also floods badly in heavy rain! I think the OP is valid comment. The Thai solution is do nothing, Edited January 11, 2018 by jacko45k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rolanddrums Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 TBH If your walking you curse the traffic , if your on a bike/car you curse the pedestrians . When Im on my motorbike I travel very slowly looking out for everything . The thing I see a lot of is a dippy old farrang wandering in the middle of the road, looking the wrong way , seemingly unaware of any traffic . Most times its his much sharper Thai GF/ Wife etc that pulls him or steers him away . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 31 minutes ago, Rolanddrums said: TBH If your walking you curse the traffic , if your on a bike/car you curse the pedestrians . When Im on my motorbike I travel very slowly looking out for everything . The thing I see a lot of is a dippy old farrang wandering in the middle of the road, looking the wrong way , seemingly unaware of any traffic . Most times its his much sharper Thai GF/ Wife etc that pulls him or steers him away . Some people need to curse at something. If I'm walking I'm enjoying the buzz of how busy it is. If I'm on a motorbike same. I think many just sit at bars along the way day on day enjoying the same, people watching. Why try and ban something because a few want something different. If it don't suit find an alternative road. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 1/11/2018 at 12:21 PM, KneeDeep said: Not so long ago girls feared to walk down Soi Bua Khao for fear of having their bags snatched etc Just a dirt road. It only opened up because the cheap charlies started to move there. There is nothing to see there. Why should it be pedestrianised? If you like Europe so much, perhaps you should holiday there...... or just avoid Soi Bua Khao. It is what it is. Stop complaining. "It only opened up because the cheap charlies started to move there." That's going a bit far, it all kicked off when LK bulldozed the land at the top of Soi Diana and put up that fairly large development around Soi LK, about 14 years now. Baht cabs have always run both ways but these days it can sometimes be over half an hour from one end to the other. I would agree that something needs to be done to ease the congestion. I am not advocating pavements, I doubt they would do much good. There didn't used to be a pavement on the other side of the road from the night market. When they did put the pavement there I would use that rather than the one in front of the night market, too much merchandise on that one, then one evening I got hit from behind by a motorbike on the pavement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Always walk facing the oncoming traffic. Then you'll be OK. Pratumnak Hill is worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Maybe the philosophy is that tourists who hang around bars cheap hotels and night life areas etc simply do not deserve a pavement. They can find their own way on the road competing with vehicles. Well i going to miss loafs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrzent Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 hours ago, sandyf said: "It only opened up because the cheap charlies started to move there." That's going a bit far, it all kicked off when LK bulldozed the land at the top of Soi Diana and put up that fairly large development around Soi LK, about 14 years now. Baht cabs have always run both ways but these days it can sometimes be over half an hour from one end to the other. I would agree that something needs to be done to ease the congestion. I am not advocating pavements, I doubt they would do much good. There didn't used to be a pavement on the other side of the road from the night market. When they did put the pavement there I would use that rather than the one in front of the night market, too much merchandise on that one, then one evening I got hit from behind by a motorbike on the pavement. Funny how peoples' historical recolleciton of a place seems to start when they first encountered it.....Buakhao had alot happening more than 14 years ago, well b4 soi LK metro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 1/11/2018 at 6:45 PM, Kadilo said: It's not Europe fortunately that's why we choose to be here. Just face the oncoming traffic , you will be fine. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Except it's always the ones going the wrong way that one has to be aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 1/11/2018 at 9:10 PM, toughlove said: A man who is tire of soi Buakhao ends up daily, unshaven, unwashed in one of the hundred bars with a thousand yard stare LOL. Given the amount of CO that the barflies along Buakhao must breath in their sojurn, I wonder if they have a desire to pass on sooner, rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 It used to be OK to walk down the street back I would say 2006 or earlier. Since then, the traffic just doesn't stop. Heck, look at Soi Yume. Used to be mostly dirt and I would walk it often as a buddy of mine used to always stay down at Nantana.Now it is wall to wall shops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 15 hours ago, torrzent said: Funny how peoples' historical recolleciton of a place seems to start when they first encountered it.....Buakhao had alot happening more than 14 years ago, well b4 soi LK metro. Funny how people jump to conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrzent Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 hour ago, sandyf said: Funny how people jump to conclusions. Isn't that what you just did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KneeDeep Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 On 11/01/2018 at 10:33 PM, jacko45k said: Well it is the busiest area in Pattaya during the day now, with a multitude of places to stay and eat, even at night there is quite a collection of bars and GGBs for nightime entertainment. The OP is correct, no pavements, and 2 way traffic, delivery trucks, baht buses stopping where they like etc. pedestrians have no place to walk and drivers are aggravated by them and become impatient. There was talk of removing baht buses a while back, and they do indeed contribute to the traffic problems, but then tourists cannot get around, and let us face it, they are safer in one. The area also floods badly in heavy rain! I think the OP is valid comment. The Thai solution is do nothing, So what is your solution, Gringo? Clear it all away and start again with a wider road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou62 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 15 minutes ago, KneeDeep said: So what is your solution, Gringo? Clear it all away and start again with a wider road? If only, I always walk toward the oncoming traffic, at least it gives you a fighting chance of survival. Normally though, I just hop on a Baht Bus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toughlove Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Banning the food carts being pushed around and create baht bus stops so they don't literally stop every 20 feet and for God's sake remove the silly " up and down the but stop only" (sic)Signs and replace with a meaningful message. 10,000 farang and the Thais are to proud to get a sign proof read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinediscoking Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 If anything needs to happen to happen to Soi Buakhao the OP needs to be banned from it! This has been my favorite Soi since 1992, and the widening has helped which was done a little over 10 years ago; so now leave it be! When streets become busy the Pattaya officials turn it into a 1 way street. We have enough of them already, beach rd and 2nd are without much character and dangerous to cross. 2nd was better before they changed it to 1 way and I am still bitter about it. My only complaint about buakhao is when I am in my car and people walk 2 or 3 abreast, and I'm not talking about only the Indians. People walking along the side single file, I have no problem stopping for in congested spots when I have to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) On 1/11/2018 at 11:06 PM, AlexCanada said: You can walk along 2nd Road or 3rd Road. Both about a 2 minute walk away from Soi Buakhao. Both have sidewalks. 2 minute walk 555555555555555 OK, lets assume it is about 5 minutes walking fast. To get to the hotel I use there I'd have to walk along Buakhao anyway as the place is between side roads connecting to 2nd and 3rd. Not much point. Anyway, the connecting roads are just as dangerous. Edited January 13, 2018 by thaibeachlovers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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