13 hours ago, The manic said:

And Soi LK Metro can be fun

Soi LK is now like Soi 8 USED to be like, many many years ago. I like it, but it's a pity it's so dangerous to get to and from. If they put down about 20 road humps on the soi to Second Rd it'd keep the speed down and make it safer.

7 hours ago, balo said:

A soi full of hookers, ladyboys, fat farangs (Brits)  with beer bellies.

No thanks  I try to avoid it if I can . 

 

It'll be a happier soi without people that don't like it.

Bye.

Edited January 23, 20188 yr by thaibeachlovers

Would make sense to close it to car and truck traffic at 2nd road and soi LK metro (the road where subway is).  It is not wide enough for 2 way car and truck traffic.  The deliveries could come from the road behind the avenue that tees in.  Motorbike traffic wouldn't be nearly as bad without the cars.

It'll be a happier soi without people that don't like it.
Bye.

The good thing about Pattaya is you can choose where you want to go , you will rarely see me in WS or in soi B . But each to his own , I live my life , you live your life.

A soi full of hookers, ladyboys, fat farangs (Brits)  with beer bellies.
No thanks  I try to avoid it if I can . 
 

You seem to know a lot for someone who seldom goes there and avoids it if you can.
It's actually quite easy to avoid if it really disgusts you that much.


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Maybe it's the same loud motorbike I hear/see daily but there is one particular motorbike on Buakhao Soi 15 behind Avenue Mall and Areca Lodge that goes so fast and is so loud without any care of any cars or people on the road.  Many motorcycles fly down Buakhao Soi 15.  Why?  I have NEVER seen any police on that road so they never have any concerns about getting a speeding ticket.  With that soi becoming more crowded with pedestrians it's an huge accident waiting to happen.

21 minutes ago, AlexCanada said:

Maybe it's the same loud motorbike I hear/see daily but there is one particular motorbike on Buakhao Soi 15 behind Avenue Mall and Areca Lodge that goes so fast and is so loud without any care of any cars or people on the road.  Many motorcycles fly down Buakhao Soi 15.  Why?  I have NEVER seen any police on that road so they never have any concerns about getting a speeding ticket.  With that soi becoming more crowded with pedestrians it's an huge accident waiting to happen.

Hajaha once there was an accident in bukaw car with motorcycle on a junction so guess who was stuck in the traffic?

 

43 minutes ago, AlexCanada said:

Maybe it's the same loud motorbike I hear/see daily but there is one particular motorbike on Buakhao Soi 15 behind Avenue Mall and Areca Lodge that goes so fast and is so loud without any care of any cars or people on the road.  Many motorcycles fly down Buakhao Soi 15.  Why?  I have NEVER seen any police on that road so they never have any concerns about getting a speeding ticket.  With that soi becoming more crowded with pedestrians it's an huge accident waiting to happen.

Could be the same young Thai dude I have see several times on a loud bike.  He is on a bigger bike and halls A down Buakhao at 80 mph.  

Must have a death warrant I think.

Edited January 29, 20188 yr by bkk6060

On 1/23/2018 at 2:55 AM, balo said:

A soi full of hookers, ladyboys, fat farangs (Brits)  with beer bellies.

No thanks  I try to avoid it if I can . 

 

Hey Shallow Hal...you forgot the better than average restaurant choices and drinking places to chat with your friends.

Oh... nevermind.  I can see now why you would never lower yourself to that demographic area.  Better to stay solo and too cool for the masses.

On 11/01/2018 at 3:02 PM, gjoo888 said:

Maybe they should ban vehicles, or at least most vehicles, and call it Walking Street. 

It's coming to a city centre near you over the next few years,speaking for myself I can't wait to see the back of the internal combustion engine at least let only electrified vehicles in places where people walk about,and buses should only be allowed to the outskirts.

57 minutes ago, HLover said:

Hey Shallow Hal...you forgot the better than average restaurant choices and drinking places to chat with your friends.

Oh... nevermind.  I can see now why you would never lower yourself to that demographic area.  Better to stay solo and too cool for the masses.

He forgot the nationalities fat and slim. He's one of those young bucks who goes to late night clubs and really thinks a girl is interested in him because of his dancing not his money.

Bickering troll posts and replies have been removed. 

On 1/11/2018 at 2:07 PM, DD13 said:

As a motorist

I get fed up with all of these pedestrians sloping around, criss-crossing the road in SoI Bhua Khao, gazing at the girls and lady boys.

Get your brains out of your trousers and concentrate on what's important

Your well being

 

Only joking ?????

It's not really a joke. Sometimes tourists casually stroll along Soi Buakao 2 or 3 abreast, taking up half the road, completely oblivious to the fact it's a road, and I have to ask them if they would kindly let me through on my motorcycle. So many tourists walk across roads expecting and trusting that all traffic will pass around them or stop for them. You see them walking across the road while not even looking in the direction of on-coming traffic.

 

Edited January 29, 20188 yr by tropo

33 minutes ago, tropo said:

It's not really a joke. Sometimes tourists casually stroll along Soi Buakao 2 or 3 abreast, taking up half the road, completely oblivious to the fact it's a road, and I have to ask them if they would kindly let me through on my motorcycle. So many tourists walk across roads expecting and trusting that all traffic will pass around them or stop for them. You see them walking across the road while not even looking in the direction of on-coming traffic.

 

Hi Tropo can u indicate with arrows if possible where the person with yellow outfit and golf bag should be walking?

6 hours ago, The manic said:

He forgot the nationalities fat and slim. He's one of those young bucks who goes to late night clubs and really thinks a girl is interested in him because of his dancing not his money.

My mistake then, doucheytoolbox is more appropriate than Shallow Hal, thank you sir for the clarification.

1 hour ago, Destiny1990 said:

Hi Tropo can u indicate with arrows if possible where the person with yellow outfit and golf bag should be walking?

Oh, hello Destiny1990... No arrows required. If he's an idiot, he should be walking where most other idiots walk, right where he is, as close to the middle of the road as possible and even better, on the other side of the road with his back to oncoming traffic. If he is smart, as close as practicable to the curb, which is well indicated in that photo.

 

Did you not read my post? I did specifically mention 2 or 3 abreast. Perhaps you don't understand the term "abreast". It means side by side. They walk side by side across the road, blocking the traffic lane. If that's where you like to walk, then join the first category.

Edited January 29, 20188 yr by tropo

17 minutes ago, tropo said:

Oh, hello Destiny1990... No arrows required. If he's an idiot, he should be walking where most other idiots walk, right where he is, as close to the middle of the road as possible and even better, on the other side of the road with his back to oncoming traffic. If he is smart, as close as practicable to the curb, which is well indicated in that photo.

 

Did you not read my post? I did specifically mention 2 or 3 abreast. Perhaps you don't understand the term "abreast". It means side by side. They walk side by side across the road, blocking the traffic lane. If that's where you like to walk, then join the first category.

? One way for vehicles and with nice pavements on both sides for the pedestrians seems the preferred solution. 

23 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

? One way for vehicles and with nice pavements on both sides for the pedestrians seems the preferred solution. 

There is no space for "nice pavements" in Soi Buakhao, even if they turned it into a one-way street. Turning it into a one-way street would make congestion in Pattaya much worse as it would increase the traffic on 2nd and 3rd Roads, Pattaya Klang and Pattaya Tai.

 

Having said that, I would say that Soi Buakhao has more character than any other street in Pattaya. It virtually defines Pattaya. Very few streets in Pattaya have sidewalks, so where would you begin? Even if Soi Buakhao, through some magical transformation, gained at least one sidewalk you wouldn't be able to walk on it anyway as it would become an endless marketplace and you'd be back on the road again.

 

I think the main motto in Pattaya should be "leave well enough alone". Soi Buakhao is fine the way it is and tourists love it.  

 

 

9 hours ago, tropo said:

There is no space for "nice pavements" in Soi Buakhao, even if they turned it into a one-way street. Turning it into a one-way street would make congestion in Pattaya much worse as it would increase the traffic on 2nd and 3rd Roads, Pattaya Klang and Pattaya Tai.

 

Having said that, I would say that Soi Buakhao has more character than any other street in Pattaya. It virtually defines Pattaya. Very few streets in Pattaya have sidewalks, so where would you begin? Even if Soi Buakhao, through some magical transformation, gained at least one sidewalk you wouldn't be able to walk on it anyway as it would become an endless marketplace and you'd be back on the road again.

 

I think the main motto in Pattaya should be "leave well enough alone". Soi Buakhao is fine the way it is and tourists love it.  

 

 

Speak for your self.if u would ask these tourists if they prefer decent sidewalks and or  walking between cars and motorbikes on a jammed packed rd then u will get the real answers.

Edited January 31, 20188 yr by Destiny1990

On 1/29/2018 at 11:59 PM, Destiny1990 said:

? One way for vehicles and with nice pavements on both sides for the pedestrians seems the preferred solution. 

 

Well, this is one our classic TVF poster whinges, the lack of ah! spacious sidewalks where one may stroll comfortably, with of course plenty of seating and shade—just for them, since Thais aren't complaining and do benefit (hard as that is to swallow) from their partly blocked sidewalks. Wrong country and area of the world, mostly. I came up with THE perfect solution years ago:

 

 

On 6/20/2014 at 8:52 AM, JSixpack said:

Why are you still hangin' around here? This is IT.

Ten women to every man, a black market in Viagra, and a 'thriving swingers scene': Welcome to The Villages, Florida

Swimming in cheap booze and sunshine 'every night is Saturday night'

One of its most infamous residents was a retired biology teacher who called his manhood Mr Midnight

Best of all, of course, is that "you can do simple nice things like go for a walk around the shops with your daughter, nice wide pavements, it's clean, it's safe, civilised folk of all ages walking around." Perfect, man!

 

 

 

Pattaya Pat disappeared not too long after my post so I trust he's found happiness there and I highly encourage our other posters plagued with useless fantasies to do the same.

 

4 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Speak for your self.if u would ask these tourists if they prefer decent sidewalks and or  walking between cars and motorbikes on a jammed packed rd then u will get the real answers.

 

But then you ask them if they're willing to pay the price for the realization of their preference and point out all the implications of it and the answer will be no. They don't actually want to, or can't, pay what it would take to sterilize Pattaya into The Villages or Santa Barbara. If they were, they'd just go there. Personally, even if I lived in Santa Barbara, I'd still miss the circus and chaos of Pattaya. It's a very unique place, to say the least.

 

Edited January 31, 20188 yr by JSixpack

On 1/29/2018 at 9:44 PM, Destiny1990 said:

Hi Tropo can u indicate with arrows if possible where the person with yellow outfit and golf bag should be walking?

Irrelevant. That's not Buakhao.

^^^^^^^^ According to Google it is 

46 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Irrelevant. That's not Buakhao.

 

 

Looks like it to me. I can see Pook Swan House and Sawadee Siam in the pic.

That photo is most definitely Soi Buakhao, looking north to Klang. Sorry. 

9 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Speak for your self.if u would ask these tourists if they prefer decent sidewalks and or  walking between cars and motorbikes on a jammed packed rd then u will get the real answers.

You're speaking for yourself too. If primmed and proper sidewalks are a necessity for tourists, there are millions of countries which can fulfill that particular need. People are looking for the "rough and ready" tourist experience when they decide on Thailand as a destination. They don't expect things to be clean and tidy. It's only expats who have been here too long that start whining about these kinds of "problems". I'm sure I'm not the only expat who finds Soi Buakhao quite tolerable just the way it is.

I made the photo myself last month and it wasn't in Walking Street.

6 minutes ago, tropo said:

You're speaking for yourself too. If primmed and proper sidewalks are a necessity for tourists, there are millions of countries which can fulfill that particular need. People are looking for the "rough and ready" tourist experience when they decide on Thailand as a destination. They don't expect things to be clean and tidy. It's only expats who have been here too long that start whining about these kinds of "problems". I'm sure I'm not the only expat who finds Soi Buakhao quite tolerable just the way it is.

Looking at the photo i would say that the road situation can be improved however it is not a big concern for me but for all these British tourists who live there day and night i can understand that for them the situation is not ideal.

I only go to Bukaw for dinner at Loaf and sometimes at the Subway  for a sandwich both located at the busiest junction of Bukaw.

20 minutes ago, Kaoboi Bebobp said:

That photo is most definitely Soi Buakhao, looking north to Klang. Sorry. 

Pattaya Tai to Klang to be exact.?

2 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

Looking at the photo i would say that the road situation can be improved however it is not a big concern for me but for all these British tourists who live there day and night i can understand that for them the situation is not ideal.

I only go to Bukaw for dinner at Loaf and sometimes at the Subway  for a sandwich both located at the busiest junction of Bukaw.

You seem quite concerned about a street you hardly visit? 

 

Any tourists that are really concerned for their safety on Soi Buakhao have endless choices of hotels and guesthouses on quiet sois. It's hardly ever difficult to relocate as most places have vacancies most of the year. 

1 minute ago, tropo said:

You seem quite concerned about a street you hardly visit? 

 

Any tourists that are really concerned for their safety on Soi Buakhao have endless choices of hotels and guesthouses on quiet sois. It's hardly ever difficult to relocate as most places have vacancies most of the year. 

Look i am a walker 10,000 steps daily i like pattaya one day to transform in a walking town hence why I posted the topic.So how are things with u on the homefront? U seem a bit grumpy?.

U still doing the egg diet?