Speed limits in and outside urban area under change to curb traffic fatalities and facilitate driving

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Speed limits in and outside urban area under change to curb traffic fatalities and facilitate driving

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Royal Thai Police and the Ministry of Interior are now considering an amendment to the Land Transport Law that will see  speed limits from 80 kilometres an hour adjusted to 110 kilometres to facilitate driving on highways, and to 60  Kms in urban area.

 

The 80-km speed limit on some roads has been set by the law since 1979 or over 37 years and was outdated. Today there have been much improvement on road construction which allows speed of up to 120 kilometres, said Pol Maj Gen Akkarak Limsangkas, a member of the working group on traffic of the Royal Thai Police.

 

Under the 1979 land transport  law, speed limit in municipal area was set at 80 kms/hr and 90 Kms  outside municipal area. He said the law fixed the speed limit at 80-90kms because at that time most roads have only two traffic lanes.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/speed-limits-outside-urban-area-change-curb-traffic-fatalities-facilitate-driving/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-04-05

[Thaiwrath]

With all the carnage on the roads, we need a solution.......................... raise the speed limits !  Bizarre !

[4evermaat]

Slower traffic keep left.

 

Higher speeds on expressways, and lower speed in higher density areas.

 

Honestly though, more air con transportation or even open air to curb individual car use would be great.

 

 

 

 

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[SkyNets]

???? increase the speed limit to make it safer, am I living in the twilight zone.

[SkyNets]

Raise the age of driving to 35 (bike and car), maybe people will appreciate driving.

[George Bowman]

Had to go to BKK a few days ago. Some of the LEDs need tweaking...

[leeneeds]

Enforcement of the laws, would be a good starting point, 

and I agree with most, slow traffic to use the middle inside lanes,

but no , ignorant drivers persist in sitting in the outside lane, 

given space and stopping distance between the car in front,

IF the driver pays attention to driving there is no reason not have speed limit increased,  where it is safely deemed to do so, Unfortunately,

as it stands now, more speed without enforcement and driving with due care, will result in  a lot more rear ends,

The 120km on the Airport link works well,  coming from Korat  (most times ) not perfec,t but a lot better manners than most other roads I drive,

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

This way when inevitably the "brakes fail" on the truck or bus, it will have a good head of steam going at 110 kph and can pretty much wipe out anything in its path! 

[Ossy]

59 minutes ago, webfact said:

 . . . . an amendment to the Land Transport Law that will see  speed limits from 80 kilometres an hour adjusted to 110 kilometres . . . .

Approaching this, the most accident-prone time of year, is it the right time to even talk about lifting a 37-yr-old limit by a massive 37.5%?

If this change is implemented, it's to be hoped the authorities - hospitals, especially - have planned for people killing themselves 37.5% faster, booze affected or otherwise.

[Ossy]

44 minutes ago, leeneeds said:

 . . . . and I agree with most, slow traffic to use the middle inside lanes,

but no , ignorant drivers persist in sitting in the outside lane, . . .

 

Consult the Thai 'Highway Code'. You'll see that it's the centre-lane-hoggers who are both ignorant and dangerous.

 

http://www.thailaws.com/law/t_laws/tlaw0140_5.pdf

 

If you still disagree the main point at issue, take it up with the Ministry. I want a quiet life 

Edited April 5, 2018 by Ossy
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[Thian]

We don't need any new rules, we need REAL police.....and REAL driverslicenses...and REAL fines/punishment...but the Thai won't understand that like the rest of the world does.

[Lobber]

Lane discipline  and thoughtful driving is whats needed. Are there these many deaths in Europe where there are no speed limits in some areas.

Just teach the <deleted> to drive properly

[terryp]

at last some sense, all you experts spouting about how stupid raising the limit is need to wake up, most of these idiotic accidents are caused by people exceeding the current 90kph yes the massively fast 56mph!!!

 

..newsflash what ever the speed limit these people will go as fast as THEY want regardless of what a sign says...what is needed is correct law enforcement and rule of the road enforcement as in lane hoggers . 120 or around 70mph is quite normal on 3 lane highways and always was until taxin dropped it down to 90kph ...to save the country tax on high oil price when it was around 150$ a barrel

 

[ratcatcher]

1 hour ago, missoura said:

Had to go to BKK a few days ago. Some of the LEDs need tweaking...

For heaven's sake, get serious, they are 20 feet up in the air.

[bluesofa]

4 minutes ago, Thian said:

We don't need any new rules, we need REAL police.....and REAL driverslicenses...and REAL fines/punishment...but the Thai won't understand that like the rest of the world does.

Absolutely correct. However, what we need versus what we get will forever be two different things.

 

[ratcatcher]

On 4/5/2018 at 4:23 PM, Lobber said:

Lane discipline  and thoughtful driving is whats needed. Are there these many deaths in Europe where there are no speed limits in some areas.

Just teach the <deleted> to drive properly

Most Farmers are reasonable drivers, it's the city boys who are outta control..............

[Ossy]

4 minutes ago, Thian said:

We don't need any new rules, we need REAL police.....and REAL drivers licenses...and REAL fines/punishment...but the Thai won't understand that like the rest of the world does.

It's not that they don't understand these 'norms' . . . it's simply that, in this 'anything goes' country, implementing all or any of these is simply too much trouble for the many departments involved; a bit like the laissez faire politics in the ancient west . . . if it ain't broke - too much, that is - why fix it?

[VocalNeal]

1 hour ago, SkyNets said:

???? increase the speed limit to make it safer, am I living in the twilight zone.

I am not American nor have I lived in the USA but even in their over regulated safety  conscious society speed limits have risen since the old 55 mph days. So why not. 

 

Most people in Thailand already drive at 120 kph on good upcountry roads,  Even 110 on Bangkok urban expressways.

 

It all sounds very Thai to me? Increase speed limits in some places , reduce them in others. 

   

[ratcatcher]

The people I really feel sorry for are the owners of super-cars, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches etc who really need to open up and get ahead of the crowd..I forgot Fortuners, they are really a special case.

[Thian]

33 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

For heaven's sake, get serious, they are 20 feet up in the air.

That's for the overloaded trucks who would touch them.

 

One day i drove motocy behind an overloaded truck who touched the trafficsigns at that height...it was very scary, that happens all the time at Kanchana Phisek ringroad.

[AGareth2]

this will be ignored

as it won't be enforced

[Sir Dude]

Increase or decrease the limits as you like, as if anyone on the roads gives a damn about the speed limits anyhow. The problem is with the average driver who thinks the laws are just for other people, not him/her...because it's ME! 

[Mexlark]

April Fool?

 

I've never seen anyone enforce a speed limit here. They don't have the will or the technology.

[Thian]

1 hour ago, Mexlark said:

April Fool?

 

I've never seen anyone enforce a speed limit here. They don't have the will or the technology.

One day somewhere on our way to Pattaya i saw an officer with a radar-unit inbetween the highway lanes...i told my wife what it was but she said i was dreaming..1 minute later there was a policestop , they stopped us and my wife got a ticket of 200 baht for speeding...(which she did).

 

She doesn't care for 200 baht though, she rubs that on her nose every night from Lancome.

 

 

[ratcatcher]

1 hour ago, Thian said:

One day somewhere on our way to Pattaya i saw an officer with a radar-unit inbetween the highway lanes...i told my wife what it was but she said i was dreaming..1 minute later there was a policestop , they stopped us and my wife got a ticket of 200 baht for speeding...(which she did).

 

She doesn't care for 200 baht though, she rubs that on her nose every night from Lancome.

 

Most men are quite happy for their wives to spend money on their nose.

What you don't want is her spending money up her nose................

[inThailand]

Is this a devilish plan to cement their #1 ranking? 

[madmin]

Speed kills the faster you go, better to have a more stringent driving test add a few roundabouts instead of uturns and annual safety checks on cars, increasing the speed will increase your chances of death

[klauskunkel]

I figured it out: This country is an experiment by a mad scientist.

[car720]

On a serious note though.

In my opinion, no matter where it is, the big problem is the combination of impatience with speed that usually leads to tailgating.  Especially by heavy vehicles.

[timewilltell]

As everyone here is saying - there will be no change unless the Thai Government insist the police enforce the law.  On top of that, they should have police out pulling over drivers who are simply ignorant or selfish or most probably both.  Stop the lane hoggers and tell them to drive on the left, stop the motorcycles and some cars even riding the wrong way up the road and tell them at the same time as dishing out fines for the most stupid offenders.  We all know it so why don't the Thais do it?  I actually have a pretty good idea of the answer to that but do not want to excite the Thai apologists nor listen to their feeble excuses.