New "Lane Change" cameras reveal extent of bad driving on Thai roads - 14,000 caught on first day

[whaleboneman]

14 hours ago, ezzra said:

Fine as much as they will, Thai traffic is not ready for such laws as

traffic's dynamics are build on changing lanes often every few minutes,

and as usual, that will be another road's laws that drivers will have

to either dodge, ignore or live with like many others road's laws that

no one one heed or pay attention to...

 

Actually, people find the need to zig zag from lane to lane. Traffic would flow much better if people stayed in their lane. And the accident rate would go down too.

[whaleboneman]

On 5/10/2018 at 4:19 PM, overherebc said:

Picture a set of lights with 4 lanes. 3 for going straight through and one for turning right. You are in the lane to turn right and some a-hole in the lane to your left tries to over take you and turn right from the straight ahead lane. If I think it's going to happen when I'm waiting to turn right when the lights change I go as far forward straight as I can before turning the wheel and leave them stuck with the cars behind them getting stuck as well.

You can hear lots of horns honking as you turn right with cars in the same lane as you doing the same thing. ??

so you deliberately <deleted> up traffic. nice. 

[OttoPollmann]

13 hours ago, overherebc said:

Cant wait to see all the adverts for those number plate covers that can fool the cameras.

Problem being that no-one has ever managed to make one that works. ??

you are right. all those number plate covers that you will get elsewhere are ineffective with these modern cameras.
But in this case, the Thais are innovative, they don't spend money on useless reflection covers, they just buy a spray can of white colour and overpaint the complete number plate.
Up-country I see this more and more.

[jacko45k]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

circumventing corrupt police who take bribes instead of fining people.

Taking the police out of the equation.... surely they will continue elsewhere and some effort needs to be made. 

[peperobi]

1st: I don't think the police will find all of them in case they search.

2nd: how long will the cam working.

3th: police presence is more important than cam.

 

Many cars have no number plate and many others have modified number plate (with white color overpainting).

Edited May 10, 2018 by peperobi

[Mister Fixit]

6 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

 I guess camera business is good in the UK.

 

Apparently there are more CCTV cameras in the UK than any other country - something like 2 for every person.  I should have stayed and sold CCTV kit.

 

Never tell me the UK is a free country.  It is until you step out of line and then the petty-minded behaviour police drop on you.

 

I remember an outcry some years ago when a city (forget which) had cameras monitoring an area in the centre.  Someone was seen on camera from some control room who had dropped something (accidentally, he claimed) and a loudspeaker boomed out to tell him to pick it up!  Some petty council official in a uniform sticking his nose in on someone just walking in the street.   Intrusive and 1984-style or what?

 

And don't get me started on how people are fined for putting the wrong  rubbish in the wrong coloured bin, or not putting the bin out in the exact correct spot or with the lid slightly open, or on the wrong day ...

[Mister Fixit]

On 5/11/2018 at 12:32 AM, whaleboneman said:

so you deliberately <deleted> up traffic. nice. 

 

No, think again.  He is deliberately messing up the inconsiderate driver who is the REAL one <deleted> up the traffic.

[a977]

Wow Thailand finally progressing into the 21st century, now if we can only convince "he who must be obeyed" that this is 2018 and not 1018 we might get somewhere

[bandito]

22 hours ago, colinneil said:

WOW !! Cameras catch 14.000 on the first day, well thats ok but how many will actually pay the fine, very few i think.

You will pay the fine when you renew your driving license or your yearly car registration.

[overherebc]

On 5/11/2018 at 12:32 AM, whaleboneman said:

so you deliberately <deleted> up traffic. nice. 

Nope, I actually take the right hand turn properly without 'cutting' it short.

If you are turning right and a vehicle coming the other way is turning right you should go both go to the position where you are turning behind each other. that way you can see what's coming from your left and both of you don't blind spot each other.

[colinneil]

1 minute ago, bandito said:

You will pay the fine when you renew your driving license or your yearly car registration.

Yes, buthow many acually have a license?

[essox essox]

On 10/05/2018 at 9:40 AM, colinneil said:

WOW !! Cameras catch 14.000 on the first day, well thats ok but how many will actually pay the fine, very few i think.

just what i was thinking....

[otherstuff1957]

I paid close attention to the solid lines on Ratchada when I drove to work this morning. 

 

I saw three places where normal driving would result in crossing a solid line!  They need to fix the lines on the road before they start issuing these thousands of tickets.

 

[bandito]

22 hours ago, colinneil said:

Yes, buthow many acually have a license?

At your annual car and motorcycle registration you will be forced to pay.

Not paying means no sticker and no insurance and no book.

First pay the fine.

Got me like that many years ago for parking in a prohibited spot.