Rimmer Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 New top traffic cop aims to tackle Pattaya congestion PATTAYA:--Pattaya’s new traffic police commander plans to deploy more officers to school zones in a bid to reduce congestion on city streets. Pol. Maj. Arut Supanon said in a May 19 interview he plans to have traffic cops start working 30 minutes earlier – at 6:30 a.m. – so they are on the job around schools when the morning rush hits. Pattaya’s many schools are a major chokepoint for morning and afternoon traffic and, with more opening soon, more needs to be done to control the flow of cars and motorbikes around them, Arut said. “Pattaya’s current problems all come down to drivers who don’t obey the rules,” Arut said. “In addition to Thai residents, many foreign visitors and expats who are not familiar with Thailand’s traffic laws often hold up others.” He plans to redeploy officers to the most congested areas, meet with school management to enlist their help in controlling traffic, create specific drop-off/pickup zones at schools, and ensure his officers are strictly enforcing all the rules. Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/new-top-traffic-cop-aims-tackle-pattaya-congestion-210902 -- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-05-25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiwrath Posted May 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2018 27 minutes ago, Rimmer said: “Pattaya’s current problems all come down to drivers who don’t obey the rules,” Or, law enforcement, who don't properly punish those that don't obey the rules ? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 7 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Or, law enforcement, who don't properly punish those that don't obey the rules ? That is common sense......unfortunately it does not apply here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn1per Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Simple solution..... put the traffic lights on auto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanW Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 32 minutes ago, sn1per said: Simple solution..... put the traffic lights on auto Easily done in one fowl swoop. The traffic would flow so much better not having to wait for empty roads!!! Sensors in the road will drastically change the ever increasing traffic flow issues. Let's pray for that day ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Will we see the revival of the "Hello Kitty" awards for those who don't meet their quota? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Rimmer said: “In addition to Thai residents, many foreign visitors and expats who are not familiar with Thailand’s traffic laws often hold up others.” Do not drive under 150 KMH ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoffggi Posted May 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2018 Easy, stop the coaches coming into town as they are the cause of many hold-ups, either blocking the side roads that were never made to accommodate vehicles of this size or parking along the roads taking up precious parking spaces together with a more concerted effort from the police in arresting the people riding the wrong way down roads, driving when under the influence, riding 3,4 or 5 on a bike (Common Thai offence) especially when drunk!! not stopping at road junctions or traffic lights etc. etc. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn1per Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 hours ago, NormanW said: Easily done in one fowl swoop. The traffic would flow so much better not having to wait for empty roads!!! Sensors in the road will drastically change the ever increasing traffic flow issues. Let's pray for that day ? I was thinking more of the traffic controllers who leave each light on green for 10 minutes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smtsetup Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Or, law enforcement, who don't properly punish those that don't obey the rules ? Sure they do, selectively. When a falang is driving without a helmet or has stopped his motorbike one meter too far beyond the barely visible white road marking in the traffic lights, the Pattaya traffic police do excellent job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, smtsetup said: Sure they do, selectively. When a falang is driving without a helmet or has stopped his motorbike one meter too far beyond the barely visible white road marking in the traffic lights, the Pattaya traffic police do excellent job. Never seen that. The ticketing for one meter over I mean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 How do you teach Thais ( & many Farangs) to obey the law ? You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieqw Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 motobikes ridden by kids with no licence, more than two on a bike, endless problems to solve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 5 hours ago, Rimmer said: Pattaya’s current problems all come down to drivers who don’t obey the rules,” Arut said. “In addition to Thai residents, many foreign visitors and expats who are not familiar with Thailand’s traffic laws often hold up others.” Yes Thai people never drive wrong only foreigners and expats I driving every day and it is dangerous because of Thai but yes meny expats and ruski driving as Thai too But I think he forgets the number of deaths cause by Thai But OK always easy to blame other than Thai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, watcharacters said: Never seen that. The ticketing for one meter over I mean. It's quite difficult to see everything,maybe you were looking the other way. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 hours ago, watcharacters said: Never seen that. The ticketing for one meter over I mean. I remember reading several posts in a couple of forums where foreigners were done for just having the wheel over the white line - let alone a meter......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 what about all the other congestion like second rd, third road, IN FACT EVERY ROAD IN PATTAYA AND JOMTIEN...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KittenKong Posted May 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2018 “In addition to Thai residents, many foreign visitors and expats who are not familiar with Thailand’s traffic laws often hold up others.” Oddly enough the cars, trucks, bahtbuses, taxis and coaches that I see all over the place double- and triple-parked, thus causing massive jams and delays, rarely seem to have farang drivers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Just keep the buses out of Pattaya , problem solved. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 yes I agree the old broken down smoke spewing tour bus is pattaya's #1 hazard...replace all inner city tour buses with clean, smaller,quiet buses driven by educated responsible respectful drivers..then start on the loud scooters driven by the young men in Thailand...lets make pattaya great again... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poanoi Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 firstly the written traffic law in thailand is the same as in falangland, just the thai police temper with it a bit to make a buck. secondly the main issue is the parking on roads, when an entire lane is put to use as parking slot instead of driving lane. the second biggest problem is way too many cars, make it expensive to drive car in pattaya city 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a977 Posted May 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2018 New traffic cop plans to tackle traffic congestion 555555555. If he really serious and If he can actually get police to start work 30 mins earlier, then may I suggest a good start would be whilst trying to stop congestion they pull over every bike ridden by school children and check for licence and registration plus no helmet any offence confiscate bike and once fines been paid tag it not to be ridden in school area. Then they could set up road blocks on Soi Bukhaow the amount of revenue they would get in a day would pay the whole RTP for a year. ( provided it didn't go into police pockets) Good luck my son but unfortunately your not the first one to sprout the idea of cleaning up the traffic in Pattaya 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lespaulTV Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 The Army and the Police are really great in Thailand, they are expert in everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 23 hours ago, Rimmer said: and ensure his officers are strictly enforcing all the rules. A pipe dream. I could free up scores of empty spaces within a day: Tow away all meterless taximeters sitting around; remove all clothes drying racks (after the hours of darkness); remove illegal cones placed by businesses in front of their premises. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I was hoping for something much more ambitious than just some extra cops around the schools. Traffic can be bad in many places even when schools are not in session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 On 5/25/2018 at 5:02 AM, Rimmer said: He plans to redeploy officers to the most congested areas, meet with school management to enlist their help in controlling traffic, create specific drop-off/pickup zones at schools, and ensure his officers are strictly enforcing all the rules specific drop-off/pickup zones did they not try that with the Baht Buses... Short of running a few of these 24/7 he will be just another Big Joke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 just another thai alpha male ''grandstanding'''.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 May I suggest banning the Chinese meat wagons. Let them park in Chonburi and walk the rest of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangtip2 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Tow every car that is double parked . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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