Asian Roads 014 Idiot on red light

[HHTel]

3 hours ago, jackdd said:

Which sign should this be? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_signs_in_Thailand

If you mean the blue "keep left" sign this does obviously mean to keep to the left lane which is meant for driving, not drive on the hard shoulder (because this is illegal as mentioned already), and it's just a recommendation and not a must anyway

Oh dear!  Where did you read it was a traffic sign?  They are 'regional signs'.  A little like 'byelaws' in the UK.  If you would like to drive from Petchaburi to Kanchanaburi, after passing Rama II you will see signs instructing motorbikes to drive on the shoulder.  The same if driving from Surathani to Phuket and Krabi.  There are many more.  You need to get out more!

[HHTel]

6 hours ago, chang1 said:

It seams if you are in a car it does.

Under taking on a 2 lane road is not so bad as vehicles should not turn left from the right hand lane. Although I am glad it is illegal in the UK. This kind of under taking is quite well understood it's the (dangerous) use of the hard shoulder by bikes to under take that needs clarifying. Should a slow truck move onto the hard shoulder to give room for bikes to pass without having to go into the right hand lane, leave it clear for the bike to under take or are bikes stuck behind the truck? Then same question for roads with one lane each way.

It's also illegal in Thailand.  Try arguing when pulled and ticketed by the traffic police.  Often ignored but 'crackdowns' do happen especially between Rama II and Petchaburi and in Chumpon.

The Land Traffic Act covers overtaking on a single carriageway stating that the 'overtaker' has to give an audible warning and to be acknowledged by the vehicle being overtaken.

It needs to be said that all/most of the translations are stated as 'unofficial' and often differ depending upon which version is being read.

[richard_smith237]

13 hours ago, stevenl said:

Correct and incorrect.

 

Undertaking for cars you're correct, motorbikes not.

 

Your implication is that it is legal for a motorcycle to squeeze through on the inside (left side) of a car driving along in the left side lane.

 

The Land Transport Act is somewhat ambiguous - I can't see any statement that a motorcycle can undertake another vehicle in the left most lane. 

 

And, if the car is indicating and turning left the implication is (that you made a few pages ago) that it would be the fault of the car driver for not stopping and letting the motorcycles undertake if it were to turn left and a motorcycle crashes into its left side. 

 

I can't find any interpretation of the Land Transport Act which corroborates this madness. 

 

 

[ravip]

On 9/30/2018 at 9:41 AM, Just Weird said:

 

I think the title of the thread is wrong.

Absolutely! or confusing?

Asian Roads 014 Idiot on red light

Where is the idiot?