Road to the south SPEED CAMERAS ? from Bangkok to Surathani Koh Samui Koh Phangan, do they have speed traps ?

[JukeBox1]

hello,

 

do you know if they have installed speed cameras on the road to the south ? (to Surathani)

 

Anybody caught ?

 

Thanks.

[HAKAPALITA]

No

[moose7117]

there is a mobile unit that floats around between Kuru Buri and Prachuap Khiri Khan city that gets people going south.

[TTSIssues]

I was caught by a policeman with a camera on a tripod north of Hua Hin at one of the police stations that sits in the central reservation probably 4 years ago. The GF dealt with it. 

 

I hope Waze catches on in thailand - would be so helpful. 

[Vacuum]

Speed traps?  Start your journey a half hour earlier than planned and drive slowly.

[hkt83100]

Yes, they have. Especially the way around Hua Hin - Cha Am is a favorite hunting ground. Between Prachuap and Chumpon you'd better stick to speed limits.

Best would be to avoid speeding anyway.

[dotpoom]

36 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

Speed traps?  Start your journey a half hour earlier than planned and drive slowly.

Best advice ever given on this forum ..may save a life or two (if heeded).

The question is like asking "is it ok to have a few drinks on my drive journey...what are my chances of getting caught.

 

P.S...just thought I'd add this on. I personally knew a man who thought..."it could never happen to him" (be the cause of a death)....It did! 

[kotsak]

Made a trip down to Ranong from Bangkok last year. I was more concerned dealing with retarded drivers and the potholes rather than the speed traps. There aren't better speed traps than those. ????

 

[jumbo]

they dont have any detectors that work in Thailand??

in the NL used to have one and that saved money for sure

[kelboy]

53 minutes ago, TTSIssues said:

I was caught by a policeman with a camera on a tripod north of Hua Hin at one of the police stations that sits in the central reservation probably 4 years ago. The GF dealt with it. 

 

I hope Waze catches on in thailand - would be so helpful. 

I use Waze and it's good but when going to fast I'm at the speed trap when it tells me about it.

 

[henry15]

Yes and Yes 

 

[HAKAPALITA]

I have a Cobra XK& Y Band Radar Scanner. Too many false alarms from Airports, Army bases and Microwave Ovens.Been discarded just like all my other good ideas.

[Lt Frank Bullitt]

Yep,  missus got a fine in the mail,  between Rataphum and Hatyai on the main Asia hwy, photo clearly shows car and number plate,  117kph

[HAKAPALITA]

1 hour ago, Lt Frank Bullitt said:

Yep,  missus got a fine in the mail,  between Rataphum and Hatyai on the main Asia hwy, photo clearly shows car and number plate,  117kph

 

1 hour ago, Lt Frank Bullitt said:

Yep,  missus got a fine in the mail,  between Rataphum and Hatyai on the main Asia hwy, photo clearly shows car and number plate,  117kph

Must be new. Thanks for the info.

[Pilot3Boz]

I am adding Radar detector, will use the Escort 9500IX which tracks location of false alarms and marks them vis a built in GPS... a few trips and it will reduce the false alarms... Then help with avoiding the traps!!!! 

[heybuz]

My Thai mate doesn't pay them , he said if not paid the cops have to take you to court and it's to much paper work for 500 bht fine and if they do it's still only 500bht. He said they throw out thousands every month..

[gunderhill]

13 hours ago, HAKAPALITA said:

No

Check your facts, there are many now.

Download this and be prepared https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.chaidev.speedlimit&hl=en

I got flashed on one not on this list a while back here  between Cha-am And Hua Hin  South bound it was on the overhead bridge

12°38'40.07" N  99°51'56.73" E

One here North bound 12°47'37.19" N  99°56'25.66" E This one is on a  post in the central reservation about 2  metres  high white camera, there are many around Samut Sakorn also

 

[gunderhill]

24 minutes ago, heybuz said:

My Thai mate doesn't pay them , he said if not paid the cops have to take you to court and it's to much paper work for 500 bht fine and if they do it's still only 500bht. He said they throw out thousands every month..

Wife's policeman friend also says don't pay them but he has cancelled 2  for my Wife recently also. Price does go up from 500 to 1000 if  not paid and some talk of not being able to renew car  tax yearly until they are paid ( not enforced yet)

Don't forget they plan to introduce a new scheme next year to clampdown on this lack of paying etc and points            maybe??

[HAKAPALITA]

19 minutes ago, gunderhill said:

Check your facts, there are many now.

Download this and be prepared https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.chaidev.speedlimit&hl=en

I got flashed on one not on this list a while back here  between Cha-am And Hua Hin  South bound it was on the overhead bridge

12°38'40.07" N  99°51'56.73" E

One here North bound 12°47'37.19" N  99°56'25.66" E This one is on a  post in the central reservation about 2  metres  high white camera, there are many around Samut Sakorn also

 

 

21 minutes ago, gunderhill said:

Check your facts, there are many now.

Download this and be prepared https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.chaidev.speedlimit&hl=en

I got flashed on one not on this list a while back here  between Cha-am And Hua Hin  South bound it was on the overhead bridge

12°38'40.07" N  99°51'56.73" E

One here North bound 12°47'37.19" N  99°56'25.66" E This one is on a  post in the central reservation about 2  metres  high white camera, there are many around Samut Sakorn also

 

I was refering to Fixed Cameras, i do Supan to Krabi regularly. Samut i regard as BKK area, miss that bit.No doubt you are  quite right, but i go easy till Hua Hins an good hour behind me. As for not paying fines, up to you. they get you when the Tax is up. Ive actually been stupid enough to go through one in BKK i new was there at 160, 3AM , 4 Lanes and empty of any traffic.Ah Well.!. 

[fredob43]

Regardless of what some people say they are everywhere. Just came back from BKK on the 1/32 and they even have road blocks. 3 in around 150km. Stopping every bugger the ones speeding (Most) they make go to the near side and pay up 500bt.

 

I have never been done as I keep to 110kph in C/Control. (It's a 90km road) My cab driver told me I'll be fine provided I don't exceed same. So far so good. 

[jrjrjr]

Waze shows few alerts when driving south, but most signs (maybe 100 signs on the way to the south) are fake and Waze spotted only 5 real cameras.

 

But I also didn't get any alert around Hua Hin, so maybe all cameras haven't been reported to Waze ?

 

 

[bofhman]

Easy to spot the BIB with radar. I use Google Maps app on my phone when travelling. The radar chappies always have a road check a kilometer further to pull up and book folks. Maps traffic alerts me to those folks with Android phones slowing down at these spots, both graphically and tone (setting). So it's easy to slow down a couple of kms beforehand. Best detector ever. 

[gunderhill]

1 hour ago, HAKAPALITA said:

 

I was refering to Fixed Cameras, i do Supan to Krabi regularly. Samut i regard as BKK area, miss that bit.No doubt you are  quite right, but i go easy till Hua Hins an good hour behind me. As for not paying fines, up to you. they get you when the Tax is up. Ive actually been stupid enough to go through one in BKK i new was there at 160, 3AM , 4 Lanes and empty of any traffic.Ah Well.!. 

Both are FIXED cameras I have been through them many times over the limit and have  recently renewed my tax disc with no mention of it. More down at Prachuapkhirikhan

[gunderhill]

1 hour ago, jrjrjr said:

Waze shows few alerts when driving south, but most signs (maybe 100 signs on the way to the south) are fake and Waze spotted only 5 real cameras.

 

But I also didn't get any alert around Hua Hin, so maybe all cameras haven't been reported to Waze ?

 

 

The TWO  mentioned close to Cha-am Hua Hin  main road intersection only one is mentioned in the Thai camera  app, the second southbound flashed me at 130kph, I saw it on the bridge mounted up there next time I went past I stopped to check.

Best way to avoid remove front  number plate, fine is cheaper ???? just keep it in the car and "swear it fell off officer"

[gunderhill]

5 hours ago, dotpoom said:

Best advice ever given on this forum ..may save a life or two (if heeded).

The question is like asking "is it ok to have a few drinks on my drive journey...what are my chances of getting caught.

 

P.S...just thought I'd add this on. I personally knew a man who thought..."it could never happen to him" (be the cause of a death)....It did! 

The  better question is how many other people have had that drink that you avoided, or drive like idiots too close, speed is not really the main issue but they'll always tout it as  such as the others are way harder to eradicate.

[off road pat]

7 hours ago, Vacuum said:

Speed traps?  Start your journey a half hour earlier than planned and drive slowly.

Great, and make frequent stops to have a non alcoholic drink at petrol stations and stretch the legs....

[Retiredandhappyhere]

It is a great pity that more concern is not directed at staying within the speed limits rather than in ways to circumvent them.  If any of the speedsters above ever get involved in a serious accident while speeding, I trust that they will remember their post on here, which indicates an irresponsible attitude to driving, particularly when so many TV posters frequently condemn Thais for their driving standards.

[krabi local]

To answer your questions- 

Yes they have

Yes I have.

[HAKAPALITA]

9 hours ago, Pilot3Boz said:

I am adding Radar detector, will use the Escort 9500IX which tracks location of false alarms and marks them vis a built in GPS... a few trips and it will reduce the false alarms... Then help with avoiding the traps!!!! 

Thats about 4 times more expensive than my Cobra, and more advanced.. I bought it in Qzz for 100$ about,where the fines are hi, so its paid for.. Wouldnt buy one here  anymore, the fines are too small.A good one here is about 500$.

[jrjrjr]

8 hours ago, bofhman said:

Easy to spot the BIB with radar. I use Google Maps app on my phone when travelling. The radar chappies always have a road check a kilometer further to pull up and book folks. Maps traffic alerts me to those folks with Android phones slowing down at these spots, both graphically and tone (setting). So it's easy to slow down a couple of kms beforehand. Best detector ever. 

 

Sorry, do you mean that everytime you see a red line on MAPS showing some slow trafic, it means that there is a road block ?!