Confusing traffic at Nongprue-Khao Mai Kaew intersection causes concern

[Rimmer]

Confusing traffic at Nongprue-Khao Mai Kaew intersection causes concern

 

PATTAYA:-- Problems for commuters have arisen in Khao Maikaew due to unclear traffic lines at the Highway 3240 (Chaiyapornwithi) junction with Rural Road 4095, and at Pong Interchange where people are making quick U-turns to get onto the overpass. Also, some commuters suddenly turn right to get onto Highway 36 after crossing the bridge.

Residents using these roads say these problems regularly cause accidents and annoyance.

Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri visited the area with his team and predicted the problems would be easy to solve. He instructed Banglamung Highway Dept to start by erasing the yellow dashed lines on the roads that are causing confusion, and install a stop sign on Highway 3240 from Khao Maikaew to turn right to Nongprue. New, correct traffic lines can be painted next week.

The problem at Pong Interchange would be fixed by having the Chonburi Highway Dept. install traffic posts to keep people from making U-turns there. A more permanent solution could be made in the middle of next year.

In the meantime, surveys will be conducted to find the best long term solutions, followed by budget proposals to carry out plans determined by the surveys. If the budget is approved, work will begin in April 2020.

 

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-10-22--

[Justgrazing]

That's a target rich environment of power poles to get headbutted by a pickup when the inevitable confusion arrives .. 

[Matzzon]

5 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Problems for commuters have arisen in Khao Maikaew due to unclear traffic lines at the Highway 3240 (Chaiyapornwithi) junction with Rural Road 4095, and at Pong Interchange where people are making quick U-turns to get onto the overpass. Also, some commuters suddenly turn right to get onto Highway 36 after crossing the bridge.

That has unfortunately not anything to do with unclear traffic lines. It has to do with that people can´t follow normal traffic rules. That´s not confusing, it´s stupid.

[mikebell]

Or they could have a cop on duty to discourage poor driving habits.

[prakhonchai nick]

25 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Or they could have a cop on duty to discourage poor driving habits.

Never mind discouragement.  Better to collect 1,000baht from all.

[thailand49]

And this countries leaders have declared there is no problem with the designs of their roads which they are right to a point it is really in the end the driver but the suggestion a " stop sign "  what the heck is that and more paint?

[essox essox]

14 hours ago, Matzzon said:

That has unfortunately not anything to do with unclear traffic lines. It has to do with that people can´t follow normal traffic rules. That´s not confusing, it´s stupid.

if they used twigs and small branches then they would be OK, I THINK !!!

[tifino]

Just now, essox essox said:

if they used twigs and small branches then they would be OK, I THINK !!!

well... the road does branch off after all...

[essox essox]

1 minute ago, tifino said:

well... the road does branch off after all...

haa haa well said.....

[essox essox]

3 hours ago, mikebell said:

Or they could have a cop on duty to discourage poor driving habits.

YOU WHAT !!!! it would take the WHOLE force of Thailand to do that .....

[tifino]

19 hours ago, Rimmer said:

followed by budget proposals to carry out plans determined by the surveys.

that's another way of saying that they will monitor the Road Toll (but it's a bit late by then)

[tifino]

5 minutes ago, essox essox said:

haa haa well said.....

...I could knot leave it unsaid

[essox essox]

4 minutes ago, tifino said:

...I could knot leave it unsaid

no problem i am sarcatic person too.....

[tifino]

3 minutes ago, essox essox said:

no problem i am sarcatic person too.....

yeah; before i retired (signed off), one of these appeared on the whiteboard behind my desk

   

 

[Moti24]

19 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri visited the area with his team and predicted the problems would be easy to solve. He instructed Banglamung Highway Dept to start by erasing the yellow dashed lines on the roads that are causing confusion, and install a stop sign on Highway 3240 from Khao Maikaew to turn right to Nongprue. New, correct traffic lines can be painted next week.

For a nation of drivers who don't look beyond the back of the car in-front of them whilst driving, disobey road rules, don't look in their mirrors, don't use their indicators properly, don't give-way and block junctions, shoot at other drivers who dared to overtake them, don't stop after causing an accident, etc, etc, erasing yellow lines and painting new ones next week is not going to make a blind bit of difference.

 

Until the police start policing, and the government start governing, there's little hope of reducing the daily slaughter on the roads.

 

 

[Almer]

555 555 the will put up a stop sign, 555

[tifino]

but they will stop at nothing, in their haste to get nowhere

[Cake Monster]

I use this road nearly every day, and the Photo is taken from the KMK side of the  Bridge.

YOU DO NOT TURN RIGHT AT THIS BRIDGE FOR NONGPRUE, YOU GO STRAIGHT OVER IT ??????? STOP SIGN ????

If the Photo were from the other side of the Bridge, the Photographer would be hard pushed to find a time when here is not a continuous stream of traffic ( Inc large Trucks ) U-Turning directly at the bottom of the slope on the Bridge to get onto the 36 Route heading North.

This Bridge are is probably one of he most Dangerous places that I experience regularly as a driver. The only solution is to place Concrete and Steel barriers down the center of the Road for at least 500 Meters on both sides of the Bridge on 3240 Route.

Yesterday, they erected Plastic dividers for 30 M along the KMK side of the bridge.

My guess is that they will only last a week before being completely destroyed, as previously.

All this has been done before, and it didn,t work then, They even put up signs with a 2,000 Baht fine for u-turning . Did it make any difference, was it Policed. You bet it never did make any difference.

Drivers beware. This is a really bad place ( and watch for the Traffic coming out from the side Soi by the Familymart 100 M past bridge on KMK side ).

 

 

 

[mikebell]

20 hours ago, essox essox said:

YOU WHAT !!!! it would take the WHOLE force of Thailand to do that .....

It seemed the whole force was out on Railway road Pattaya yesterday - I reckon about 25 situated at a crossroad so they got a four way split and caused maximum disruption.  When will they learn that these stick-ups do nothing to lower the daily death toll and is only about revenue raising.

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, mikebell said:

When will they learn that these stick-ups do nothing to lower the daily death toll and is only about revenue raising

Oh they learned that a long time ago. 

This junction is another example of an old Thai road, built on the cheap, where they have not invested to improve upon. Hwy 36 is full of junctions where a U-turn is forced, and let's face facts, Thais don't believe in going out of their way when a dangerous alternative exists. If one comes from Pong heading West you can't get directly onto Hwy36 to go North West. (where I live). The junction for 36/331 is similarly limited forcing U-turns. no cloverleaf.