City hopes no parking will lead to no more fighting

[Rimmer]

City hopes no parking will lead to no more fighting

 

PATTAYA:--Evidently the taxi and minibus drivers plying their trade at Bali Hai could not stop fighting each other, so now the city has kicked them out of the area.

 

A city crew went in Oct 24, put up no parking signs and painted wide red and white no parking stripes in front of the automatic parking building where most of the fisticuffs had been filmed by tourists and posted to social media.

 

As the city fathers have said, this kind of thing, the arguing and throwing punches, tends to “really ruin Pattaya’s tourism image”.

 

To go along with the signs and painted streets, the city has sent out law enforcement, special task units, and Pattaya police officers to keep an eye out.

 

Those caught ignoring the signs will face, in this order, a warning, followed by a fine, and if they still don’t get the message, they will have their license(s) taken.

 

Read more: https://www.pattayamail.com/news/city-hopes-no-parking-will-lead-to-no-more-fighting-268135

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-10-29--

 

[johng]

Notice the delivery truck  parked right there  delivering to the 7/11 ? while the "no parking" is painted  my guess is they will have a small white and yellow "temporary stop" for deliveries so the fights will just get worse over that tiny area.

[jacko45k]

Popcorn please.

[VocalNeal]

What about the businesses on the street, no customer parking allowed?

[Mavideol]

 and since when they started to respect signs and restrictions

[Chazar]

yeah that paint  will stop them, just like it doesnt  all over Thailand, selfish nothing more, park where you want and sod anyone else.

[Moti24]

City hopes no parking will lead to no more fighting

 

This is Pattaya!  Never mind the fighting!  I doubt that it'll lead to no more parking!

[aussie11950]

They hope, so just a guess lol

 

[Benmart]

Pathetic. There is little respect for any law, ordinance, paint, signage, warning, plea, threat or any other babble that comes from on high. Chairs, planters  cones, makeshift fences and assorted junk, acts as "reserved parking" barriers all over the city.

 

Public parking is taken over by scooter rentals and sundry businesses. The inmates have long ago taken over this asylum. Now about those loud, modified scooter mufflers... LOL.

[johnny49r]

6 hours ago, Rimmer said:

As the city fathers have said, this kind of thing, the arguing and throwing punches, tends to “really ruin Pattaya’s tourism image”.

Uh, just checking - don't you have to have an image before you can ruin it?

 

 

Edited October 29, 2019 by johnny49r

[Redline]

Another problem unsolved do to lack of enforcement-looks better with the paint though ????

[Mavideol]

1 hour ago, Benmart said:

Public parking is taken over by scooter rentals and sundry businesses.

you are correct, public parking is also taken by the majority of store owners that complain customers not coming, sure they are not going since they can't park not to mention their employees and their motorbikes taking any potential remaining space.... seen it at the majority of beaches here

[kingstonkid]

Better idea if you are caught fighting either in person or on film you get a 36 hour stay all inclusive illustrious beautiful Pattaya crow bar hotel.

The fine starts at 3 in the afternoon and goes until 3 in the morning of the second day.

 

[guzzi850m2]

That area is one of the most depressing in whole Pattaya with that automatic parking house being a real eye-sore.

 

The only time I spend there is when I ride though walking street during day light hours on my scooter.

[jacko45k]

26 minutes ago, guzzi850m2 said:

That area is one of the most depressing in whole Pattaya with that automatic parking house being a real eye-sore.

I remember years ago when that large open area was used as the location to pay respect to the previous King on his birthday. A wonderful evening.... 

Yes it had to change when the Hua Hin ferry started up, but look what has come of it. 

[johng]

Ohh for how it was back in 2006..there used to be lots of events,shows and mini concerts..the gardens where generally kept (quite) clean and litter free.

 

 

 

[mikebell]

Many restaurants paint red/white stripes in front of their businesses as reserved parking for customers.

[essox essox]

18 hours ago, johnny49r said:

Uh, just checking - don't you have to have an image before you can ruin it?

 

 

great point......

[mok199]

The only way to reserve or stop parking in Thailand is the ''Plastic chair'' ...

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, mikebell said:

Many restaurants paint red/white stripes in front of their businesses as reserved parking for customers.

Yes, apparently they own the pavement and half the road! 

[Assurancetourix]

4 hours ago, mok199 said:

The only way to reserve or stop parking in Thailand is the ''Plastic chair'' ...

or an empty  palette

[Vacuum]

On 10/29/2019 at 6:04 AM, Mavideol said:

signs and restrictions

They're just recommendations. Are you new here?  555

[Vacuum]

22 hours ago, johnny49r said:

don't you have to have an image before you can ruin it?

Pattaya has one.