Pattaya: Rebranded "24 hour Walking Street" opens its arms to Thais - and one way traffic!

[phetpeter]

and it will end up like Patpong, nothing but traders and hawkers, and pickpockets

[CapeTown]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Desperation writ large

And how will they switch back?

What makes this walking st any different?

[Pilotman]

So its not 'Walking Street' at all, its just 'A Street'. Just one more down market soi in Pattaya.  They never learn how to produce some better class amenity. 

Edited August 8, 2020 by Pilotman

[johnnybgood]

The clue is in the name 'Walking'.

Obviously the sex drugs and rock n roll is available throughout Pattaya.
The reason Walking Street was an attraction was because it was a refuge from Thai traffic.

There are not many streets/pavements in sleaze central you can safely rubber neck without getting a motorbike up yer anus? 

[PETERTHEEATER]

Thais will be greeted with open arms.......foreigners will be greeted with open.......?

[DPKANKAN]

2 hours ago, Oldie said:

Now you can pick up the girls by car and motorbike. Great new development. 

Like a KFC drive through!!! 'Menu' as you come in with price list and pick up round the back. Probably be a door for returns later 5555????????????????????????????????

[pepi2005]

Why is it that in Thailand, government officials seem to always announce ideas that are exactly the opposite of what one would think makes rational sense?

[phantomfiddler]

Hopefully there will be some provision for crowd control ???? mowed down in a stampede is a rough way to go !

[Guderian]

Where do they get this nonsense from? A "24-hour Walking Street" would imply no cars at any time. What they've got now is 24-hour car access so it's no longer a Walking Street. Or else why not just rename Second Road "24-hour Second Walking Street", lol?

[johng]

2006   10 Years of "Walking Street"

 

 

[Benmart]

From years of living and driving all across Thailand, one-way streets only exist in the minds of those who observe and obey such signage. As for the former "Walking Street", its construction and width begs for congestion, selfish double-parkers and one-way, scooter bound scofflaws. Another poorly contrived idea from above.

[Don Mega]

3 hours ago, petermik said:

Ridiculous to allow cars after dark...when will be the first accident...cobbled street + rain + an impatient somchai in his street racer

Why ?

[pepi2005]

On course of destroying the last few spots this city had that made it special.

 

Almost all GREEN already removed from the formerly called 'green hill' Pratumnak, red-light of the former RED-LIGHT city reduced to a few 'designated areas' to 'save face of Thai people', the formerly 'city that never sleeps' has been put to sleep from 3am even when there was no talk of 'Covid', now fun center 'Walking Street' gets turned into boring 'One-way driving Soi'.

 

What else can they come up with to destroy the last interesting tourism spots?

 

[Destiny1990]

Great idea to have cars blended in with these drunk pedestrians..

[paulikens]

love it... the reason thais was put off cuz it involved walking .so true, thais do not do walking. 

[Skallywag]

Geez, I hope this is fake news.  Less traffic needed everywhere here.

Every road west of Sai song should be blocked off to cars after dark.  

[crazykopite]

How can it be called Walk In Street if they now allow one way traffic that’s why they advertise the country as Amazing Thailand as I am amazed at the crazy ideas  these people come up with the L????L

[Saltire]

I hope, when they come back, that 'traffic' does not include large tour buses.

 

Foreign tours won't even have to leave their aircon seat to ogle.

 

 

[mosan]

11 minutes ago, Saltire said:

I hope, when they come back, that 'traffic' does not include large tour buses.

 

Foreign tours won't even have to leave their aircon seat to ogle.

 

 

Did it ever occur to you that some in charge here have always wanted to get "rid" of Walking Street permanently?  No better time than the present.

[mr mr]

31 minutes ago, pepi2005 said:

made it special

there's something really special of drunken punters looking for a piece of a**  

[ronaldo0]

Where would all the Thais get money to go there as a lot of them don’t have jobs anymore !

[Darksidedude]

i do recalll way back in 1990 walking street was just a normal road 24 hrs a day

[CGW]

4 minutes ago, Darksidedude said:

i do recalll way back in 1990 walking street was just a normal road 24 hrs a day

Became "The Strip" in 1996, then walking street in 1997 if I recall correctly. 

Just looked, not far off (click on "news") - http://www.pattayamail.com/230/home.htm

Edited August 8, 2020 by CGW

[tribalfusion001]

20 minutes ago, mosan said:

Did it ever occur to you that some in charge here have always wanted to get "rid" of Walking Street permanently?  No better time than the present.

Exactly what I was thinking, borders will be closed for a very long time and when they reopen walking street will be different.

[thailand49]

Desperation for sure grasping for straws as they say, pretty much consistent with this Mayor. Country is locked down so they want to bring the locals business from 3rd Road, nightclubs like Hollywood etc down to W.S. I guess if they want the business GoGo owners will also start to let more locals in thus the working girls will be leaving so there goes the Farangs what is left of them to the L.K. area bye W.S.

[natway09]

Oh Dear, Parking reserved for black mercedes & Ferraris no doubt

[LivinLOS]

4 hours ago, Brunolem said:

Expect massive traffic jams on weekends... 

Thats what they are desperate for.. It wont happen but better than the ghost town / empty / etc it is now surely ??

[digger70]

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

And it will also be open from now on to traffic and parking. Though it is one way only to avoid accidents.

This is Hilarious, Since when did Thais Obey to  Traffic Rules , especially One Way Traffic. 

Even on a Two way traffic road they still go the wrong way ,why you may ask. 

They are to Lazy to go the Right way and they think that they are above the law.

[Chongalulu]

Somchai riding the wrong way on a one way street is shouted at 'One way!' He is confused explaining‘I’m only going one way' ???? 

[miamiman123]

Sad for the good Thai people trying to make a living