Police confirm Phuket bypass road speed limit is 50km/h

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Police confirm Phuket bypass road speed limit is 50km/h

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket Town Traffic Police have confirmed that the speed limit on the bypass road is just 50km/h.

 

PHUKET: Phuket Town Traffic Police have confirmed that the speed limit on the bypass road is just 50km/h.

 

The confirmation follows a slew of local residents posting online copies of speeding tickets issued showing the speed limit as 50km/h.

 

The posts included complaints that police have for years assured that speeding tickets would be issued only for those caught exceeding 100km/h along the busy road.

 

Source: https://www.thephuketnews.com/police-confirm-phuket-bypass-road-speed-limit-is-50km-h-78733.php

 

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[bloodyholly]

50kph. Schoolkids 4 up on motorbikes do well over that speed in our moo baan 

Edited January 21, 2021 by bloodyholly

[ChipButty]

Good luck with that, I'll be going along there Sunday morning lets see what happens

[schlog]

Pure madness 50 on bypass. Time to move that Deputy Chief to Nakon Nowhere and go on with 90.

 

[Phuketshrew]

???? Times are getting hard for the BIB franchise in Phuket.

Note to self: Avoid walking on cracks in the pavement ....

Edited January 21, 2021 by Phuketshrew

[Shot]

Wow, I didn't know Chesty Puller was a Thai Cop.

[stevenl]

Funny article, with the advisory speed limit being confirmed as advisory, but tickets issued none the less. Tickets for driving over 100 km/h, but on the tickets it shows less than 100 km/h.

[ChrisY1]

Does Phuket have cardboard cut outs of Thai cops using radar speed guns?.....They really work a treat for drivers to hit when throwing trash out the window!

[Venom]

Phuket is special.????

[soi3eddie]

 

Reminds me of London. Roads that used to be 50mph are now 30mph. 30mph roads are now 20mph. Cameras and average speed checks everywhere. Try driving at the speed limits and you've got <deleted> tailgating and flashing you or trying to get around and in front. Go over the speed limit and you get a fine.

 

[Old Croc]

"Of note, former Phuket Highways Office Chief Samak Liedwonghat in 2015 confirmed that the speed limit signs in Phuket with a white background and a red circle are in fact advisory only, and not mandatory.

Lt Col Teerawat Liamsakun, Phuket City Police Chief at the time, also confirmed that speed limit signs were advisory only, but added, “If drivers don’t want to comply, they may have an accident.

“Actually, speed is limited by law on this road [the bypass road] to 80km/h in tessabaan (municipal) areas and 90km/h in other parts. Our speed cameras are set to detect vehicles going faster than 100. Anyone caught going faster than that risks receiving a speeding ticket in the mail,” Col Teerawat warned."

 

Link:

New 120km/h speed limit will not apply in Phuket (thephuketnews.com)

[Phuketshrew]

6 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Does Phuket have cardboard cut outs of Thai cops using radar speed guns?

I remember these along the ring road in Chiang Mai years ago - looked like a bunch of katoeys. ????

Edited January 22, 2021 by Phuketshrew

[Happyman567]

Speed limits what that in Thailand? Here the speed limit is 80 klm in built up area They do more than that and cops are nowhere in sight

[JetsetBkk]

I wish they'd make their minds up.

 

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/mandatory-speed-limit-on-main-phuket-road-is-not-mandatory-51547.php

 

 

Edited January 22, 2021 by JetsetBkk
Acknowledge Old Croc's post above.

[Patong2021]

On 1/21/2021 at 3:54 AM, ChipButty said:

Good luck with that, I'll be going along there Sunday morning lets see what happens

 And you can say if they have  even one sign with  speed limit posted. I do not recall seeing any.