The north-eastern province of Udon Thani is improving their zebra crossings near schools and hospitals, to improve safety for pedestrians and drivers following a high-profile fatal accident in Bangkok that left a pedestrian crossing the road dead.

 

Udon Thani’s Mayor Thanadorn Phuttharak revealed that the province is improving their pedestrian crossings to prevent accidents. He explained that they adopted ideas from Pattaya’s zebra crossings.

Moreover, more CCTV cameras are being installed at pedestrian crossings to monitor those who break the traffic laws.

 

The mayor also said that car accidents occur often in front of Udonpittayanukool School, so the pedestrian crossing has been redesigned to make it “oversized”, with clearer white lines and bigger blue blocks to make it much more visible for drivers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/udon-thanis-zebra-crossings-get-makeover-following-bangkoks-fatal-accident/

 

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That's a good effort, but...

 

What I find is that in many places and towns here that try to make roads 'safer' by painting lines, and the whole road red, and place rumble strips in so many locations, is that they get too carried away and putting them literally everywhere, and a driver becomes sensory numb to them like driving through Las Vegas. 

When they approach real important hazard like a crosswalk zebra crossing, they already have them tuned out and ignored.

How about installing cameras on all those crossings which automatically take pictures of vehicles which ignore the red light? And then, maybe as a next step, to automatic registration plate recognition and fine them all.

That should make sure that a lot of people will stop and a lot of people will have to pay. And more pedestrians will survive. Win/win/win, it should be a no-brainer. But then again, TiT.

Udon Thani has a number of zebra crossings with pedestrian operated traffic lights. I don't know how wide spread this initiative is but it's a start. The average driver up here still ignores crossings.

49 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

How about installing cameras on all those crossings which automatically take pictures of vehicles which ignore the red light? And then, maybe as a next step, to automatic registration plate recognition and fine them all.

That should make sure that a lot of people will stop and a lot of people will have to pay. And more pedestrians will survive. Win/win/win, it should be a no-brainer. But then again, TiT.

If you drove a minimum around Thailand you would find out, that very very very few people actually run the red lights. 

 

The problem is that most zebra crossings don't have a red light, and so motorists will seldom stop for anyone. 

It’s not that the actual crossings need a makeover, but the driving ‘skills’……

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

How about installing cameras on all those crossings which automatically take pictures of vehicles which ignore the red light?

Zebra crossings don't have traffic lights. Pelican/puffin etc. crossings have them. Can't say I've ever seen one here, but that's what's needed I guess.

Perhaps with so many police officer and other public officals in "inactive posts" they send them out as "lolly pop persons", on every crossing in each city or town

Controlling the crossings and saving life, and contributing to society.

 

28 minutes ago, alextrat1966 said:

If you drove a minimum around Thailand you would find out, that very very very few people actually run the red lights. 

 

The problem is that most zebra crossings don't have a red light, and so motorists will seldom stop for anyone. 

If you drove a minimum around Bangkok you would find out, that many many people actually ignore zebra crossings. 

And that includes zebra crossing with red lights.

I ride motorcycle and I like to stop. But I always have to look in the rear mirror and be carful because there are just too many drivers and riders who totally ignore zebra crossings.

40 minutes ago, alextrat1966 said:

If you drove a minimum around Thailand you would find out, that very very very few people actually run the red lights. 

 

The problem is that most zebra crossings don't have a red light, and so motorists will seldom stop for anyone. 

Strongly disagree. I see drivers running red lights daily when I travel and also in my home town in Isaan.

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

If you drove a minimum around Bangkok you would find out, that many many people actually ignore zebra crossings. 

And that includes zebra crossing with red lights.

I ride motorcycle and I like to stop. But I always have to look in the rear mirror and be carful because there are just too many drivers and riders who totally ignore zebra crossings.

Because they know, there are NO zebras crossing in Thailand

 

5 minutes ago, teacherofwoe said:

Zebra crossings don't have traffic lights. Pelican/puffin etc. crossings have them. Can't say I've ever seen one here, but that's what's needed I guess.

My mistake, there is a pelican crossing at Suthep Hospital, Chiang Mai.

3 minutes ago, tlcwaterfall said:

Strongly disagree. I see drivers running red lights daily when I travel and also in my home town in Isaan.

Then you must live in a different nation - maybe imagination, lol. 
 

Very few people, specially cars run red lights in Bangkok. Not stopping at zebra crossings without traffic lights is a different thing.

10 minutes ago, teacherofwoe said:

Zebra crossings don't have traffic lights. Pelican/puffin etc. crossings have them. Can't say I've ever seen one here, but that's what's needed I guess.

Just one example of many.

53 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Just one example of many.

You clearly have no understanding of the Thai traffic code.
 

Just answer question, to which side is priority in Thailand? 

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Moreover, more CCTV cameras are being installed at pedestrian crossings to monitor those who break the traffic laws.

CCTV's do not prevent accidents in Thailand, they record the accident...

Too late.

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

CCTV's do not prevent accidents in Thailand, they record the accident...

Too late.

They prevent accidents everywhere which is why they are used. Driver's can't hit and run and can be prosecuted for failing to stop for a pedestrian. That's a deterrent.

18 hours ago, Gold Star said:

That's a good effort, but...

 

What I find is that in many places and towns here that try to make roads 'safer' by painting lines, and the whole road red, and place rumble strips in so many locations, is that they get too carried away and putting them literally everywhere, and a driver becomes sensory numb to them like driving through Las Vegas. 

When they approach real important hazard like a crosswalk zebra crossing, they already have them tuned out and ignored.

I was going to write almost exactly the same.

Well done, and I couldn't agree more!

17 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

How about installing cameras on all those crossings which automatically take pictures of vehicles which ignore the red light? And then, maybe as a next step, to automatic registration plate recognition and fine them all.

That should make sure that a lot of people will stop and a lot of people will have to pay. And more pedestrians will survive. Win/win/win, it should be a no-brainer. But then again, TiT.

Sorry, but that would mean the hi-so's can't get away with it, and the law would be applied equally to all. And things don't work that way here.

Also, many don't have plates, or have obscured plates.

Don't forget, the peasants have to pay for the priviliged. ????

18 hours ago, Gold Star said:

That's a good effort, but...

 

What I find is that in many places and towns here that try to make roads 'safer' by painting lines, and the whole road red, and place rumble strips in so many locations, is that they get too carried away and putting them literally everywhere, and a driver becomes sensory numb to them like driving through Las Vegas. 

When they approach real important hazard like a crosswalk zebra crossing, they already have them tuned out and ignored.

Do you tune them out and ignore them? If not then your claim is patently false.

17 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

How about installing cameras on all those crossings which automatically take pictures of vehicles which ignore the red light? And then, maybe as a next step, to automatic registration plate recognition and fine them all.

That should make sure that a lot of people will stop and a lot of people will have to pay. And more pedestrians will survive. Win/win/win, it should be a no-brainer. But then again, TiT.

Would become self funding.

17 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Perhaps with so many police officer and other public officals in "inactive posts" they send them out as "lolly pop persons", on every crossing in each city or town

Controlling the crossings and saving life, and contributing to society.

 

They do on the Nittaya Rd Udon Thani outside the St Mary's school, although I haven't seen them carrying lollipop signs.

'zebra crossings with pedestrian operated traffic lights. ' 

 

Pattaya installed 42 sets of these lights, at a cost of millions of baht. They were disconnected after less than 6 months, they held up the traffic, was their reason

20 hours ago, alextrat1966 said:

Then you must live in a different nation - maybe imagination, lol. 
 

Very few people, specially cars run red lights in Bangkok. Not stopping at zebra crossings without traffic lights is a different thing.

I live in Bangkok and see cars run red lights every day.

20 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

Would become self funding.

How about some driver training in the class room followed by practical training on the roads night driving, city driving , motorway driving etc and then pass a test

Just now, robin hood said:

How about some driver training in the class room followed by practical training on the roads night driving, city driving , motorway driving etc and then pass a test

Education education education 

Just now, robin hood said:

Education education education 

It’s the way forward