BANGKOK (NNT) - Prapas Lueangsirinapha, chief of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) Traffic and Transport Department, said the administration is considering designating additional motorcycle lanes to tackle the high number of accidents in the capital.

 

He said the administration hopes to improve the safety of transport in the city under Bangkok’s long-term development strategy and to achieve a net-zero traffic injury and fatality by 2032.

 

Mr. Prapas said the fast lifestyle and recklessness of people in the city, especially motorcyclists’ driving behavior are the main reasons for the high number of road accidents in Bangkok.

 

As motorcycles are involved in most road accidents, the city is planning to designate special lanes for motorcycles to reduce accidents.

 

Lan Luang Road heading towards Ratchadamnoen Avenue to Somdet Phra Pinklao Bridge will be designated as a pilot area for the special lanes as this section of the road is large enough for two extra lanes for buses and motorcycles.

 

If the pilot project proves the special lanes are effective, the department will expand the project to other areas in Bangkok.

 

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6 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

As motorcycles are involved in most road accidents, the city is planning to designate special lanes for motorcycles to reduce accidents.

I think they would be better off designating special zones for cars and letting the MC's go where they please as they do already!

 

As an extra thought; Just look at the farce of cycles/cycle lanes/ and the new Highway Code in the UK!

2 minutes ago, DezLez said:

As an extra thought; Just look at the farce of cycles/cycle lanes/ and the new Highway Code in the UK!

Absolutely ludicrous!

14 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

achieve a net-zero traffic injury and fatality by 2032.

There is no organisation, or any person, on this earth that can claim a "net-zero" of any, not just traffic, injury and fatality from anything apart from natural selection, and even that is debatable!

Maybe they should designate the footpath for motorcycles. ???? 

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe they should designate the footpath for motorcycles. ???? 

As I said above; everywhere should be designated for Motorcycles and to the hospital with rest of us.

It is actually a good idea for here as almost 85% of fatalities are motorbikes/cycles.

But, it would take many years to re-engineer the roads to accommodate this.  Will probably never happen, unfortunately 10's of thousands will die in the mean time very sad.

14 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe they should designate the footpath for motorcycles. ???? 

I thought they had.

Designated motorcycle lanes will, most probably, end up being mainly used as extra parking space, much like designated cycling lanes…………..

Good color choice for the new kill zone ????

3 hours ago, damascase said:

Designated motorcycle lanes will, most probably, end up being mainly used as extra parking space,

As parking spaces for their motorcycles!

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe they should designate the footpath for motorcycles. ???? 

How the hell did you get hold of the plan? It was supposed to be top secret 

Vietnam has some very effective motorcycle lanes in Ho Chi Minh City, but they also have a real police force.

6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe they should designate the footpath for motorcycles. ???? 

Too late! Motorcyclists already helped themselves to it.

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prapas Lueangsirinapha, chief of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) Traffic and Transport Department, said the administration is considering designating additional motorcycle lanes to tackle the high number of accidents in the capital

The day I see a motorcycle stay in a correct lane, and a car out of it I'll eat my hat.

Another nonsensical idea.

13 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe they should designate the footpath for motorcycles. ???? 

Motorcycles have already claimed that.

They'll take as much notice of that as they do zebra crossings

Assign motorcycles to Bus Lanes is the solution, allowing no passing on the left. 

I’m wondering how all those scooters are going to be able to stay in that one lane. I say scooters because they are not really motorcycles. 

15 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

It is actually a good idea for here as almost 85% of fatalities are motorbikes/cycles.

But, it would take many years to re-engineer the roads to accommodate this.  Will probably never happen, unfortunately 10's of thousands will die in the mean time very sad.

Given motor bike riders disrespect for any road law, cant see them using a special lane even though it would be a good idea 

They need to designate special lanes for pedestrians. Motorcycles are a PITA all over this country.

Better to educate them on right of way, not to lane split etc. Cheaper and more effective.

 

99% of them don't have a clue what they are doing.

These motorcycle lanes (if ever created - highly unlikey) will be just be used as a shortcut for the usual idiots in their Benz, BMW, Pickups with silly stickers all over it and black smoke out the back, taxis and all the other groups that think the rules don't apply to them.

 

Why? Because the police are too useless/lazy to stop them.

So instead of  Pick up, & Motorbike involved in a crash, its just Motorbike and  Motorbike 

WHAT a joke !!!!!

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Lan Luang Road heading towards Ratchadamnoen Avenue to Somdet Phra Pinklao Bridge will be designated as a pilot area

A four lane one way street. Brilliant start. Not

17 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Absolutely ludicrous!

Not good, maybe a lane for motorcycles under 250cc but not for big bikes. They seem to throw everything in the same bucket.

Bikes won't stay in them, leading to car drivers getting even more annoyed with the bikes.  Crunch.

No-one will take any notice of these proposed MC lanes, just as MC's don't take any notice of the  'Motorcycles Prohibited' signs on Vihavadi/Rangsit road.

Something needs to be done about the problem. During the last two years 1 Million motorcycles have been added to the roads in Bangkok and the main part of those are delivery drivers all driving like there is no tomorrow, just to make an extra couple of Baht per day. I regularily drive my motorbike in Bangkok, but the last two years it has become way more dangerous, as the delivery drivers are now swarming around you on all sides, searching for the tiniest small opening to push their bikes ahead in traffic. I would very much like to see statistic figures, showing exactly how many accidents delivery drivers are involved in.