March 16, 20224 yr Jomtien 2nd road tonight and yes that crazy system of a U-turn allowed on a dual carriageway .. bang
March 16, 20224 yr Popular Post U turns are zones of extreme danger Edited March 16, 20224 yr by swerve
March 16, 20224 yr Should be controlled by traffic lights, IMO. Seems to work on Pattaya Nua at the Soi Petrakul junction outside T21 where the baht buses turn to go to the beach. It would probably need an extra inside lane, if that is feasible.
March 16, 20224 yr Popular Post Ah the infamous Uneducated thai drivers who also do not have a brain, but have a mobile to use when driving...
March 16, 20224 yr 4 hours ago, champers said: Should be controlled by traffic lights, IMO. Seems to work on Pattaya Nua at the Soi Petrakul junction outside T21 where the baht buses turn to go to the beach. It would probably need an extra inside lane, if that is feasible. The queue at many would become long....and the extra lane is insufficient for impatient drivers who start to then use the lanes on the main highway.... then we really start to get messy. But it could be an option.......
March 17, 20224 yr Popular Post 2 Fortuners, a guaranteed accident. Me first i drive an expensive car.
March 17, 20224 yr 6 hours ago, jacko45k said: The queue at many would become long....and the extra lane is insufficient for impatient drivers who start to then use the lanes on the main highway.... then we really start to get messy. But it could be an option....... What you say about queue jumping and impatience are true (plus jumping a red) but I am not aware of any major incidents at the T21 U-Turn. Whilst not ideal, I believe that traffic lights would be a big improvement on the current situation in Jomtien.
March 17, 20224 yr 16 hours ago, pixelaoffy said: crazy system of a U-turn allowed on a dual carriageway And crazy speed allowed (or not controlled) through populated areas with mixed traffic from sidecar kitchen to Ferrari son.
March 17, 20224 yr 21 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Yes U turns on the fast lane on Sukhumvit also, what could go wrong The worst U turn I saw in LOS was on the dual carriage way going south from Lamphun. On a very windy bit of road there was a U turn WITHOUT a dedicated lane for turning vehicles, so anyone waiting to turn was in the main road and given that it was just around a blind corner the possibility of a collision was rather high. Luckily, I never saw anyone actually attempting to do so.
March 18, 20224 yr Author 7 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said: I live in a city of about 2 million and I have yet to find a U-Turn yet So not in Thailand
March 18, 20224 yr An especially dangerous trick is by those who refuse to join the queue to make a U-Turn. They hit their brakes whilst in the right hand lane then stop alongside you thus blocking your view of the oncoming traffic. Definitely need prosecuting!
March 18, 20224 yr Author Surely if there's going to be Uturns on dual carriageways with fast flowing traffic there has to be traffic lights . I know that's a rational measure and it's Thailand and accidents and deaths have no meaning or consequences
March 20, 20224 yr Been back in UK for 2 years now, roundabouts work so well. No U-turns, can actually turn right without going 2kms in the wrong direction to make a U-turn etc. Thailand needs to bite the bullet, build them and force people to use them until they actually understand how they work. I know it's a pipe dream but it would cut accidents by 50% or more.
March 20, 20224 yr On 3/18/2022 at 10:27 AM, pixelaoffy said: So not in Thailand No I am not, but lived there for many years
March 20, 20224 yr 11 minutes ago, gmac said: Been back in UK for 2 years now, roundabouts work so well. No U-turns, can actually turn right without going 2kms in the wrong direction to make a U-turn etc. Thailand needs to bite the bullet, build them and force people to use them until they actually understand how they work. I know it's a pipe dream but it would cut accidents by 50% or more. I guess the UK is similar to OZ we have roundabouts but there is never a problem (unless a road rage) every body stops on a traffic light if it changes to amber (yellow) nobody crosses a pedestrian crossing if pedestrian about to cross even without lights. I do feel much saver here than I ever felt in Thailand. 123 here comes the Thai appologists
March 21, 20224 yr 4 hours ago, gmac said: Been back in UK for 2 years now, roundabouts work so well. No U-turns, can actually turn right without going 2kms in the wrong direction to make a U-turn etc. Thailand needs to bite the bullet, build them and force people to use them until they actually understand how they work. I know it's a pipe dream but it would cut accidents by 50% or more. They had a roundabout on 2nd Road in Jomtien but had to scrap it. The Thais couldn't understand the concept of giving way to anyone actually on the roundabout. Especially if they drove a Fortuner.
March 22, 20224 yr On 3/21/2022 at 9:16 AM, Meat Pie 47 said: I guess the UK is similar to OZ we have roundabouts but there is never a problem (unless a road rage) every body stops on a traffic light if it changes to amber (yellow) nobody crosses a pedestrian crossing if pedestrian about to cross even without lights. I do feel much saver here than I ever felt in Thailand. 123 here comes the Thai appologists I'd swap "safer", expensive and cold for "sanuk", inexpensive and hot any time, if I could.
March 22, 20224 yr On 3/21/2022 at 1:41 PM, Henryford said: They had a roundabout on 2nd Road in Jomtien but had to scrap it. The Thais couldn't understand the concept of giving way to anyone actually on the roundabout. Especially if they drove a Fortuner. Roundabouts only work with high traffic density if traffic lights are added like in the UK. That's something NZ traffic department seems unable to understand.
March 23, 20224 yr Author 8 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: I'd swap "safer", expensive and cold for "sanuk", inexpensive and hot any time, if I could. Just a silly remark on a spelling error. Meat point 47 point is well made. The mentality of Thai driving when you have to 'give way to another vehicle ' is anathema. Edited March 23, 20224 yr by pixelaoffy
March 26, 20224 yr On 3/21/2022 at 2:55 AM, gmac said: Been back in UK for 2 years now, roundabouts work so well. No U-turns, can actually turn right without going 2kms in the wrong direction to make a U-turn etc. Thailand needs to bite the bullet, build them and force people to use them until they actually understand how they work. I know it's a pipe dream but it would cut accidents by 50% or more. Last time I was in Canada I visited the city I lived in for 35 years, there were many roundabouts, two were consecutive. I was driving, my brother in law asked me where I was going, damned if I know I said. I'm sure they work, I'm equally sure I want nothing to do with them lol.
March 26, 20224 yr On 3/18/2022 at 12:00 PM, pixelaoffy said: Surely if there's going to be Uturns on dual carriageways with fast flowing traffic there has to be traffic lights . I know that's a rational measure and it's Thailand and accidents and deaths have no meaning or consequences Between Chonburi and Bang Saen they have been trying to develop a safer U turn arrangement, been going on for about 7 years now, a bit like watching paint dry. Almost an impossible task as they were having extreme difficulty combating Thai impatience. The idea was that vehicles could U turn into a slip road without stopping but they all want to be first and go round three at a time which means no vehicle can exit safely, so they all stop defeating the object. They tried to narrow it down to a single lane but then HGVs couldn't get round. They have almost got a working solution but still gets brought to a halt with some idiots.
March 26, 20224 yr On 3/17/2022 at 6:29 AM, EVENKEEL said: 2 Tunas ahahaha Who ordered the tuna sandwich then?
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