Beach Road lighting....Now flooded with very bright light....

redwood1 · September 15, 2023

It seems the beach instead of a place for people to sit down relax in the shade and watch the world go by and get a bit of exercise...

The beach road is now....

A 5G Smart City Project.....

Can anyone read this beach sign?

Here is some of the old lighting.....Its a soft lighting and not too invasive....

Here is the new lighting......Nothing soft about these lights....These lights are blasting an industrial harsh quality of light all over the beach......The beach is lit up like day time...

Night time Photo..... No flash

Night time Photo...... No flash

Night time Photo... No flash

They are putting these flood lights in the Palm Trees to light things up even more....This is a work in progress but there could be 100s and 100s of these lights in Palm Trees.....

If all the other lighting was not enough....They are also installing LOADs of these street lights on the beach.....

carlyai · September 15, 2023

Ladyboys will now have to wear dark glasses, but it should show up their pox marked faces better.

orchis · September 15, 2023

It will make the cockroaches flee the scene.

BenStark · September 15, 2023

Some people seem to live to complain

JayClay · September 15, 2023

Looks good. Thanks for sharing.

ezzra · September 15, 2023

10 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Ladyboys will now have to wear dark glasses, but it should show up their pox marked faces better.

It will also make their Indian customers gold ornaments shine brighter and their skin looking fairer.

WhatMeWorry · September 15, 2023

Someone is making money off of these lights. Its all about money in Thailand, nothing else matters to these people.

scubascuba3 · September 15, 2023

It's helpful when trawling beach road ladies

champers · September 15, 2023

The police will be able to see the criminals .... and vice-versa.

2baht · September 15, 2023

Ladyboys can now spot a gold chain from 100 meters! :jap:

KhunBENQ · September 15, 2023

30 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

It's helpful when trawling beach road ladies

Making it even harder to hide their beauty in the dark.

jacko45k · September 15, 2023

3 hours ago, carlyai said:

Ladyboys will now have to wear dark glasses, but it should show up their pox marked faces better.

I was thinking it may not do many of the working ladies any favours either.

quake · September 15, 2023

A nice little earner for someone

or some family.

Let there be light. at a price.

Edited September 15, 2023 by quake

Bobthegimp · September 15, 2023

It's needed for facial recognition cameras.

redwood1 · September 15, 2023

Is it really relaxing to spend some time on the beach at night if the beach is lit up as it was daylight?

Same goes for the beach walkway......

They seem to have zero money for seatting, flowers,trees or art....

But they seem to have unlimited money for, lighting, 5G , CCTV cameras, elecronic signs...ect..

JimTripper · September 15, 2023

52 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

They seem to have zero money for seatting, flowers,trees or art....

Would be great to have some public seats around. I hate having to pay for every little thing or go into a bar to sit down. That’s one thing I never liked about Thailand. There’s no place to sit and relax like other countries without having to buy something. Need some public areas with benches, some parks with water fountains, places like that. Many other countries have seating all along the shoreline. Puerto Vallarta in Mexico is a good example. It’s not cost. A good metal or concrete bench with arms and a backrest can last for years. If “they” want to turn the city into a friendly destination seating is needed.

Edited September 15, 2023 by JimTripper

newnative · September 15, 2023

Looks good.

Muhendis · September 15, 2023

16 hours ago, WhatMeWorry said:

Someone is making money off of these lights. Its all about money in Thailand, nothing else matters to these people.

Yep. That's what it's all about.

Government subsidy = 4 million

Cost of project = 3 million

Projects department = Happy Happy

Note to the nit-pickers. These numbers are not real but the idea probably is

LALes · September 16, 2023

Another great innovation brought to you by Crimestoppers, Inc.

Let's face it, if there weren't so many assaults, thefts and fights

in the darkened recesses of Beach Rd, there wouldn't be any need

for the floodlights.

scubascuba3 · September 16, 2023

Bright lights may also deter the teen boys causing a nuisance on the beach

jacko45k · September 16, 2023

7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Bright lights may also deter the teen boys causing a nuisance on the beach

Sounds like a great place for motorcycle racing!

Bangkok Barry · September 16, 2023

I think it's an improvement. As for the those who don't like it, don't worry. With the usual lack of maintenance many of the lights will not be working within a few months,

stoner · September 16, 2023

21 hours ago, carlyai said:

Ladyboys will now have to wear dark glasses, but it should show up their pox marked faces better.

one would need to be quite up close and personal with a ladyboy to notice that.....before the lights went in.

bbbbooboo · September 16, 2023

hmmmm.... doesnt it say somewhere in the bible that evil doesnt like the light, it thrives on darkness ? ( and you heard it here first)

bbko · September 16, 2023

Given the average age of the late night beach road tourist (70) and the likelihood of them having poor eyesight/cataracts, the number of men in drag, the number of pickpocket stories, the number of crimes, the number of tree rats, bright lights are a good deterrent. Some people can find the negative in the littlest things.

scubascuba3 · September 16, 2023

26 minutes ago, bbko said:

Given the average age of the late night beach road tourist (70) and the likelihood of them having poor eyesight/cataracts, the number of men in drag, the number of pickpocket stories, the number of crimes, the number of tree rats, bright lights are a good deterrent. Some people can find the negative in the littlest things.

Some elderly men seem to hang around opposite Mike shopping mall and other seating areas with the ladies of the night \ homeless, they probably don't like being under a spotlight

redwood1 · September 16, 2023

54 minutes ago, bbko said:

Given the average age of the late night beach road tourist (70) and the likelihood of them having poor eyesight/cataracts, the number of men in drag, the number of pickpocket stories, the number of crimes, the number of tree rats, bright lights are a good deterrent. Some people can find the negative in the littlest things.

You would just love living in Singapore...Clean, tidy ,orderly....Life has been sterilized out of that place....No atmnoshere.....Just a bland sea of conformity and orderlyness....

Blasting floodlights on the beach will kill what little attactivness the beach has left after the last 10 years of awful destruction the beach has endured....

Edited September 16, 2023 by redwood1

ujayujay · September 16, 2023

On 9/15/2023 at 11:20 AM, redwood1 said:

It seems the beach instead of a place for people to sit down relax in the shade and watch the world go by and get a bit of exercise...

The beach road is now....

A 5G Smart City Project.....

Can anyone read this beach sign?

Here is some of the old lighting.....Its a soft lighting and not too invasive....

Here is the new lighting......Nothing soft about these lights....These lights are blasting an industrial harsh quality of light all over the beach......The beach is lit up like day time...

Night time Photo..... No flash

Night time Photo...... No flash

Night time Photo... No flash

They are putting these flood lights in the Palm Trees to light things up even more....This is a work in progress but there could be 100s and 100s of these lights in Palm Trees.....

If all the other lighting was not enough....They are also installing LOADs of these street lights on the beach.....