Pattaya’s road pin hazards: Night Business Association calls for action after tourist injuries

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A tourist suffered a broken nose after tripping over a road pin in the middle of Pattaya‘s streets, prompting the head of the Night Business Association in the city to appeal for a resolution to this persistent issue.

 

Footage of a foreign tourist tripping over a road pin while crossing the street and subsequently injuring his nose has sparked debate. The incident occurred on the streets near Jomtien Beach. The injured man was swiftly taken to a local hospital where it was confirmed that his nose was broken.

 

Liza Hamilton, the head of the Night Business Association in Pattaya, brought the video to the attention of Pattaya Press. She recounted an earlier morning incident, involving an English tourist who also tripped over a road pin and was injured.

 

by Samantha Rose

Photo courtesy of Sanook

 

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[nausea]

It all adds to the flavour - bad roads, belligerent ladyboys, kaylied farangs, &c., keeps the toffs away and the prices cheap.

[Pique Dard]

47 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

Footage of a foreign tourist tripping over a road pin while crossing the street and subsequently injuring his nose has sparked debate.

...it's true! in pattaya, instead of keeping your eyes fixed on the girls, it pays to watch where you put your feet on these badly maintained pavements.

[Swiss1960]

Half of those light don't work anyway

[Gsxrnz]

I think it's a person's singular responsibility to be able to control where one places their feet.  I mean after all, we are bipeds. 

[NONG CHOK]

I walk for 90 minutes every morning, I prefer walking on the road than navigating those dreaded pavers. I know from 22 years of marriage that Thais are total conformists. Seriously why not concrete all paving, it will get opened up for services etc but it's so much easier to replace.

[ignore it]

Road Pins.

So that's what those things are called.

I'm not allowed out much after dark (parole stipulation), but when I do go out at night, I like to get a real good weed buzz on and sit in the front passenger seat of Benz and have my driver cruise around the streets.

Driving around with all the normal light hazzards and with these road pins blinking... it's just tippy and I get flash backs to my acid filled uni days.

Edited October 24, 2023 by ignore it

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

...it's true! in pattaya, instead of keeping your eyes fixed on the girls, it pays to watch where you put your feet on these badly maintained pavements.

Badly constructed, never maintained.

[biggles45]

5 hours ago, NONG CHOK said:

Seriously why not concrete all paving

Because someone with influence has a relative with a big paving business. 

[NONG CHOK]

11 hours ago, NONG CHOK said:

I walk for 90 minutes every morning, I prefer walking on the road than navigating those dreaded pavers. I know from 22 years of marriage that Thais are total conformists. Seriously why not concrete all paving, it will get opened up for services etc but it's so much easier to replace.

That should read total non conformists.

[webfact]

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British Tourist Trips on Road Stud and Breaks Nose in Pattaya

https://aseannow.com/topic/1310205-british-tourist-trips-on-road-stud-and-breaks-nose-in-pattaya/

 

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