Soi Buakhao planned to be changed to one way

[scubascuba3]

This plan seems to be gaining speed and most people in the comments are happy about it, I'll be happy for it to change ASAP

[Bobthegimp]

It might be worth a try.

 

  Between songtaews and delivery trucks the soi can be very time consuming to navigate, and that's on a scooter.  It would have to run from Klang to Pattaya Tai in order to loop with Second Road.  The right turn onto Pattaya Tai would be much worse than it is now. 

[jacko45k]

2 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said:

It might be worth a try.

 

  Between songtaews and delivery trucks the soi can be very time consuming to navigate, and that's on a scooter.  It would have to run from Klang to Pattaya Tai in order to loop with Second Road.  The right turn onto Pattaya Tai would be much worse than it is now. 

I though they banned right turns there ay one time?

[bbko]

I'm all for a trial run (if it doesn't work, they can switch back right?), but I hope they post some traffic cops along the route to stop those motorbikes/food carts from going the opposite direction.

[Bobthegimp]

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I though they banned right turns there ay one time?

 

They probably did, but it wasn't practical and now people turn right there. 

 

There's a similar situation at Soi Bongkot and Theprisit Rd, where one must turn left and travel a few hundred meters before doing a U-turn towards the beach. 

 

No bitterness or criticism from me as one can empathize with how difficult it is to make changes to traffic flows on roads with such heavy usage. 

[bbko]

17 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said:

It would have to run from Klang to Pattaya Tai in order to loop with Second Road.  The right turn onto Pattaya Tai would be much worse than it is now. 

Hopefully they'll install a traffic light.

 

Plus there's many options to make a right turn before Pattaya Tai, like Soi DIana, Soi Honey, Soi New Plaza.

[quake]

No such thing as one way in Thailand.

It's all ways, when ever i want.

Now get out the way. I'm more important than you. 

 

 

[1FinickyOne]

Yo Spartacus.. give you a more direct line to the gym?

[Lucky Bones]

41 minutes ago, bbko said:

I'm all for a trial run (if it doesn't work, they can switch back right?), but I hope they post some traffic cops along the route to stop those motorbikes/food carts from going the opposite direction.

Traffic cops.

Hey, you're a funny guy.🙃🙃

[Lucky Bones]

26 minutes ago, bbko said:

Hopefully they'll install a traffic light.

 

Plus there's many options to make a right turn before Pattaya Tai, like Soi DIana, Soi Honey, Soi New Plaza.

Yes, still a funny guy.

Just another red light to go through.🙃🙃

[Lucky Bones]

17 minutes ago, quake said:

No such thing as one way in Thailand.

It's all ways, when ever i want.

Now get out the way. I'm more important than you. 

 

 

YUP.

This is MY Soi.🙃🙃

[LosLobo]

2 hours ago, quake said:

No such thing as one way in Thailand.

It's all ways, when ever i want.

Now get out the way. I'm more important than you. 

 

 

Ì was walking down a one-way soi with the traffic once and a guy on a motorsai almost ran me over from behind.

 

I made the mistake of reminding him that it was one-way, he stopped and said he has lived in the soi for 50 years and who am I to be telling him that.

 

My GF who was with me at the time suggested that if I liked living just zip it in the future.

[scubascuba3]

4 hours ago, bbko said:

Hopefully they'll install a traffic light.

 

Plus there's many options to make a right turn before Pattaya Tai, like Soi DIana, Soi Honey, Soi New Plaza.

Traffic lights are a bad option, slows things down too much

[scubascuba3]

4 hours ago, bbko said:

I'm all for a trial run (if it doesn't work, they can switch back right?), but I hope they post some traffic cops along the route to stop those motorbikes/food carts from going the opposite direction.

Motorbikes going the wrong way aren't a problem, same every other one way

[loong]

2 hours ago, LosLobo said:

Ì was walking down a one-way soi with the traffic once and a guy on a motorsai almost ran me over from behind.

 

I made the mistake of reminding him that it was one-way, he stopped and said he has lived in the soi for 50 years and who am I to be telling him that.

 

My GF who was with me at the time suggested that if I liked living just zip it in the future.

If you were walking with the traffic, why were you surprised by a motorbike coming up behind you?

When walking down a one-way street without a pavement you should walk against the traffic, not with it.

[In Full Agreement]

5 hours ago, Bobthegimp said:

No bitterness or criticism from me as one can empathize with how difficult it is to make changes to traffic flows on roads with such heavy usage. 

 

 

And roads that were never planned to handle the amount of traffic seen today.

 

 

[LosLobo]

8 minutes ago, loong said:

If you were walking with the traffic, why were you surprised by a motorbike coming up behind you?

When walking down a one-way street without a pavement you should walk against the traffic, not with it.

You are correct, I should have said walking against the traffic, which is something I always do when there is no footpath.

[Jumbo1968]

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I though they banned right turns there ay one time?

They ban lots of things banned but they are never enforced, they banned baht any buses a few years ago from Buakhao but it was never enforced.

Buakhao should be closed to traffic pedestrians only between Soi Diane and Pattaya Klang from 7 at night.

[scubascuba3]

5 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

 

Buakhao should be closed to traffic pedestrians only between Soi Diane and Pattaya Klang from 7 at night.

No need with a 1 way system

[biggeoff69]

A Policeman stopped me once for going the wrong way. He said this is a one way soi. So I replied sorry but I am only going one way, he didn't even smile. 555

[bradiston]

The one-way lotus. I like that.

[BusyB]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Motorbikes going the wrong way aren't a problem, same every other one way

 

Motocys go the wrong way even on two ways 555

 

 

[CHdiver]

I hope they will do the trial like monday to wednesday southbound, thursday both ways and the rest of the week northbound. That way people get slowly used to the new regime  After a month it will be decided witch direction is the best. 

[Irish star]

9 hours ago, bbko said:

I'm all for a trial run (if it doesn't work, they can switch back right?), but I hope they post some traffic cops along the route to stop those motorbikes/food carts from going the opposite direction.

Same as Walking street , supposed to be one way during the day but carts and motorbikes all day long going from Bali Hai to Beach Rd 

[thailand49]

I would put a bet if I could this wont work and make a mint.

As noted it is hot air just like banning the Songthaw more recent no bikes parking in from of Treetown that lasted two weeks🤣

It all comes down to enforcement which is always zero. When it comes to Baukhao it is just a poorly design Soi, narrow, no sidewalks and no parking! Making it one way will just create Chaos elsewhere 3rd 2rd, Klang and Tai. 

It would be better to just make sois from 3rd,2nd, one way every other that leads into Baukhao, reduced deliveries any size truck for example early morning 4 till noon. Last limit the number of Songthaw by 50% designate them yellow and space them out or rid them replace with a tram system. Whatever transportation in place can only travrel up and down Baukhao all other destination will need to work themselves up to 3rd 2nd,Klang,Tai. this Soi best you getting is to reduce the volume. 

[bradiston]

9 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I though they banned right turns there ay one time?

They did. Motorbikes just did a swerve, cars turned left and then tried to u-turn back. Result? Complete chaos. Just like on Thepprasit right now.

[MrJ2U]

It'll increase traffic on 3rd road.

 

Eventually promoting more bars and restaurants.  Nothing wrong with that.

 

I remember Soi Bhukauw being a dirt road with some nice houses along the route.

 

 

[bradiston]

9 hours ago, bbko said:

Hopefully they'll install a traffic light.

 

Plus there's many options to make a right turn before Pattaya Tai, like Soi DIana, Soi Honey, Soi New Plaza.

They'd have to make them one way too, like between Beach Rd and 2nd Rd, alternately as they already get clogged. And sois connecting buakhao and 3rd. I hope they've thought this through. 🤣🤣🤣

[scubascuba3]

15 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

would put a bet if I could this wont work and make a mint.

As noted it is hot air just like banning the Songthaw more recent no bikes parking in from of Treetown that lasted two weeks🤣

I'll gamble it will work, it's hard to ignore a one way, in fact dangerous, bikes parking by tukcom easily ignored

[scubascuba3]

8 minutes ago, bradiston said:

They did. Motorbikes just did a swerve, cars turned left and then tried to u-turn back. Result? Complete chaos. Just like on Thepprasit right now.

Easy to break rules on motorbike, I do now on Thepprasit, by Ratanakorn and by Lotus, no major problem