Traffic Tourist's Midnight Climb Fails to Change Phuket Traffic Light

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Pictures courtesy of Channel 3Plus News

 

In a late-night incident in Phuket, a foreign tourist took an unusual approach to hasten his wait at a red light.

 

Impatient with the lengthy signal, he parked his motorbike in the middle of the intersection and climbed the traffic light pole in an attempt to manually switch the light to green, unfortunately, to no avail.

 

The scene unfolded at the Lotus Samkong intersection, a well-known junction connecting Yaowarat and Chalerm Prakiat Rama IX roads in Phuket's Talat Yai and Ratsada areas.

 

The event was captured in four photographs shared widely online, accompanied by humorous commentary questioning the man's actions.

 

Timestamped at 1:20 a.m. though lacking a date, the video taken from a car reveals the foreigner dismounting his motorcycle and proceeding to interact with the traffic lights.

 

Although he indicated to others his attempt to change the light, the light coincidentally switched to green shortly after, despite no manual override being possible.

 

This incident highlights the unique challenges and creative, albeit ineffective, measures tourists sometimes take when navigating local traffic conditions.

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Channel 3Plus News 2025-05-14

 

 

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33 minutes ago, webfact said:

In a late-night incident in Phuket, a foreign tourist took an unusual approach to hasten his wait at a red light.

 

Impatient with the lengthy signal, he parked his motorbike in the middle of the intersection and climbed the traffic light pole in an attempt to manually switch the light to green, unfortunately, to no avail.

 

Where the hell was he going , to a hospital with ICU with his pregnant wife? Strange behaviour from an idiot visiting Phuket deport him!