Bangkok Motorists Add Danger To Pattaya’s Roads

[Rimmer]

Bangkok motorists add danger to Pattaya’s roads

PATTAYA: -- The vast number of cars bearing Bangkok plates seen around the town recently, as well as many from all over Central Thailand, bear witness to Pattaya’s popularity as a safe haven from the floods.

The city’s roads are now increasingly busy and increasingly dangerous, as many of the new drivers, especially some of the ones with Bangkok licence plates, are even worse than Pattaya’s usual bunch of maniacs.

Some of the new guests display terrible driving skills, have no consideration for others on the roads, and they routinely carry out downright dangerous maneuvers, regardless of traffic or pedestrians around them.

Bangkok driver favourites seem to be blocking junctions by ignoring “do not block” hatchings, and zooming up on the inside lane and cutting into lines of traffic with millimeters to spare, as well as (today) seeing one come to a dead stop on Central Road as he talked on a telephone ignoring the horns and flashes of blocked, irate drivers.

Full story HERE

-- IN PATTAYA NOW 2011-11-03

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[bobbin]

I was wondering if/when this would come up...

Their driving style is not beach-resort friendly...

[Fookhaht]

The pot calling the kettle "black."

[LennyW]

Why do they all drive about 2 feet over the line to their right?? Could it be they are that used to sitting in traffic and this is the norm to see "What the hold up is" ??

[gmac]

Interesting that this should only now come to notice. As a motorcyclist in Pattaya I have stayed alive these last 10 years by taking note of registration plates around me, paying particular attention to those from Bangkok, Korat, Ubon and Rayong who all seem to drive with no regard for other road users. Yes..........even more so than the locals!!

[anon8]

even worse than Pattaya’s usual bunch of maniacs, Pattaya Now claims? But can they do 120 km/h on Thepprasit? I mean day time of course

[Gonsalviz]

I reckon the BKK drivers are the biggest PIA's in Thailand.

[craigt3365]

Why do they all drive about 2 feet over the line to their right?? Could it be they are that used to sitting in traffic and this is the norm to see "What the hold up is" ??

So they can take up both lanes in case one or the other happens to backup by 1/4 car length or so and then they can cut you off and jump into the "faster" lane. Very common practice by taxi drivers in BKK.

[thaimate]

And this for the Bangkok driver who raced to get in front of me this afternoon then jamed on his brakes in front at the fast food stall " i hope when you get home your house has washed away with the floods"