churchill Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 India plans to open a new motorway that will allow access to Burma, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam in hopes of creating a new economic zone. The plan to build the economic zone was previously difficult due to international sanctions on Burma. http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/4fc50cc2a78e19a974000000/india-to-open-super-highway-to-burma-and-thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naam Posted May 30, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) India plans to open a new motorway that will allow access to Burma, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam."The idea is that you can get in a car or bus and drive to Bangkok from Guwahati. Burma was the hurdle, but now it has opened up, thanks to the Americans. It marks a great opening of a new economic zone," he said. he did however not mention how many reincarnations are required in order to use the motorway from India to Viet Nam via Thailand and Cambodia. Edited May 30, 2012 by Naam 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchill Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 India plans to open a new motorway that will allow access to Burma, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam."The idea is that you can get in a car or bus and drive to Bangkok from Guwahati. Burma was the hurdle, but now it has opened up, thanks to the Americans. It marks a great opening of a new economic zone," he said. he did however not mention how many reincarnations are required in order to use the motorway from India to Viet Nam via Thailand and Cambodia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaps Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 It will happen one day http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/530481-drive-to-india-from-thailand/ Not for the wimps tho . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 from the article linked by the OP: "The new "trilateral highway" is aimed at creating a new economic zone ranging from Calcutta on the Bay of Bengal to Ho Chi Minh City on the South China Sea." Interesting that nowhere is it mentioned that they have to cross Bangladesh too. It sounds great but I don't think they've checked the maps yet. "Mohan Guruswamy of the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Alternatives, said a two lane highway connecting the Indian border to Mandalay, 375 miles away, had already been built, and the next phases will be to broaden it to a four-lane road and extend it a further 375 miles to Rangoon." There's already a new road from Mandalay to Yangon. I haven't heard anything about the road west out of Mandalay to the Indian border. if that already exists, that's great. I'll be in Mandalay in July and should make for some interesting exploring, but I'm not counting on finding a highway. But in order for any of this to become reality, the Myanmar govt will first have to open up the land borders. Despite all the talk about govt reforms and "democracy", they still have closed borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Well, a large roadway that can accommodate trucks would be nice. How about a rail road for some serious large scale freight movement? I have to go look up what is available in that region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Will drivers have to switch sides of the road as they pass through Burma? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canardo Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Will drivers have to switch sides of the road as they pass through Burma? The do already i.e. at Mae Sot boarder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Looking at the state of Indian roads, I'm guessing the term "super highway" is used in the lightest of senses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 from the article linked by the OP: "The new "trilateral highway" is aimed at creating a new economic zone ranging from Calcutta on the Bay of Bengal to Ho Chi Minh City on the South China Sea." Interesting that nowhere is it mentioned that they have to cross Bangladesh too. It sounds great but I don't think they've checked the maps yet. "Mohan Guruswamy of the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Alternatives, said a two lane highway connecting the Indian border to Mandalay, 375 miles away, had already been built, and the next phases will be to broaden it to a four-lane road and extend it a further 375 miles to Rangoon." There's already a new road from Mandalay to Yangon. I haven't heard anything about the road west out of Mandalay to the Indian border. if that already exists, that's great. I'll be in Mandalay in July and should make for some interesting exploring, but I'm not counting on finding a highway. But in order for any of this to become reality, the Myanmar govt will first have to open up the land borders. Despite all the talk about govt reforms and "democracy", they still have closed borders. they don't have to cross the Bangla Desh swamps as India has a thousand mile border with Myanmar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Does anybody know of a nation that has been able to switch the side of the road on which they drive? It would seem to be a nearly impossible undertaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Does anybody know of a nation that has been able to switch the side of the road on which they drive? It would seem to be a nearly impossible undertaking. Sweden 1967 and Nigeria early 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Does anybody know of a nation that has been able to switch the side of the road on which they drive? It would seem to be a nearly impossible undertaking. Sweden 1967 and Nigeria early 70s Was easy considering they had about 10 cars between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Does anybody know of a nation that has been able to switch the side of the road on which they drive? It would seem to be a nearly impossible undertaking. Sweden 1967 and Nigeria early 70s Was easy considering they had about 10 cars between them. don't forget the big cities with 11 cars "between them" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyonthemove Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) In the days when Burma was part of the British Empire they used to drive on the proper side of the road - and they changed to the wrong side in the 70's? Thailand also drives on the correct side of the road. In India they drive in the middle, so it will not mattter at the border. The French influence in Vietnam must have caused them to drive on the wrong side of the road? Edited May 31, 2012 by Familyonthemove 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 In the days when Burma was part of the British Empire they used to drive on the proper side of the road - and they changed to the wrong side in the 70's? Thailand also drives on the correct side of the road. In India they drive in the middle, so it will not mattter at the border. The French influence in Vietnam must have caused them to drive on the wrong side of the road? please elaborate your oxymoron claim why the right side is the wrong side is it based on the British thinking "right or wrong... my country" ? for the record: the majority of vehicles on this planet drive on the (correct) right side. exceptions like India, Thailand and a few other countries (mostly insignificant remote islands) drive on the (wrong) left side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobe Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 In the days when Burma was part of the British Empire they used to drive on the proper side of the road - and they changed to the wrong side in the 70's? Thailand also drives on the correct side of the road. In India they drive in the middle, so it will not mattter at the border. The French influence in Vietnam must have caused them to drive on the wrong side of the road? please elaborate your oxymoron claim why the right side is the wrong side is it based on the British thinking "right or wrong... my country" ? for the record: the majority of vehicles on this planet drive on the (correct) right side. exceptions like India, Thailand and a few other countries (mostly insignificant remote islands) drive on the (wrong) left side. You obviously include Japan as one of the "insignificant remote islands" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 In the days when Burma was part of the British Empire they used to drive on the proper side of the road - and they changed to the wrong side in the 70's? Thailand also drives on the correct side of the road. In India they drive in the middle, so it will not mattter at the border. The French influence in Vietnam must have caused them to drive on the wrong side of the road? please elaborate your oxymoron claim why the right side is the wrong side is it based on the British thinking "right or wrong... my country" ? for the record: the majority of vehicles on this planet drive on the (correct) right side. exceptions like India, Thailand and a few other countries (mostly insignificant remote islands) drive on the (wrong) left side. You obviously include Japan as one of the "insignificant remote islands" you obviously overlooked my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osiboy Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 In the days when Burma was part of the British Empire they used to drive on the proper side of the road - and they changed to the wrong side in the 70's? Thailand also drives on the correct side of the road. In India they drive in the middle, so it will not mattter at the border. The French influence in Vietnam must have caused them to drive on the wrong side of the road? please elaborate your oxymoron claim why the right side is the wrong side is it based on the British thinking "right or wrong... my country" ? for the record: the majority of vehicles on this planet drive on the (correct) right side. exceptions like India, Thailand and a few other countries (mostly insignificant remote islands) drive on the (wrong) left side. You obviously include Japan as one of the "insignificant remote islands" australia too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidLucifer Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 and South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maithigh Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Countries_driving_on_the_left_or_right.svg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxymoron Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 australia too ? Yep cos we are in the (mostly insignificant remote islands) group. Since we are not bankrupt yet like those on they other side in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Familyonthemove Posted May 31, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2012 In the days when Burma was part of the British Empire they used to drive on the proper side of the road - and they changed to the wrong side in the 70's? Thailand also drives on the correct side of the road. In India they drive in the middle, so it will not mattter at the border. The French influence in Vietnam must have caused them to drive on the wrong side of the road? please elaborate your oxymoron claim why the right side is the wrong side is it based on the British thinking "right or wrong... my country" ? for the record: the majority of vehicles on this planet drive on the (correct) right side. exceptions like India, Thailand and a few other countries (mostly insignificant remote islands) drive on the (wrong) left side. India is soon to be the most populous country in the world - and they drive on the proper side of the road. History shows why the way the Brits, Indians, Japanese, Thais and Australians, malaysians etc are using the correct side of the road. Roads were originally built for horses, and people used to wear swords. Most people are right handed, so the sword is worn on the left. Try getting on your horse from the right side wearing a sword on the left and you'll soon see why horses were (and still are) mounted from the left. Motorbikes follow this lay-out - just look at your side-stand position (though not many people wear swords on motorbikes, except maybe Harley riders?). So if you've got on your horse from the left side of the road .... you may as well carry on riding on that side. After the French revolution they wanted to do things differently - so they decided to ride on the wrong side of the road just to be different from the Brits. So areas with a French colonial influence such as Vietnam now drive on the wrong side of the road and those with a British colonial history drive on the correct side. Thialand has never been colonised, but they made a wise choice to ride on the correct side anyway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 In the days when Burma was part of the British Empire they used to drive on the proper side of the road - and they changed to the wrong side in the 70's? Thailand also drives on the correct side of the road. In India they drive in the middle, so it will not mattter at the border. The French influence in Vietnam must have caused them to drive on the wrong side of the road? please elaborate your oxymoron claim why the right side is the wrong side is it based on the British thinking "right or wrong... my country" ? for the record: the majority of vehicles on this planet drive on the (correct) right side. exceptions like India, Thailand and a few other countries (mostly insignificant remote islands) drive on the (wrong) left side. India is soon to be the most populous country in the world - and they drive on the proper side of the road. History shows why the way the Brits, Indians, Japanese, Thais and Australians, malaysians etc are using the correct side of the road. Roads were originally built for horses, and people used to wear swords. Most people are right handed, so the sword is worn on the left. Try getting on your horse from the right side wearing a sword on the left and you'll soon see why horses were (and still are) mounted from the left. Motorbikes follow this lay-out - just look at your side-stand position (though not many people wear swords on motorbikes, except maybe Harley riders?). So if you've got on your horse from the left side of the road .... you may as well carry on riding on that side. After the French revolution they wanted to do things differently - so they decided to ride on the wrong side of the road just to be different from the Brits. So areas with a French colonial influence such as Vietnam now drive on the wrong side of the road and those with a British colonial history drive on the correct side. Thialand has never been colonised, but they made a wise choice to ride on the correct side anyway. except maybe Harley rider love it, must buy a sword. And to think the Americans followed the French in their driving habits, poetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 yada yada horses left, yakety-yak swords right, french revolution different bla-bla, Thailand wise choice . insignificant remote islands prevail! wipe the saliva from your chin. it looks quite disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 In the days when Burma was part of the British Empire they used to drive on the proper side of the road - and they changed to the wrong side in the 70's? Thailand also drives on the correct side of the road. In India they drive in the middle, so it will not mattter at the border. The French influence in Vietnam must have caused them to drive on the wrong side of the road? please elaborate your oxymoron claim why the right side is the wrong side is it based on the British thinking "right or wrong... my country" ? for the record: the majority of vehicles on this planet drive on the (correct) right side. exceptions like India, Thailand and a few other countries (mostly insignificant remote islands) drive on the (wrong) left side. You obviously include Japan as one of the "insignificant remote islands" australia too ? do they drive on the right or the wrong side in Oz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 and South Africa. and Zimbabwe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 In the days when Burma was part of the British Empire they used to drive on the proper side of the road - and they changed to the wrong side in the 70's? Thailand also drives on the correct side of the road. In India they drive in the middle, so it will not mattter at the border. The French influence in Vietnam must have caused them to drive on the wrong side of the road? please elaborate your oxymoron claim why the right side is the wrong side is it based on the British thinking "right or wrong... my country" ? for the record: the majority of vehicles on this planet drive on the (correct) right side. exceptions like India, Thailand and a few other countries (mostly insignificant remote islands) drive on the (wrong) left side. India is soon to be the most populous country in the world - and they drive on the proper side of the road. History shows why the way the Brits, Indians, Japanese, Thais and Australians, malaysians etc are using the correct side of the road. Roads were originally built for horses, and people used to wear swords. Most people are right handed, so the sword is worn on the left. Try getting on your horse from the right side wearing a sword on the left and you'll soon see why horses were (and still are) mounted from the left. Motorbikes follow this lay-out - just look at your side-stand position (though not many people wear swords on motorbikes, except maybe Harley riders?). So if you've got on your horse from the left side of the road .... you may as well carry on riding on that side. After the French revolution they wanted to do things differently - so they decided to ride on the wrong side of the road just to be different from the Brits. So areas with a French colonial influence such as Vietnam now drive on the wrong side of the road and those with a British colonial history drive on the correct side. Thialand has never been colonised, but they made a wise choice to ride on the correct side anyway. Raw deal for leftys, I say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHJ Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 driving on the left side of the road is as marginal as native left hand users and this is shown on the wikipedia page "countries driving on the left or right" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTst Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 This is long pending proposal & god knows when it will happen or actually it will happen. The best thing would be for me & i know some of you must be very jealous. LOL The proposed route suppose to hit my town & less than a day to Bangkok. I don't do road trip but sound fun. Cheers to life. Joined this amazing place today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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