doppa Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 and advised me it's illegal to turn left when the traffic lights are on red, so whether that's cleared up the question with regards is it an legal/illegal maneuver, i guess the answer is yes if the 'rozzers' are watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Great post doppa.......just like anything else here. it's legal until the BIB say it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Depends on the intersection. Some you can and some you can't. Look for a little Thai sign (no english) just before the lights. Some allow turning while others say you can't and mention a fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppa Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Depends on the intersection. Some you can and some you can't. Look for a little Thai sign (no english) just before the lights. Some allow turning while others say you can't and mention a fine. will look out for that then, after ive looked out for the 'fuzz' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Depends on the intersection. Some you can and some you can't. Look for a little Thai sign (no english) just before the lights. Some allow turning while others say you can't and mention a fine. will look out for that then, after ive looked out for the 'fuzz' It's a rather small sign, white background with black Thai lettering........easy to miss if you're unaware of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersSN Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Depends on the intersection. Some you can and some you can't. Look for a little Thai sign (no english) just before the lights. Some allow turning while others say you can't and mention a fine. will look out for that then, after ive looked out for the 'fuzz' It's a rather small sign, white background with black Thai lettering........easy to miss if you're unaware of it. You can see one as u approach the intersection by Pantip plaza from Changklan Rd, you are not allowed to turn left on to Sridonchai Rd at red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1286 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Normally got a green arrow if you can turn left on red light and a red arrow if you can't. But it will be up to the BiB's discretion as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Don't see too many of them but canal road turning left to Doi Suthep and CMU there is one.Very easy to miss and there is usually a line of traffic turning left on the red light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfieconn Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Depends on the intersection. Some you can and some you can't. Look for a little Thai sign (no english) just before the lights. Some allow turning while others say you can't and mention a fine. will look out for that then, after ive looked out for the 'fuzz' It's a rather small sign, white background with black Thai lettering........easy to miss if you're unaware of it. What are us un-educated people who can't read thai suppose to do ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) Many variations. Edited June 1, 2012 by Payboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 What are us un-educated people who can't read thai suppose to do ? Your avatar gives you a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 There appears to be a variety of signs. The ones I'm used to seeing are different to the ones posted by Payboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfieconn Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 There appears to be a variety of signs. The ones I'm used to seeing are different to the ones posted by Payboy So basicly there is a sign at every juction telling you if you can or can't turn left ? some in English and some not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpy Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Some of the signs say you must wait for a green light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommoPhysicist Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) What are us un-educated people who can't read thai suppose to do ? Learn to read Thai. If you can't read Thai road signs, you shouldn't be driving in Thailand. Edited June 1, 2012 by TommoPhysicist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Depends on the intersection. Some you can and some you can't. Look for a little Thai sign (no english) just before the lights. Some allow turning while others say you can't and mention a fine. will look out for that then, after ive looked out for the 'fuzz' It's a rather small sign, white background with black Thai lettering........easy to miss if you're unaware of it. What are us un-educated people who can't read thai suppose to do ? Join the Walen School ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I'm no expert on traffic signs and usually have the wife advise me whether i can turn or not at unfamiliar traffic lights. The signs in my area of Issan are either black on white or white on blue. No english on the signs. They're maybe 1 x 1 foot in size and usually head high about 1 or 2 car lengths back from the intersection. The no turn signs usually have a fine amount on the sign. Just to confuse the issue there are other small signs like these that allow you to cross the top of a T intersection in the left lane on a red light. They're official signs but i've never been able to find an official website showing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 There appears to be a variety of signs. The ones I'm used to seeing are different to the ones posted by Payboy That's right and I could only find photos of a couple of them. As another poster said, some signs are only in Thai and say that you must wait for the light to turn green before turning. Usually find BiB lurking around the corner at those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alfieconn Posted June 1, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2012 What are us un-educated people who can't read thai suppose to do ? Learn to read Thai. If you can't read Thai road signs, you shouldn't be driving in Thailand. Is that so , i didn't realize that one of the conditions of driving in Thailand was that you had to be able to read Thai 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Those that can't read Thai could just wait half a sec before the impatient mofo in the car behind starts honking his horn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AndersSN Posted June 1, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2012 Those that can't read Thai could just wait half a sec before the impatient mofo in the car behind starts honking his horn. Hey careful. That's me you'r talking about 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maejo Man Posted June 1, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2012 What are us un-educated people who can't read thai suppose to do ? Learn to read Thai. If you can't read Thai road signs, you shouldn't be driving in Thailand. Is that so , i didn't realize that one of the conditions of driving in Thailand was that you had to be able to read Thai It's not however, it is a condition that you can recognise road signs. There are many signs that are only in Thai and you only have to memorise them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Those that can't read Thai could just wait half a sec before the impatient mofo in the car behind starts honking his horn. Hey careful. That's me you'r talking about Oops, I should have guessed you were amongst us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfieconn Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) What are us un-educated people who can't read thai suppose to do ? Learn to read Thai. If you can't read Thai road signs, you shouldn't be driving in Thailand. Is that so , i didn't realize that one of the conditions of driving in Thailand was that you had to be able to read Thai It's not however, it is a condition that you can recognise road signs. There are many signs that are only in Thai and you only have to memorise them. Crikey mate,i am impressed that you are able to memorise Thai signs,just a shame that you are unable to memorise English as well cos your English grammar is crap, the comma should be after "not" not after "however Anyway, I'll get onto that one straight away, " darling where's our Thai highway code " Edited June 1, 2012 by alfieconn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Crikey mate,i am impressed that you are able to memorise Thai signs,just a shame that you are unable to memorise English as well, cos your English grammar is crap, the comma should be after "not" not after "however Anyway, I'll get onto that one straight away, " darling wheres our Thai highwaycode" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scd Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Depends on the intersection. Some you can and some you can't. Look for a little Thai sign (no english) just before the lights. Some allow turning while others say you can't and mention a fine. will look out for that then, after ive looked out for the 'fuzz' It's a rather small sign, white background with black Thai lettering........easy to miss if you're unaware of it. You can see one as u approach the intersection by Pantip plaza from Changklan Rd, you are not allowed to turn left on to Sridonchai Rd at red. Cheers mate, that's near me. I'll go have a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppa Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Depends on the intersection. Some you can and some you can't. Look for a little Thai sign (no english) just before the lights. Some allow turning while others say you can't and mention a fine. will look out for that then, after ive looked out for the 'fuzz' It's a rather small sign, white background with black Thai lettering........easy to miss if you're unaware of it. What are us un-educated people who can't read thai suppose to do ? i remember alfie conn by the way, he couldnt read thai either, where is he now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puwa Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 some of the signs say that you can turn on red all the time, others say wait for a signal, so without one's being able to read the sign i figure the odds be fifty-fifty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMMCB Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 But the signs can be over-ridden by the traffic police. I was recently waiting for traffic lights, wanting to go straight on, in a left-hand lane with arrows indicating it was for going straight on as well as turning left. Lights red, sign saying wait for the lights ("liaow sai ror sanyarn"). But the copper on duty impatiently gestured that I should turn left immediately and not wait for the lights. I did as I was told. CMMCB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 got done in chiang rai,for turning left while lights on red,police lurking around the corner,bagged quite a few as well.are well joys of motoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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