New Year, Same Bad Traffic

[Rimmer]

New Year, same bad traffic

PATTAYA:--It may be a new year, but holiday traffic in Pattaya remains the same old story.

For much of the week-long Pattaya Countdown, Dec. 25-31, roads from Sukhumvit to the beaches were packed with cars, taxis, motorbikes, vans and tour buses.

Whether driving to the party at Bali Hai Pier, heading north on Second Road or trying to move east or west, traffic crawled, with large buses exacerbating matters, parking wherever they fit or saw fit.

Full story:http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/new-year-same-bad-traffic-20368

-- Pattaya Mail 2013-01-11

[OMGImInPattaya]

I didn't experience any traffic related slowdowns....drove my car down to beach road are the afternoon of new year's eve for dinner and the fireworks and at about 1 am drove back home to the darkside in ten minutes.

[bkkjames]

As expected based on decades of previous experience. new year bangkokians leave en masse to up and down country places - affecting traffic

[Semper]

Well, if Pattaya wants more tourists, they have to get used to it.

[Spalpeen]

Well, if Pattaya wants more tourists, they have to get used to it.

Absolutely. Traffic jams are a sign that Pattaya is thriving.