Beach road in Kata closed Jan 1, why?

[steelepulse]

Anyone know why the beach road was closed yesterday? Seems strange to close the road on a day when many would be going to the beach.

[Roel]

Royal family member in the area perhaps? Police stopping traffic all the time this week. People are ordered to shut down their bike engine, get off the bike and stand next to it. When driving a car they leave you alone. No need to shut down your engine or stand next to the car.

[phuketrichard]

have heard that the prince has been visiting his home in Kamala alot this past year

BUT one would never know it as they stopped dong the stop traffic and stare, an now he travels in Private

Much safer one would think

[stevenl]

Princess was there. They also shut down a whole divesite so she could go diving there.

[hansgruber]

I find it amazing that they actually think people are a danger to them. If she came in a Yaris and just dived with everyone else I'm sure nobody would even notice who she is.

I guess it's a ego thing.

[stevenl]

I find it amazing that they actually think people are a danger to them. If she came in a Yaris and just dived with everyone else I'm sure nobody would even notice who she is.

I guess it's a ego thing.

I don't know if they think people are a danger to them or if that is what the people hanging around them think.

[steelepulse]

Thanks, mystery solved. Hopefully she'll be somewhere else today so the road will be open.

[stevenl]

Thanks, mystery solved. Hopefully she'll be somewhere else today so the road will be open.

This morning it was open, made a nice dive at Kata Beach housereef with taking the wind into account a surprisingly good visibility.

[starkey_rich]

I find it amazing that they actually think people are a danger to them. If she came in a Yaris and just dived with everyone else I'm sure nobody would even notice who she is.

I guess it's a ego thing.

Few years ago I missed a flight as they closed most of the Pattaya to Bkk highway so she could drive herself down to Pattaya.

[Roel]

I find it amazing that they actually think people are a danger to them. If she came in a Yaris and just dived with everyone else I'm sure nobody would even notice who she is.

I guess it's a ego thing.

You make a big mistake there Hans. People ARE a danger to them. Imagine they drove private cars with everyone else they TOO would be at the mercy of truck drivers in poorly (read: not) maintained heavily overloaded vehicles high on yaa baa and the mini-bus Michael Schumacher wannabe's and 11-year olds driving motorbikes on the wrong side of the road etc. etc.