Wind bringing sign down in Jomtien.

[barkly313]

Just caught this on dashcam earlier this morning, a cyclist had a very lucky escape!

First piece sadly comes down on the police station.

At the corner of Jomtien beach, under the 7eleven,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7qpgZ2Tqv8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv22tHrNqcM

[impulse]

That'll wake you right up when you're cycling down the road, minding your own business.

My next stop would be for a change of underwear.

[johng]

Yesterday one of those very tall "tahn" trees that you can see in the second video was blown onto the road another onto the electric cables.....today the wind was again very strong in Jomtien.

[Gsxrnz]

Yeah very strong winds today, strongest I've experienced in Jomtien.

Somebody was killed on Beach Road a few years ago from a pole/sign being blown down in the wind.

I've also observed these last few days that Thais are not used to riding scooters with a cross wind. Seen many on 2nd road get blown across the three lanes. One girl got blown sideways and actually made contact with a passing bus - she was lucky to stay upright.

Be careful out there.