webfact Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Bangkok is the second-most congested city in the worldBY VICTORIA HOBANGKOK: -- Thailand's capital is known for being among some of the more congested cities in Southeast Asia, but a new study has now placed its traffic jams second just behind Mexico City.According to Dutch navigation firm TomTom, Bangkok's traffic moves 57% slower on average compared with a clear road situation. During morning peak hours, it slows to a further 85%, and a snail-like 114% in the evening.Mexico City, in first place, has traffic chugging at 59% slower on average, but never reaches the kind of pace that Bangkok does during its peaks. Mexico City peaks at 97% in the morning, and 94% in the evenings.Full story: http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/bangkok-traffic-jams/#13rvKKzJMmq1-- Mashable 2016-03-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 What else is new? And look at all the new condo's being built everywhere along the new bts-lines.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokKen Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 And what do these 2 cities have in common? Corruption! Thats the result of money going into deep pockets of leaders instead of building BTS. lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Wait for the TAT to sue for image damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Dhaka, Jakarta and Mumbai are much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 And what do these 2 cities have in common? Corruption! Thats the result of money going into deep pockets of leaders instead of building BTS. lines. Beg to differ. Both countries have excelling world class town planning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Spent the night on Soi 39 this weekend. Took some 40 minutes to get to Suk from our hotel via taxi. It was only a few KM!! Traffic is horrible. It might be worse in other cities, but it's quite bad in Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merylhighground Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 On our recent return to the UK we found ourselves and two small kids literally squashed into a corner of a tube carriage (en route for Euston) surrounded by snarling, tutting, frowning London commuters for having the temerity to have just landed at Heathrow and having two smallish bags with us and taking up about a square foot of space. The change at Green Park wasn't much fun, nor the subsequent nip up to Euston. The missus was just too tight to let me spring for the Heathrow Express/Taxi combo or a cab all the way, curse her (she's the same in BKK too)... Compared to when we came from Hualamophong after New Year and had to get to Udomsuk in rush hour where the Thai commuters even helped us, luggage and the kids on/off the BTS and MRT, I know where I'd prefer to meet congestion on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I blame it all on the lack of Police....and of course it's busy yup. It's normal for Thai to jump the qeueu at U-turns and than just block 1 or 2 more lanes causing huge congestion. Also taxi's and minivans like to block lanes in peak hours, who cares? They won't get fined anyway, heck nobody even dares to horn to them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HampiK Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 If you life in bangkok, I only used a car for go upcountry.. Inside Bangkok only use Skytrain so good as possible... There are some spots where the traffic is too much and I can't understand why people go every day only for sit in the car for 1-2 hours..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selftaopath Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 DAMNNNNNN, Thailand missed out on being #1. AGAIN,,,,, jeezeeeeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Congestion is a fact of material life, A little looking at how other countries deal with the congestion should be looked at, Manila has off days where your number plate is refused entry into the city like odd or even number, large fines apply, and confiscation if found to have fraudulent number plate on the vehicle, just need the will of the people and policy makers, who then have to rely on the honest hard working diligent police to enforce the bans. a supertramp song just burst into my head ( DREAMER) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 You cannot understand because you are not thai; The Face ..The Face Impossible to go to work on a motorbike or a bicycle; They must go with their car to show it to other people ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thailand seems to be attracting reviews for all the wrong reasons, having 20 odd coups doesn't help the cause................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Dhaka, Jakarta and Mumbai are much worse. True. And Manila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yes tell me about it soi 22 to soi 13 sukhumvit 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laolover88 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 At least on BTS people give up their seats to small children. In London looks like they would toss them out the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honu Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 It did seem odd that India didn't make that list at all, and Jakarta is known for terrible traffic, and I've heard that Cairo is worse than here. Maybe there's a flaw in how they collected that data, places the GPS tracking they used as a source isn't providing input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yes tell me about it soi 22 to soi 13 sukhumvit 30 minutes. Could have walked to there and back...but then, one has to first walk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaihome Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Doesn't appear that India, Indonesia, or the Phillipines is even in the survey. Likely because of the lack of GPS data. Bangkok is bad, but I think Jakarta and manila are worse. Neither one has hardly any expressways which at least Bangkok has, even though they can get really congested, it is better then the surface streets you have to use in Jakarta or manila. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Doesn't appear that India, Indonesia, or the Phillipines is even in the survey. Likely because of the lack of GPS data. Bangkok is bad, but I think Jakarta and manila are worse. Neither one has hardly any expressways which at least Bangkok has, even though they can get really congested, it is better then the surface streets you have to use in Jakarta Jakarta and Manilla are bad ,but at least with Bangkok you have good public transport .Although big area of Bangkok are still not covered .Saying BKK is the 2 nd most congested does not paint a true picture . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) Worlds largest parking lot. One of the reasons I dislike BKK. EDIT: For those who don't know, Google Maps offers navigation and time estimates right in the browser. Select traffic from overlays, set the time you'll be travelling and origin & destination. I've found it fairly accurate and use it to optimize my routes. Edited March 22, 2016 by DrTuner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 If you life in bangkok, I only used a car for go upcountry.. Inside Bangkok only use Skytrain so good as possible... There are some spots where the traffic is too much and I can't understand why people go every day only for sit in the car for 1-2 hours..... The BTS only covers a small portion of Bangkok, primarily key arteries in central Bangkok. I live in western Bangkok and the nearest BTS terminal is about 5 KMs away from my Bangkok residence as the crow flies. Yea, the BTS is fine to go to a limited range of places within Bangkok. Fortunately the BTS is slowly expanding its lines/coverage...give it another 5 years and it will cover more of Bangkok but even then when looking at Bangkok as a whole the BTS will still only cover a limited portion. Many more cars, buses, and taxis are still in Bangkok's future even with the BTS expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokKen Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 And what do these 2 cities have in common? Corruption! Thats the result of money going into deep pockets of leaders instead of building BTS. lines. Beg to differ. Both countries have excelling world class town planning... LOL Which planning? where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunderland Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yay! Number 2 in the world. Go Bangkok go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yes tell me about it soi 22 to soi 13 sukhumvit 30 minutes.Could have walked to there and back...but then, one has to first walk... Indeed I could,but not with my daughter who's 2 and half and my mother who's 66 and my father who's 69. But I appreciate the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yes tell me about it soi 22 to soi 13 sukhumvit 30 minutes. Could have walked to there and back...but then, one has to first walk... Sometimes a sidewalk, sometimes not. But always bloody hot!!!!!!! 55555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yes tell me about it soi 22 to soi 13 sukhumvit 30 minutes.Could have walked to there and back...but then, one has to first walk... Sometimes a sidewalk, sometimes not. But always bloody hot!!!!!!! 55555 Yes for the cost of an air conditioned cab or at a push a tuk tuk to entertain my parents 100 baht is not to costly is it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I'm surprised Manila and Jakarta didn't make the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaihome Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 If you life in bangkok, I only used a car for go upcountry.. Inside Bangkok only use Skytrain so good as possible... There are some spots where the traffic is too much and I can't understand why people go every day only for sit in the car for 1-2 hours..... The BTS only covers a small portion of Bangkok, primarily key arteries in central Bangkok. I live in western Bangkok and the nearest BTS terminal is about 5 KMs away from my Bangkok residence as the crow flies. Yea, the BTS is fine to go to a limited range of places within Bangkok. Fortunately the BTS is slowly expanding its lines/coverage...give it another 5 years and it will cover more of Bangkok but even then when looking at Bangkok as a whole the BTS will still only cover a limited portion. Many more cars, buses, and taxis are still in Bangkok's future even with the BTS expansion. What Bangkok's public transport network will look like in 2020 (hopefully, but they do have a plan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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