Hua Hn NEEDS To Do Someting

[ExpatLife]

The 6 years I have spent in SE Asia have mainly been in HH. The past couple of months the roads have been totally rammed throughout, worse at certain times and locations of course, but it is getting to be real issue. The way HH is setup is that most things are pretty much central and that equates to A LOT of cars trucks and bikes. Phetkasem Rd also been the main vein South and North. Are there any plans to sort out this traffic problem or are the Thais just going to sling the old 'main bpen rai' at it all?

[sledpull]

I agree wholeheartedly and this is even before Blu Port Mall opens. For some reason the time lapse lights at the locations of the Siam Bank and where Colonnade (now Chinese themed mall) was located and Soi 55 have more time allotted for cross traffic and much less time on the main thoroughfare (Petchakasem).

[pcliff069]

would have thought this was a provincial or national issue rather than Hua Hin. Which has far as I can ascertain has no legal entity or involvement with national roads.

[darrendsd]

As you said certain times of the day, rush hour maybe? All towns across the world are the same

Yeah traffic can be bad here now and again but nothing like Bangkok

Seems you're making a storm out of a teacup

[piersbeckett]

As you said certain times of the day, rush hour maybe? All towns across the world are the same

Yeah traffic can be bad here now and again but nothing like Bangkok

Seems you're making a storm out of a teacup

I think that's a storm in a teacup. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear but I digress.

[ExpatLife]

As you said certain times of the day, rush hour maybe? All towns across the world are the same

Yeah traffic can be bad here now and again but nothing like Bangkok

Seems you're making a storm out of a teacup

No there have been times where I have been stuck at a red light for at least 6-7 minutes at around 8pm on a Friday. Also it seems every night in the high season just after dusk it is chaos. You would have to be blind to not see that HH has a traffic issue, a huge one at that, and it is only going to get worse. Something needs to be done and I doubt it will. There is too much of an influx of tourists Thai and Western, and the size and infrastructure of the town cannot hold that.

[monkey4u]

As you said certain times of the day, rush hour maybe? All towns across the world are the same

Yeah traffic can be bad here now and again but nothing like Bangkok

Seems you're making a storm out of a teacup

No there have been times where I have been stuck at a red light for at least 6-7 minutes at around 8pm on a Friday. Also it seems every night in the high season just after dusk it is chaos. You would have to be blind to not see that HH has a traffic issue, a huge one at that, and it is only going to get worse. Something needs to be done and I doubt it will. There is too much of an influx of tourists Thai and Western, and the size and infrastructure of the town cannot hold that.

Go to Bangkok and see how long you sit in traffic day or night

A few minutes being held up in Hua Hin is nothing to bitch about

Unless you are a Thai with a pick up truck

[khunano]

ExpatLife, if you have been living in HH for the better part of the last 6 years then you should be familiar with the backroads/shortcuts. I never use Petchkasem Road to cross the town during morning/evening rush hours and on weekends. I however agree that traffic has increased quite a bit in the over 4 year I have been living in HH but as many posters said; it's still paradise compared to Krungthep where I used to live before.

[Aragorn]

Much worse at weekends when all the Bangkokians arrive.

Agree somethings could be done to improve it, but not expecting much to happen.

[lensta]

Whoever the idiot was that designed the traffic lanes through the center of town must have been drunk or stoned at the time, it is a complete mess.

[Khunangkaro]

Try Chiang Mai.

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[torpedo1970]

Try Chiang Mai.

.

Or pattaya, Bangkok, korat, Khon Kaen, or Udon..........................

They, the brilliant minds in power before, launched a scheme where Thai's got a large discount and good term on finance if they purchased a car produced in Thailand.

Huge influx in car owners.

But they "forgot" to think where these cars should park or drive....... it is a growing problem ALL over Thailand, so get used to it, as they do not have plans to improve any soon....

[a10ams]

ExpatLife, if you have been living in HH for the better part of the last 6 years then you should be familiar with the backroads/shortcuts. I never use Petchkasem Road to cross the town during morning/evening rush hours and on weekends. I however agree that traffic has increased quite a bit in the over 4 year I have been living in HH but as many posters said; it's still paradise compared to Krungthep where I used to live before.

Nail, hammer, head.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Phetchakasem road south of Hua Hin is two lane. There were plans to upgrade it to four lane but the realisation was that this would simply dump up to twice as much traffic at the Hue Hin town lights potentially forming a crawling queue tailback from the Tessaban lights to the over railway bridge. Now there is evidence of construction of what appears to be a cycle lane parallel with the road on sections south from the railbridge to Khao Tao junction.

As a frequent traveller from Khao Tao to BKK I drive north to Soi 112 and then NW up that soi to the by-pass cutting out Hua Hin and Cha-Am completely. A longer route but at least you keep moving. But only at times when I assume that there will be heavy congestion in the town.

An increase in the volume of traffic has been due to Rajaphaksi Park of the Seven Kings. Two days ago I was passed by no less than fourteen double decker VIP' buses with a lead escort police car all exceeding the limits and bulldozing lesser mortals from their path. So much for traffic laws.

Another seemingly failed plan was the construction of a twin lane carriageway on the east side of the north/south canal mooted as a centre of town by-pass to the railbrige.

[ExpatLife]

Whoever the idiot was that designed the traffic lanes through the center of town must have been drunk or stoned at the time, it is a complete mess.

Exactly my point and my sister who has been here for 10 days agrees, the whole U turn thing is a joke as well. SOMETHING need to be done because the HH is only going to grow and the infrastructure of the roads system will not change alongside it.

[ExpatLife]

ExpatLife, if you have been living in HH for the better part of the last 6 years then you should be familiar with the backroads/shortcuts. I never use Petchkasem Road to cross the town during morning/evening rush hours and on weekends. I however agree that traffic has increased quite a bit in the over 4 year I have been living in HH but as many posters said; it's still paradise compared to Krungthep where I used to live before.

Nail, hammer, head.

I know pretty much all of then, the one just off Phet coming into town after the red light on the Burger king soi, the soi 88 bongai road, the sneak lanes her Villa Market. BUT this does not take into account the pollution and the frustration for others. Hua Hin is growing experientially and Songkran will be worse. Something does need to be done, and not some Thai 'here is a plan' .. all to be fail later. I personally have no ideas

[ExpatLife]

Try Chiang Mai.

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Maybe again for a trip out, but I live in hua Hin and even over 6 years it has changed dramatically.

[ammagic]

You want to try Chiangmai where I used to live. Yes, there are delays here, but nothing & I do mean nothing like CM

[sledpull]

His post was well intentioned. It is for dialogue for improvement in HH. When Blu Port opens its doors good luck getting over the flyover! It is not meant for a compare and contrast with other cities!

[ExpatLife]

His post was well intentioned. It is for dialogue for improvement in HH. When Blu Port opens its doors good luck getting over the flyover! It is not meant for a compare and contrast with other cities!

yeah that was my point exactly, I love Hua Hin and it has become so congested and needs to be reformed, saying that it probably won't happen.

I heard about the new complex over at Blu Port as my gf who works in Kasikorn is moving there... something REALLy needs to be done for the traffic, I would hate to use a car ti get around here

[darrendsd]

ExpatLife, if you have been living in HH for the better part of the last 6 years then you should be familiar with the backroads/shortcuts. I never use Petchkasem Road to cross the town during morning/evening rush hours and on weekends. I however agree that traffic has increased quite a bit in the over 4 year I have been living in HH but as many posters said; it's still paradise compared to Krungthep where I used to live before.

Nail, hammer, head.

I know pretty much all of then, the one just off Phet coming into town after the red light on the Burger king soi, the soi 88 bongai road, the sneak lanes her Villa Market. BUT this does not take into account the pollution and the frustration for others. Hua Hin is growing experientially and Songkran will be worse. Something does need to be done, and not some Thai 'here is a plan' .. all to be fail later. I personally have no ideas

"Not some Thai here is a plan then all to be fail later"

"I personally have no idea"

You keep stating in your posts that "something needs to be done" but you have no idea what? If you have no idea why keep shouting that something needs to be done?

As other posters have stated use the back roads, it's easy enough to understand

[ExpatLife]

ExpatLife, if you have been living in HH for the better part of the last 6 years then you should be familiar with the backroads/shortcuts. I never use Petchkasem Road to cross the town during morning/evening rush hours and on weekends. I however agree that traffic has increased quite a bit in the over 4 year I have been living in HH but as many posters said; it's still paradise compared to Krungthep where I used to live before.

Nail, hammer, head.

I know pretty much all of then, the one just off Phet coming into town after the red light on the Burger king soi, the soi 88 bongai road, the sneak lanes her Villa Market. BUT this does not take into account the pollution and the frustration for others. Hua Hin is growing experientially and Songkran will be worse. Something does need to be done, and not some Thai 'here is a plan' .. all to be fail later. I personally have no ideas

"Not some Thai here is a plan then all to be fail later"

"I personally have no idea"

You keep stating in your posts that "something needs to be done" but you have no idea what? If you have no idea why keep shouting that something needs to be done?

As other posters have stated use the back roads, it's easy enough to understand

Listen. stop being all nitty-picky, I use bak roads and that isn't really problem. My problem is that Hua Hin i growing. The current system in place for cars will not hold the every growing influx of home owners expats an tourists alike. I am not a town planner, this is a forum to DISCUSS ideas so I would like to know what you guys have as solutions to this problem apart form side roads such as down the side of Grand Market, not your semi bashing.

[darrendsd]

i'm not bashing, your post is pointless, even if Farangs were to come up with a solution to the problem on a internet forum then do you think the Thais are going to read it?

If you were to take such solutions to the Town Planners do you think they are going to act on those plans? Simple answer is no

Hua Hin is getting bigger and with all towns worldwide that get bigger this creates problems, that's life

If you are that bothered about the Traffic Problems why not arrange a meeting with the town planners to discuss a solution? Do report back on how it went won't you? I could do with a laugh

[ExpatLife]

i'm not bashing, your post is pointless, even if Farangs were to come up with a solution to the problem on a internet forum then do you think the Thais are going to read it?

If you were to take such solutions to the Town Planners do you think they are going to act on those plans? Simple answer is no

Hua Hin is getting bigger and with all towns worldwide that get bigger this creates problems, that's life

If you are that bothered about the Traffic Problems why not arrange a meeting with the town planners to discuss a solution? Do report back on how it went won't you? I could do with a laugh

I know it is difficult at best to get things done here, but all things need to start somewhere. You will just sit back and watch the town grow beyond proportion, get heated he'd in traffic and complain to you missus who is problem 40 years younger than you.

The simple face I am raising here and the main point is that something needs to be done, I do not claim to have the answers hence why I am bringing it up here, some seem to try and chime in and others seem to be little bitter crust fruits like yourself

[darrendsd]

Well that would make my missus 4 years old then, if you are trying to insult me at least learn to spell first.

Nothing will be done so stop droning on about it.

[richard_smith237]

ExpatLife, if you have been living in HH for the better part of the last 6 years then you should be familiar with the backroads/shortcuts. I never use Petchkasem Road to cross the town during morning/evening rush hours and on weekends. I however agree that traffic has increased quite a bit in the over 4 year I have been living in HH but as many posters said; it's still paradise compared to Krungthep where I used to live before.

Nail, hammer, head.

I know pretty much all of then, the one just off Phet coming into town after the red light on the Burger king soi, the soi 88 bongai road, the sneak lanes her Villa Market. BUT this does not take into account the pollution and the frustration for others. Hua Hin is growing experientially and Songkran will be worse. Something does need to be done, and not some Thai 'here is a plan' .. all to be fail later. I personally have no ideas

"Not some Thai here is a plan then all to be fail later"

"I personally have no idea"

You keep stating in your posts that "something needs to be done" but you have no idea what? If you have no idea why keep shouting that something needs to be done?

As other posters have stated use the back roads, it's easy enough to understand

He's made a post about worsening traffic in HH and thinks sonething needs to be done... Agreeably so.

Why attack the Op? I don't get it... His points are valid, as are those who also wish to discuss this topic. Isn't that what an open forum is for?

OK, use the back roads, however, those too will soon be congested... What to do then? Something needs to be done...

Even if it's just a discussion point on this thread it's interesting for some and helps others understand that others understand and agree with their frustrations...

[Michaelaway]

On a lighter note, all the (droning) banter reminded me of a (joke) story a friend once told me:

"My TGF and I went to the new bar in our neighborhood's grand opening party and had a pretty bad time; everybody was staring and gossiping- just 'cause I'm sixty-six and she's twenty-two... effin' ruined our 10th anniversary."

[inzman]

We can only dream that Thailand will wake up to the idea of town planning. Sadly they think they know best. Falang don't understand thainess. The roads will only get worse, get used to it.

[darrendsd]

I'm not bashing, if he thinks something needs to be done then that's his opinion

However he keeps droning on the SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!! however in all his posts he has not come up with a single idea

Even if a solution was to be found does he or others on here really think think the Thais are going to listen to a bunch of Farangs?

Therefore the thread is pointless, nothing is going to come of it

[geriatrickid]

As you said certain times of the day, rush hour maybe? All towns across the world are the same

Yeah traffic can be bad here now and again but nothing like Bangkok

Seems you're making a storm out of a teacup

No it is awful, especially at the two major pedestrian busy zones of municipal hall and market village.

The traffic could be better managed by the installation of traffic lights to smooth traffic flow. Bangkok Hospital where the pedestrian crossing light is ignored and the Outdoor market near Big banana or whatever it is called. Also, enforce the no parking zones.

The backroads are congested now especially the ones that are parallel to railroad.