DPM Prawit claims traffic condition is improving in Bangkok

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DPM Prawit claims traffic condition is improving in Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Tuesday that he was willing to take the consequences if traffic condition in Bangkok has not improved since the police have stepped up efforts to solve traffic congestion in 21 main roads.

 

From his own observation, he claimed that his travelling time by car in the city had been shortened by between 10-20 minutes.

 

“I can assure you that within seven days, traffic condition will improve,” said the deputy prime minister who was assigned by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to improve traffic condition in Bangkok.

 

He challenged the media to measure the travelling time they spent on any of the 21 roads compared to the time they used to spend on the same roads to find out there is any difference. However, he admitted that traffic would be as bad as it used to be if it was raining because drivers themselves would drive slower.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/dpm-prawit-claims-traffic-condition-improving-bangkok/

 

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[kotsak]

I bet he drives around the city by himself.. Did he try without his VIP convoy?

[NongKhaiKid]

" Within seven days traffic conditions will improve ".    

After decades of mounting problems everything will suddenly improve because he says so ? Oh Well.

 

Incidentally does he drive himself to the ministry or does he have a driver and perhaps an escort ?

[trogers]

Twice in a week around 6pm. Took one and a half hours to drive from Soi Sukhumvit 33 to 43, and Soi Sukhumvit 24 to 22.

 

Yes, traffic conditions have improved...

[rkidlad]

Well, it's not improving where I live (Major Ratchayothin).

 

They are building the new BTS line there so I can't really complain. What I can complain about is when some silly official just blurts out meaningless words. "The traffic will be better!" It won't. "The traffic is getting better" No, it's not. 

 

But I'm a farang, what do I know?

[ratcatcher]

Speaking from his RTAF helicopter,DPM Prawit confirmed that traffic in Bangkok has definitely improved in the last month.

[huahinjoe]

9 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Well, it's not improving where I live (Major Ratchayothin).

 

They are building the new BTS line there so I can't really complain. What I can complain about is when some silly official just blurts out meaningless words. "The traffic will be better!" It won't. "The traffic is getting better" No, it's not. 

 

But I'm a farang, what do I know?

Caught up badly in that area a few weeks ago on a relatively quiet Sunday morning, it was a complete disaster to get through under the flyover coming back into the city. Took an hour waiting because the green light only allowed 3 seconds to pass under the flyover towards the expressway, it must have been a malfunction or a mistake in the traffic lights whoever programmed it, just hoping it wasn't on manual control...

[rkidlad]

3 minutes ago, huahinjoe said:

Caught up badly in that area a few weeks ago on a relatively quiet Sunday morning, it was a complete disaster to get through under the flyover coming back into the city. Took an hour waiting because the green light only allowed 3 seconds to pass under the flyover towards the expressway, it must have been a malfunction or a mistake in the traffic lights whoever programmed it, just hoping it wasn't on manual control...

 

When heading towards Kasetsart University at the Ratchaython intersection, the lights can stay green for a while. Only problem is that you physically can't move forward because of all the cars left over coming from left and right. Light goes green - can't move anyway. 

 

 

[ezzra]

When he was Thai deputy prime minister in the mid-1990s, Thaksin Shinawatra promised to end Bangkok's notorious traffic gridlock within six months. Despite his subsequent move to the top job, the pledge remained unfulfilled.

one of his brain child idea was to use helicopters to remove broken down cars,

nothing changed since than, except talking heads that came and gone, and oh yes,

it seems that the helicopters needs rescuing themselves now seeing how they fall

of the sky every week....

[clockman]

All politicians lie!

[Caveat Emptor]

1 hour ago, NongKhaiKid said:

" Within seven days traffic conditions will improve ".    

After decades of mounting problems everything will suddenly improve because he says so ? Oh Well.

 

Incidentally does he drive himself to the ministry or does he have a driver and perhaps an escort ?

If civil servants can get a police escort for their works outing a DPM isn't going to get snarled up in traffic.

[Brer Fox]

Must have been those traffic flags the police were playing with as shown on TVN the other day.

[waldroj]

Oh you little halfwit! 

 

Here we go yet again:

From 1994 - http://tdri.or.th/archives/download/quarterly/text/traffic.htm

From 2015 - http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/11/30/bangkok-announces-traffic-plan-cops-admit-there-are-5-times-too-many-cars-city-roads

 

What's different now? 

[colinneil]

!!! NEWS FLASH !!! THE SALE OF RED AND YELLOW FLAGS HAS SOARED

Does this man actually believe the rubbish he spouts???

When all the traffic is at a standstill due to his motorcade, how can he even see what is happening???

He is 1 person who should increase the dose of his meds.

[krystian]

Yah right i was just stuck in ramkamheng road this morning

[Hawk]

" However, he admitted that traffic would be as bad as it used to be if it was raining because drivers themselves would drive slower."

 

Rain or shine it makes no difference!

[Alive]

Prawit has done an amazing job! The nation has been saved! We are in the age of miracles! 

[JAG]

He is going to take the consequences?

Go to the Officer's Mess.
In the Library, on the table, you will find a bottle of whisky and a glass . If you look in the drawer you will see......

[Seismic]

Is Sukhumvit on the list ???, because it has most definitely not improved.

 

[richard_smith237]

With the increase in inclement weather over the past couple of weeks I have personally witnessed the exact opposite... 

 

The Traffic in Central Bangkok has been absolutely atrocious at 'peak times'... 

 

 

How stupid do people have to be to believe a statement that traffic is getting better a handful of days following an announcement that traffic will be improved within a month ???? !!!!

 

This is simply an insult to the intelligence of the general public... 

[Jimbo2014]

In Thailand these days and when conducting a poll, only one mans opinion matters.  

[dominique355]

Gen. Prawit, this is called "anecdotal" evidence and totally unscientific.

[bark]

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

When he was Thai deputy prime minister in the mid-1990s, Thaksin Shinawatra promised to end Bangkok's notorious traffic gridlock within six months. Despite his subsequent move to the top job, the pledge remained unfulfilled.

one of his brain child idea was to use helicopters to remove broken down cars,

nothing changed since than, except talking heads that came and gone, and oh yes,

it seems that the helicopters needs rescuing themselves now seeing how they fall

of the sky every week....

Yes, he said there is no money in traffic; so he decided to be PM.

[mesterm]

Every day the whole of the Surasak road and Chong Nongsi intersections are jammed and it takes people 1 hour to get drive home when it should only take 10 mins.

 

Every single day. Even during off peak hours!

[tbthailand]

Hurry, Prawit! You only have 28 more days.... 

 

Can't wait for the NIDA poll to announce that 76.4% of the people think that the traffic is better... 

[natway09]

More flying pigs

[manhood]

So better don't prove it to be faster or not and publish the truth: it's just a bla bla of the Minister and nothing changed: Attention this means you go to prison easy!!!!!!!!!!!

[lvr181]

And Zika is not spreading either   

[gandalf12]

7 hours ago, JAG said:

He is going to take the consequences?

Go to the Officer's Mess.
In the Library, on the table, you will find a bottle of whisky and a glass . If you look in the drawer you will see......

 

7 hours ago, JAG said:

He is going to take the consequences?

Go to the Officer's Mess.
In the Library, on the table, you will find a bottle of whisky and a glass . If you look in the drawer you will see......

A copy of the Gideon bible?

[kingalfred]

The junk that is spouted by politicians/officials. Traffic in Bangkok is the 2nd worst of all cities in the world and IS not improving. We have eyes DPM


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