Baht bus route signs new?

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, champers said:

As my old mum says: "It'll all come out with the wash".

 

May not need to wash as much if I stay home more because the new system sucks eggs!

[TaaSaparot]

4 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

May not need to wash as much if I stay home more because the new system sucks eggs!

 

Every cloud has a silver lining.

[andre47]

2 hours ago, 007cableguy said:

From TODAY there will be NO MORE baht bus service in either direction anywhere on Soi Buakhao. 

According to the motaxi drivers and local shopkeepers this is a council decision implemented from today and is permanent.

 

 

I think this is a good decision because Soi Buakhao is very narrow and the Baht buses always blocked the road.

[berybert]

If you are alone and waiting for the bus this is the sign you are most likely to see.

[andre47]

57 minutes ago, denby45 said:

How is it some of the routes don't come back to their point of departure as in a circular fashion. Do they retrace and go in the opposite direction back to the start. The ones going along beach road cannot retrace for obvious reasons. That's why they go along second road presently. Or are they also changing the one way system.

 

A completely confused

Den

 

I'm also confused. How a passenger can drive back to the city when he stay at the end of Naklua?

[champers]

No hab mistur.

[fforest1]

17 minutes ago, andre47 said:

 

I think this is a good decision because Soi Buakhao is very narrow and the Baht buses always blocked the road.

 

The Baht buses block the road for all of 5 to 10 seconds mate..

They carry a lot of people and keep congestion down...

 

 

 

[champers]

Could be the beginning of the end for Soi Buakhao.

[pegman]

4 hours ago, denby45 said:

How is it some of the routes don't come back to their point of departure as in a circular fashion. Do they retrace and go in the opposite direction back to the start. The ones going along beach road cannot retrace for obvious reasons. That's why they go along second road presently. Or are they also changing the one way system.

 

A completely confused

Den

It looks like something a military would design. 

[Jingthing]

No service on 2nd road at all according to the maps!
2016 is one crazy year!

[wpcoe]

9 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Baht bus service on 3rd road now?!?

I'm totally confused. 

 

Per the maps above, I *think* route 4 goes down Third Road?  If so, that *is* new.  Maybe it's replacing the Soi Buakow route?

 

Route 5 is staggering.  Might be a good way to explore the city for B10?  

[wpcoe]

2 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

No service on 2nd road at all according to the maps!
2016 is one crazy year!

 

Those maps show routes 4 through 7.  What about routes 1, 2, or 3?  Are there routes  numbered 8 and above?  

 

@TaaSaparot: where did you get those maps?  Are there more of them?

[Jingthing]

So they're just gonna start doing this without a major publicity campaign? 

Anyway, this seems realish and I reckon the fares are going up too. 

[marinediscoking]

Tonight the buses were still on 2nd Rd and Soi Buacaow as usual. The only way this will stop is if they start shooting the drivers who refuse.

[jacko45k]

7 hours ago, fforest1 said:

 

The Baht buses block the road for all of 5 to 10 seconds mate..

They carry a lot of people and keep congestion down...

 

 

 

I don't see how they keep congestion down by stopping in the middle of the road for 20 seconds or so every 50-100m.

Five seconds isn't long enough for people to get off and pay the driver.

 

Soi Buakhao is slow going even on a bike. Perhaps it could become another no traffic zone or one way only!

Edited December 24, 2016 by jacko45k

[ThaiBob]

Talking to Pattaya Mail reporter, these are changes and additions to service. No changes to the existing routes (1-3) except the Soi Bua Khao restrictions mentioned. No more flagging a bus, must use designated bus stops (good luck with that).

[petermik]

soi Buakhao service still running this a.m.

songthaews  marked number 6 south pattaya/jomtien

[Guderian]

Here's a condensed version of the above route maps:

 

[fforest1]

I just came back from Soi Bukow.....I had to wait about 20 minutes for a Baht Bus at Central ....

When the Baht Bus came it was instantly packed and with in a few more blocks I counted 20 people

onboard including myself.. 

 

[Jingthing]

2 minutes ago, fforest1 said:

I just came back from Soi Bukow.....I had to wait about 20 minutes for a Baht Bus at Central ....

When the Baht Bus came it was instantly packed and with in a few more blocks I counted 20 people

onboard including myself.. 

 

An example of what I was afraid of. Long waits, no seats. I guess I'll be WALKING a lot more. 

If they're going this way why not replace the baht buses with BIG aircon buses and be done with it?!?

If you're going to have to wait, at least you would know there would be a seat. 

Edited December 25, 2016 by Jingthing

[fforest1]

The taxi drivers are out patrolling Soi Bukow like greedy wide eyed vultures today....

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, fforest1 said:

The taxi drivers are out patrolling Soi Bukow like greedy wide eyed vultures today....

... and that might be well and good IF we had Bangkok style taxi meters here with Bangkok level taxi fares. Oh well! 

[LongTimeLurker]

15 hours ago, champers said:

Could be the beginning of the end for Soi Buakhao.

 

Buakhao is going to become the new Walking Street. No need for transport along it as it's easily accessible from 2nd & 3rd roads

[champers]

Just now, LongTimeLurker said:

 

Buakhao is going to become the new Walking Street. No need for transport along it as it's easily accessible from 2nd & 3rd roads

And Walking Street?

[LongTimeLurker]

14 hours ago, Jingthing said:

No service on 2nd road at all according to the maps!
2016 is one crazy year!

 

If we assume there is a return service i.e. in 2 directions, then the songthaews will have to travel along 2nd road.

 

Unless they make Beach Road 2 way again????

[LongTimeLurker]

3 minutes ago, champers said:

And Walking Street?

 

Hi rise condos and beach front.

[ThaiBob]

15 hours ago, Jingthing said:

No service on 2nd road at all according to the maps!
2016 is one crazy year!

The maps show the new routes, the old routes remain unchanged, except for Soi Bua Khao, simply use the new 3rd road service. 

[Kaoboi Bebobp]

No buses on Buakhao was a bit of a shock today. Has anyone seen them on 3rd Rd.?  Guess I'll find out tonight.

 

But what a pain, both having to make numerous extra walks and having to cross heavy traffic on either 2nd or 3rd Roads to catch or after disembarking from a bus. There just might be a lot of pedestrian accidents. Renew your insurance.

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, Kaoboi Bebobp said:

No buses on Buakhao was a bit of a shock today. Has anyone seen them on 3rd Rd.?  Guess I'll find out tonight.

 

But what a pain, both having to make numerous extra walks and having to cross heavy traffic on either 2nd or 3rd Roads to catch or after disembarking from a bus. There just might be a lot of pedestrian accidents. Renew your insurance.

I was thinking the same. It's easy to cross Buakhao but often quite dangerous to cross 3rd. On the other hand, I've wanted service on 3rd for a long time. But I've been a big user of the Buakhao buses for a long time. I may even go there less now. I wonder about the impact on businesses especially those that invested with expectation of that service which brings in so much foot traffic. 

[marinediscoking]

1 hour ago, Kaoboi Bebobp said:

No buses on Buakhao was a bit of a shock today. Has anyone seen them on 3rd Rd.?  Guess I'll find out tonight.

 

But what a pain, both having to make numerous extra walks and having to cross heavy traffic on either 2nd or 3rd Roads to catch or after disembarking from a bus. There just might be a lot of pedestrian accidents. Renew your insurance.

 

There all lots of busses on 2nd and buoakao today and tonight. This is the busiest week of the year for foreign tourists so heavy traffic and longer wait times. So far this doesn't seem different from years past.