Bang Plat intersection - confusing road markings part of sky train construction project

 

Image: Daily News

 

Authorities building the Sky Train Blue Line in Bangkok have answered criticism about confusing road markings at a major Bangkok intersection.

The markings at the Bang Plat intersection were slammed online by netizens as confusing. This was especially true when viewed from above and might lead to accidents, they said.

But the sky train authorities said on behalf of the contractors S.H.-U.N. that the markings were necessary to facilitate the placement of temporary posts used in the construction of the Tao Poon to Tha Phra line.

Four posts will need to be in place for five months and traffic will need to be diverted around these.

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

 

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We had patterns like that when the chooks wandered around on newly placed concrete

this explains everything

This is the kind of intersection that you basically take a deep breath, close your eyes, and barge through hoping that you won't hit anything.

If you need diversions like this, better to cone each side of each lane to channel the traffic properly through the diversion. Lines will do nothing as Thai drivers don't understand lane markings and certainly don't take any notice of them. 

 

Cones seem to be sparingly or badly used here when they would go a long way to solving the dangerous conditions at roadworks, which generally appear with a blocked lane after a blind bend with one cone behind a truck.

Should just make it into a roundabout.....maybe even more confusing ?

This is pretty much the traffic flow at any Bangkok intersection.

Can't use different colours for the different directions, and shade in areas not to be used?

it's quite clear to me, everybody drives and let the amulet sort it out

What do you expect from a country where you can seea tree right in the middle of a 2-lane road?

dot to dot painting on the road Bangkok style

Ha Ha Ha - waste of time painting these lines, as lane discipline is a rare trait in TH.

I think it's artwork.  Would make a lovely framed picture in my den.    I've heard of smart cars, self parking cars, but cars that change width?

Who needs road markings anyway

 

 

Looks like my knitting pattern.

A few arrows would help a lot...

Just shut the area down to traffic. Only a few vehicles use it anyway.  

A street graffiti artist's dream

 

one sprayed 'S' 

 

and voila....

 

BANG SPLAT