Rimmer Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Beach Road crosswalks repainted PATTAYA:--Pattaya city workers and police worked together to repaint crosswalks on Beach Road. Crews were dispatched June 7 to lay down the new zebra crossings, this time highlighted with red, to improve safety for pedestrians. Police escorts helped the operation by closing off one lane as it was painted, then closing the other as work proceeded. Source:http://www.pattayamail.com/news/beach-road-crosswalks-repainted-177913 -- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-06-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Beach road crosswalks repainted. Well that was a waste of time and money, as nobody takes any notice of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Driver's rarely take any notice of these, so, possibly, a waste of paint ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezflip Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Why bother? Only foreigners know how to use them. And the expats know better then to stop since they will just get rear ended by the locals who are clueless as to why they have to stop. Case in point, they even had to use the police to divert the traffic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 That's why the drivers never stopped at that pedestrian crossing, the paint was too worn out :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Over the last 4 or 5 years, this has become a real craze in Thailand; multi-coloured road surfaces with multiple markings that nobody pays the slightest attention to. They are crazy about it, especially in Chonburi. My personal favourites are (in no particular order) 1. The rumble strips. 2. The high grip surface. These are usually brick coloured. 3. Bus stops. Yes, bus stops! They again are brick coloured with attractive white or yellow edging. 4. Speed limits painted on the road. They look great. All completely ignored There are many more. The article pinpoints another kind. I don't like these as they tend to lead rear end collisions and, worse, dead tourists. There have been a number of incidents. Not funny that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 With Pattaya being the "Hub" of Chinese tourists the crossing will be ignored just as the old one was. If anyone has worked or lived in China they will Know why they cross the road without looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 28 minutes ago, Rimmer said: Police escorts helped the operation by closing off one lane as it was painted, then closing the other as work proceeded. They should better provide police escorts equipped with a machine pistol for every crosswalk. Maybe this can stop a tour bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 the very first thing tourists should have printed on their landing card is. DO NOT CROSS ON A ZEBRA CROSSING. Thais do not STOP, you will be KILLED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Now that tour busses are back on Beach Road in big numbers, there is greater potential tbere for more collisions. A coach and a car came together on Beach Rd earlier this week; no-one hurt; but no amount of paint is going to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 I am surprised they weren't painting them black to match the road surface. This is just a make work/spend money project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 If any of you remember the old Mad magazine, and even better the paperback books. One was about scuba diving. They showed a marker buoy designed to alert boaters that there were divers underwater. Then there were dozens of boats clanging off the buoy, driving over it etc. The divers were safely diving about 50 yards away. These zebra crossings I swear some times seem to be magnets for cars as they see groups of people standing in them, like bait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Soooooo, new paint. Now all they have to do is turn the traffic lights on again and post a cop at every crossing to make sure the cars stop. Even the lights by the police station don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyYouTalkMeBad Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 With Pattaya being the "Hub" of Chinese tourists the crossing will be ignored just as the old one was. If anyone has worked or lived in China they will Know why they cross the road without lookingChinese rely on the magic hand. Extend your arm out with palm facing the traffic avoid eye contact and cross.. Seems to work for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Just now, WhyYouTalkMeBad said: Chinese rely on the magic hand. Extend your arm out with palm facing the traffic avoid eye contact and cross.. Seems to work for them The law in China is if someone gets run over its the car/lorry drivers fault end of. So they just step out in the road without looking and everyone swerves to avoid them. You know you've been there too long when you start crossing the road without looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf99 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 They even write in Thai script on the road to drive with care and slowly.....- pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Soooooo, new paint. Now all they have to do is turn the traffic lights on again and post a cop at every crossing to make sure the cars stop. Even the lights by the police station don't work.The traffic didn't stop for lights at the zebra crossings unless there was a police man there that jumped out waving hands and loudly blowing a whistle ! after about a week the police disappeared then lights and zebras completely ignoredMaybe what they should try is those pop up out of the ground barriers that are sometimes used at train crossings...some of the youtube video of them show there very effective at preventing vehicles from passing, though they will need ambulance and tow truck crew on permanent standby to deal with the carnage So maybe get plod with whistle backor hire some "lolipop ladies"surely no one would run over an elder lady dressed in dayglow outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Good news for pedestrians I reckon. Now what I want to see is signs in Chinese and Russian (preparing for the quality tourist invasion). DANGER Cross at your own risk. Edited June 16, 2017 by owl sees all inappropriate content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 How about some speed hills on Theprasit road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 If for the next 6 months the BIB would get off their ass, Have three cops at each crossing issuing B1000 fines for cars, motorbikes, buses, baht buses that do not yield to pedestrians....drivers would observe the laws, Pedestrians would be safe and the city would make lots of money in fines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asiantravel Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 32 minutes ago, little mary sunshine said: If for the next 6 months the BIB would get off their ass, Have three cops at each crossing issuing B1000 fines for cars, motorbikes, buses, baht buses that do not yield to pedestrians....drivers would observe the laws, Pedestrians would be safe and the city would make lots of money in fines. plus they could switch on the pedestrian crossing lights they are all off and you can't tell me there is a malfunction with every one of them and even if there was a malfunction there is such a thing as a repair man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 You Guys! They were painting the road to make it look pretty. Just coincidentally it looks like some markings that a local government official has seen when travelling overseas. He/she didn't know what they were but thought they look pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Rimmer said: Crews were dispatched June 7 to lay down the new zebra crossings, this time highlighted with red, to improve safety for pedestrians. They think drivers who can't see black and white will recognise red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyYouTalkMeBad Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 How about some speed hills on Theprasit road?How will the baht buses flying down the hill be able to maintain 80 kph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 2 hours ago, WhyYouTalkMeBad said: How will the baht buses flying down the hill be able to maintain 80 kph? Theprasit is The killer road in Jomtien.80-130 km is there the average speed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 I feel safer already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just.a.thought Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 What happened to the no parking on 2nd and Beach Road how is that going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikishrory Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Im surprised they were able to get the traffic to stop long enough to repaint them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealbash Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 How will the baht buses flying down the hill be able to maintain 80 kph? Not too many hills on Theprasit are there?Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 18 hours ago, colinneil said: Beach road crosswalks repainted. Well that was a waste of time and money, as nobody takes any notice of them. Painting over the blood stains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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