SunsetT Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, outsider said: in Malaysia too and I see quite a few Thai vehicles on the roads and they are mostly very well-behaved. ....Because they are lost and trying to find their way back to Thailand....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 You can extend the barrier all the way to the moon, these inexperienced self taught unlicenced uninsured idiots will still turn if that is in there mind set. Lets not blame them lets blame the police for being uninterested unkess there is a personal goal , me, if i were a policeman i would stand there and stop them take the car take there licence once that got around problem solved, it was not only an illegal turn but a dangerous turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Off topic posts removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 5 hours ago, Vacuum said: Can't teach stupid. Just have to wait for the next generation of drivers and hope they'll be better (less stupid). With the current generation doing the teaching I doubt that very much!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, Almer said: You can extend the barrier all the way to the moon, these inexperienced self taught unlicenced uninsured idiots will still turn if that is in there mind set. Lets not blame them lets blame the police for being uninterested unkess there is a personal goal , me, if i were a policeman i would stand there and stop them take the car take there licence once that got around problem solved, it was not only an illegal turn but a dangerous turn. You've got to be joking! Do they also have police there in that northern jungle?? And what about schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 5 hours ago, z42 said: The stig himself would have been proud of that masterful avoidance manouvere and perfect kerbside parking combo ???? The idiot doing the u-turn should get the stig wannabe a beer definitely The "spinup" driver should have chased after the other and beat the sh$t out of him/her! Why? Because it may be the only way they will learn AND they will likely do it again. Not a "politically correct" action but sometime draconian actions are needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleyclarkey Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 "Netizens call for a better solution" With these lunatic drivers who have just come into the sunlight..... Should it not be; Netizens call for better evolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 3 hours ago, RichardColeman said: .........and these people want high speed trains ! You don't have to steer a train.....it does it itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand J Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Traffic lights are badly needed here. https://goo.gl/maps/RBqXEmAFikT2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 There is a lack of proactive policing, particularly mobile, police units that know how to identify offenders and initiate a traffic stop. Has anyone ever witnessed one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 24 minutes ago, lvr181 said: The "spinup" driver should have chased after the other and beat the sh$t out of him/her! Why? Because it may be the only way they will learn AND they will likely do it again. Not a "politically correct" action but sometime draconian actions are needed. Those video's should be forbidden, they'll go viral abroad and cost Thailand it's good reputation for being the new hub of ....uhh....airplane maintenance and high tech robot builders. I like to watch stupidity movies on youtube (there are loads of them) and many times they were recorded in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Extend the barriers for another 100m and we shall see any idiots doing this stunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark mark Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 <deleted> !!! ... The only comment needed !!!! ... This is not bad Thai driving, this is just a "Bad person" !!! ... My wonder is about with the rise of wealth, the increase of Poor Uneducated Drivers on the road, including now better off Woman !!! .... Who have never driven before ... .. (Mine tore the door of my Vios before giving up, luckily made here, plenty of replacement doors available.) .... but now can afford to get a big truck !!! ..... Hopefully most of them will be hospitalized, or arrested before they can do any Major Damage. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper9187 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Just a normal day in a normal Thai u-turn, there's tenths of thousands like that one. I don't see the point of talking about THAT U-turn, just write an article about the u-turns aka the widow makers in general. That's a real problem in this country, the authorities should permanently seal at least half of all the u-turns, that would be a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingery Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 You want to know the truth of it? Every driver of a 4WD pickup is as lug-headed as this DH. They think they are in a truck and it won't matter if something runs into them or they run over something/someone. The same idiot drivers of these cars are in their multitudes in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Vacuum said: Can't teach stupid. Just have to wait for the next generation of drivers and hope they'll be better (less stupid). They "learn" from an early age, bicycles with no lights on the wrong side of the road, progress to scooters on the wrong side with no lights , progress to cars, they learn by copying all the mistakes from previous generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waders123 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 A large fine, 30 day imprisonment, confiscate the vehicle, sell the vehicle. That will get the attention of the general public. Comply or lose...a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 15 hours ago, webfact said: Netizens were quick to point out that police measures at the u-turn have proved useless As the police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boricua67 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Vacuum said: Can't teach stupid. Just have to wait for the next generation of drivers and hope they'll be better (less stupid). Hahaha......Forget it! "Stupid is, stupid does" I'm 52. Been driving since I was 16. Drivers get worse and worse as the years go buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Typical Thai situation where all involved are idiots. The road designers, the road works people who setup the barrier, the drivers - all contribute to the problem. It's almost impossible to point the finger at any individual as they are all part of the same Thai Borg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 just close the thing, looking at the map that was posted there is a u turn within a short distance either side of this death trap, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolfwipi Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 As long as the stupid and brainless street-planers of the City-hall of Pattaya are planing U-Turns in Pattaya, U-Turns will always be dangerous. Look how many times U-Turns un Thappraya Street have been opened and closed and a lot of tax payers money has been wasted. Just now, they created a new U-Turn upside the Rhompo Market about 3 months ago, painted the signs for the U-Turn and closed it by steel barriers. And also opside the Rhompo Market they created a pedestrian crossing and closed it by about 50 cm high ciment barriers. I invite these brainless street planers to sit once in a wheel chair an to try to cross Thappraya Road on this new pedestrian crossing. Not possible! And if you want to cross Thappraya Road in a wheel chair, it is very dangerous to use the same U-Turns which are used by cars and trucks. Make a good live insurance, before you would like to cross Thappraya Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Pepper 9187. How will sealing 50% of U turns help it will mean an increase at the next U, i agree many could be closed and SOLID road furniture used to make a slip when exiting the U, in Khonkaen they have done this by the big Tesco and in general it works but it still suffers with uneducated locals who stop and block the junction, this is opposite the police training school, maybe they could spend a shift at the U explaining to drivers what the correct way to carry out the manoeuvre, after telling them what idiots they are with a salute of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallen52 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Slip shod knee jerk half thought out attempt to fix. Extend the barrier another 20 feet and that should fix it. Maybe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 12:33 PM, Dmaxdan said: How about extending the barrier so that it actually goes beyond the U-turn? Not so far as to affect the vehicles on the opposite side doing a U-turn but far enough to make it near on impossible for cars leaving Big-C to drive directly across the highway. Exactly - poor road design basically. I am not sure why people are blaming the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/14/2019 at 5:09 AM, Fex Bluse said: Typical Thai situation where all involved are idiots. The road designers, the road works people who setup the barrier, the drivers - all contribute to the problem. It's almost impossible to point the finger at any individual as they are all part of the same Thai Borg Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 3:00 PM, shady86 said: On 3/13/2019 at 2:43 PM, outsider said: Maybe a better idea would be to close that divider, and open up a U-turn further up/down the road? Meanwhile, hope the brown truck driver drives into a deep ravine and is never found. There is already a proper u turn 600m ahead. As usual, another 30 sec wasted is a big lost for most here so everyone will go for the shorter route! They cant even travel another 10m to enter a fuel station on the correct side with a huge arrow IN➡️&⬅️OUT the one i use is very dangerous to exit from the IN as the view is restricted by a downward bend but no one seems to care they are oblivious to the danger including the staff, who never point it out,for me i would make the customer drive around the pumps to face the correct way but T I T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 28 minutes ago, Derek B said: Exactly - poor road design basically. I am not sure why people are blaming the police. Because they are the ones responsible for putting the barriers there DOH ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5633572526 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I hope the “netizens” who are always demanding change can get off their <deleted> and vote for change in the election Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bander Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 1:19 PM, Youlike said: Do those people really have a driverslicense??? I think this is his first time behind the wheel and he survived so no need for him to learn how to drive and make a drivers license. I am surprised how a country with motorists without any kind of driving skills don't have more accidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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