webfact Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Transport minister orders use of rubber barrier instead of road island By The Nation Saksayam Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered the highway and rural roads departments to install rubber barriers instead of building road islands while building future new roads. Saksayam said the rubber barriers must be built to sustain the impact of vehicles running at the speed of 120 kilometres per hour. The switch could reduce casualties from road accidents while also helping to shore up the price of rubber latex and so benefit farmers. The minister said the two departments would also be able to save money, and be able to shift the money used to build road islands toward instead expanding rural roads from two lanes to four lanes. Saksayam said he would this week convene a meeting of the State Railway of Thailand, the Highway Department, Rural Roads Department, the Expressway Authority of Thailand, and the Airports of Thailand Plc to instruct them to maximise the use of rubber latex and sheets in their projects. He said the agencies of the Transport Ministry will be told to use rubber in as many ways as possible in their construction projects and that they must find new ways to use rubber apart from paving roads with it. Saksayam said he has received a report that the Highway Department and the Rural Roads Department have used only 50,000 tonnes of rubber sheets this year while the ministry had aimed to use 500,000 tonnes a year. Saksayam was speaking to reporters while making an inspection trip to check two U-turn points on highway No 225 in Buri Ram’s Muang district following complaints from local people. Locals have complained that the two U-turns are two kilometres apart and located on a curves in the four-land road, making it difficult to make a U-turn. Saksayam said he had instructed the Rural Roads Department to build a tunnel between the two spots for a U-turn to reduce the potential accidents. The construction will begin next year, he added. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30374948 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-08-19 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Rubber vehicles and rubber mocy may be another solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 TIT baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 12 minutes ago, webfact said: Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered the highway and rural roads departments to install rubber barriers instead of building road islands while building future new roads. Saksayam said the rubber barriers must be built to sustain the impact of vehicles running at the speed of 120 kilometres per hour. One way of increasing the use of rubber. I hope they pay the local price rather than the global price for rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Rubber barriers? I just get this picture in my head of Thailand's roads becoming a huge pinball machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Sounds like a comeback of bumper cars that I enjoyed so much as a kid at amusement parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Why not electrify all the roads and force people to switch to the only cars most are able to drive safely: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Just now, neeray said: Sounds like a comeback of bumper cars that I enjoyed so much as a kid at amusement parks. You beat me to it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 They should start making rubber money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Just now, holy cow cm said: They should start making rubber money. Well all know the cheques would bounce anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Pity the parents of some of those running this place didnt use a rubber barrier many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, tomazbodner said: You beat me to it ???? But you posted a great picture, thanks. 1954, Sunnyside Amusement Park (thanks for the memories). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I've got to ask: What are 'road islands'? Does it mean traffic roundabouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Highway rubbery, I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I rarely miss an opportunity to ridicule silly stuff here, but this idea actually represents some progress. Barriers, whether rubberized or not, are a step (of hundreds) in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 25 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said: Rubber barriers? I just get this picture in my head of Thailand's roads becoming a huge pinball machine. they are already !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 who dreams up this crap??? ARE THEY on cloud cuckoo land?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I think that's a Trojan idea, a prophylactic move to save lives. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered the highway and rural roads departments to install rubber barriers instead of building road islands while building future new roads. He has lots to learn on the correct terminology. It is call Guard-rails. What an embarrassment for the Transport Minister not knowing the correct term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, bluesofa said: I've got to ask: What are 'road islands'? Does it mean traffic roundabouts? I guess its the grass in the middle of the road which try to prevent head-on collisions. My guess is that they potentially save more life but are more expensive to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Rubber can also be used for more long term prevention, to get rid of the nutty driver DNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Rubber barriers.....does that mean drunk drivers will be able to bounce their way back home. What urgently needs doing and will save a lot of lives,is to get rid of those two way u-turns, you cannot see whats coming when there are cars,trucks,also turning on the other side,if they must have U-turns do single U-turn left,with U-turn right further along the road.....but that's too easy a solution to be considered. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred white Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 41 minutes ago, Tayaout said: I guess its the grass in the middle of the road which try to prevent head-on collisions. My guess is that they potentially save more life but are more expensive to install. A median strip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyCarlton Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 47 minutes ago, Tayaout said: My guess is that they potentially save more life but are more expensive to install. Don't worry, the Thai authorities often have worthwhile projects but then dumb them down, saving money which can then be gainfully used to line the pockets of the project leaders. Expect to see rows of used tyres along the central reservations of Thai roads in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I really dislike these new style roads with barriers instead of medians and find them very dangerous. I wonder if they have done any studies on safety? While a lot of things are good, I've lost faith in recent years of the transport people's ability to make safe, sound roads. I've seen brand new embankments collapse taking whole lanes with it over and over. Daredevil decision making when they should know better. And I've seen freshly poured roads turn to pot holes way too rapidly. Let's look at the safety ramifications of these new style roads with now median and a barrier instead: 1. It means you are driving up to 120km/h with your wheel 2 feet away from a barrier. While doable I find it fatiguing. and uncomfortable. Wandering just a few centimeters on a road with a median feels natural, but with a barrier it means you are closing within inches of grazing the barrier. 2. Anytime the road bends you lose visibility and are blinded of what is ahead of the barrier. Could be a dog, kids, something dropped out of a vehicle, anything. You never know until you round the barrier enough and bam! There it is and no time to react. Even 4 lane roads have a lot of hairpin curves that are a trap for this type of accident to happen. 3. There is nowhere to go to avoid a collision because the barrier is so tight to the lane. The barrier keeps traffic in a tight funnel with nowhere to give way to avoid an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Fex Bluse said: I rarely miss an opportunity to ridicule silly stuff here, but this idea actually represents some progress. Barriers, whether rubberized or not, are a step (of hundreds) in the right direction. I really do hope you are joking, if it is Steel, Plastic or Rubber if the structure has to support the impact of a vehicle hitting it at 120KPH then one will be just as dead..!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Eric Loh said: He has lots to learn on the correct terminology. It is call Guard-rails. What an embarrassment for the Transport Minister not knowing the correct term. He knows nothing. He was a hand picked political appointee by Prayut as reward for voting for him to be PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmyintmaung Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 7 hours ago, bluesofa said: I've got to ask: What are 'road islands'? Does it mean traffic roundabouts? Road Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 7 hours ago, Dmaxdan said: Rubber barriers? I just get this picture in my head of Thailand's roads becoming a huge pinball machine. It already is, and there is no need for any Rubber barriers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 3 hours ago, canopy said: I really dislike these new style roads with barriers instead of medians and find them very dangerous. I wonder if they have done any studies on safety? While a lot of things are good, I've lost faith in recent years of the transport people's ability to make safe, sound roads. I've seen brand new embankments collapse taking whole lanes with it over and over. Daredevil decision making when they should know better. And I've seen freshly poured roads turn to pot holes way too rapidly. Let's look at the safety ramifications of these new style roads with now median and a barrier instead: 1. It means you are driving up to 120km/h with your wheel 2 feet away from a barrier. While doable I find it fatiguing. and uncomfortable. Wandering just a few centimeters on a road with a median feels natural, but with a barrier it means you are closing within inches of grazing the barrier. 2. Anytime the road bends you lose visibility and are blinded of what is ahead of the barrier. Could be a dog, kids, something dropped out of a vehicle, anything. You never know until you round the barrier enough and bam! There it is and no time to react. Even 4 lane roads have a lot of hairpin curves that are a trap for this type of accident to happen. 3. There is nowhere to go to avoid a collision because the barrier is so tight to the lane. The barrier keeps traffic in a tight funnel with nowhere to give way to avoid an accident. Hmmh, I think honestly you shouldn't drive a car or bike anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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