madmitch Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Surely the minimum speed in the right hand lane won't apply to high-sided pickups with it's load covered by a blue and white striped plastic tarpaulin? I always though such vehicles were allowed to stay in this lane for as long as they wanted. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Good news, so we will keep the number 1 slot for road deaths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Oh my god....more road carnage ahead ! Could be a good investment now to set up a funeral company with branches near all the major highways ! They should rather be putting speed breakers with exagerated road bumps that would force the indisciplined drivers of Thailand, both Thai and foreigners, to be forced to go DEAD SLOW ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 New speed limit for private cars on trial on three highways A new trial speed limit of up to 120kph for private cars has been imposed on three highways, namely Asian, Pahonyothin and Mitraparb (Friendship), since Monday. According to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, the increased speed limit is on a trial basis on the Asian Highway, from Bang Pa-in in Ayutthaya to Nakhon Sawan, covering a distance of 150km, Mitraparb highway from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima and Pahonyothin northbound from Bangkok. The three highways are divided into three traffic lanes for different speeds, namely under 80kph, between 80-100kph and 101-120kph. Mr. Saksayam said a recent opinion poll showed that 71% of motorists agreed with the raised limit, from 90 to 120kph, against the 29% who think road conditions in Thailand are not ready for increased limits and some motorists lack discipline and driving skills. The survey also showed that 32% of motorists admitted they regularly exceed the 90kph limit. To cope with the increased speed limit, the Highways Department and Local Highways Department have been instructed to install safety equipment, improve road barriers and lane markings and recalibrate equipment used to check the speed of vehicles. The speed limit for public transport, such as buses and trucks, remains at 90kph. Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/new-speed-limit-for-private-cars-on-trial-on-three-highways/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-12-10 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Chazar said: I find driving slowly way more boring and liable to make me drowsy, blatting it keeps me more alert Driving slowly here IMO has more inherent risk involved than driving "fast" you have to be aware of what the driver in front is "doing" you have to hope the clown in the left lane isn't going to pull out on you all the time wondering if the idiot behind can really drive any closer than he is. Far safer to get by the "masses" and get some road to yourself and get to where you are going quicker, the less time on the road , the less chance of an accident, works for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 if your gf or Mrs drives ask them if they know what the speed limits are ???? or almost any rules of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertHima Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 7 hours ago, jackdd said: There is already a law which says you have to drive in the left lane unless you are overtaking or turning. It's just not enforced. I've had been fined for driving in the right lane in Buriram once, on a totally empty road, with the left lane full of potholes. So at least some policemen heard about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somewhere In Time Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 8 hours ago, webfact said: They will apply to roads deemed suitable enough that have four lanes and up and have central reservations or central barriers. Good. The change to 120 on these newest roads is a welcome development. SIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Some offensive posts have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerN Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Excellent. Bound to be a winner and propel this lout to the stratospheric realms of Prayut and Prawit before you can count to three (or two if you're a Thai). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I can already hear the breaking of more bones, and see the sight of higher piles of dead bodies on the roadsides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgver Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Talking only, but no action. Let's wait till approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassosa Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 How is a large truck supposed to do the quintessentially Thai "highway U-turn" with traffic at 120+ kph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabradelmar Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Some of the worst drivers in all the world and you want to increase speed... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Theory Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 90 to 120 will guarantee Thailand to remain No1. on the top of the list. This is the best way to have no injured passenger in collagens, no one will survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 A transport minister whose family own a racetrack is responsible for speed limits. Could only happen in Thailand. The Thais are not fit to be let loose at the existing limits. As for the new minimum speed limit.... Yep, they are so slow it drives me nuts, but I cannot see how this is going to be enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 The three highways are divided into three traffic lanes for different speeds, namely under 80kph, between 80-100kph and 101-120kph. ASIF Thais will comply with these requirements it will be 120 plus in all 3 lanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 It will make no difference. There will still be no enforcement of the rules and the usual goons will still smash it in between traffic doing 120+++. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwak250 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 120kph is fine in most countries but i often see people having to brake hard when on the Asian highway when a truck decides to pull out after doing a u-turn making everyone come to a stop . Usually another 10 cars follow . 120kpm is not safe for many people who got their driving licence on the back of a pack of cornflakes. I do realise so people worked really hard for theirs driving through a difficult set of cones and stopping in a box in their gruelling 15 minute test which i apologize to them for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: A new trial speed limit of up to 120kph for private cars Wow, soon we will have the chance to go at full speed ... Stop it, you have to slow down the speed and do more appropriate checks or you'll be really first in the squalid classification of road deaths! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Thai drivers will love this !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I recall seeing a survey years ago that concluded that the vast majority of Thai drivers had no idea what statutory speed limits were on Thai roads. I doubt much as has changed and making things vastly more complicated is not going to help educate the drivers or corrupt police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I wonder Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 The law is being adjusted to allow for prosecution for those who do not go fast enough on the right. ???? ‘But officer I had to do 160 to pass the car that was only doing 119 in the outside land’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggley Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 120kph is a bit excessive, raise to 100 because they give a leeway of 10kph anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 14 hours ago, Bassosa said: How is a large truck supposed to do the quintessentially Thai "highway U-turn" with traffic at 120+ kph? Simple, he will need to have the same speed when he initiate the turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 They should have reduced the speed limit, not increase it..........???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I regularly drive Mitraparp at 120kph. It is the speed to go if you don't wish to change lanes every two minutes. What I have found is that as I have become older and my reflexes and concentration are not as good I seem to becoming involved in more accident situations. In Thailand you not only have to anticipate what a normal driver might do, but what a nutcase might do as well.....people who change lanes for no reason at all, for example or trucks using the third right hand lane to do a U-turn thus blocking it for fast traffic. My biggest beef in Thailand is trucks and buses in the 4th right hand lane, especially going up the hill at Muak Lek where they might be traveling at 10 kph with the truck and the truck in the 3rd lane going 9kph. I also hate the ditherers. I am always happy to let traffic going faster than me pass by, but Thai drivers tend not to have cruising speed, so they pass you and they slow down, and you do this passing and repassing every few kilometers. It's tiresome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Either way, the bad drivers will always speed up like there is no tomorrow without taking any prisoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 19 hours ago, tandor said: .they're doing 120kmph already, .. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Three different speeds on the same road but on different lanes,i have no idea how this will work but i have a question. Can speed cameras handle this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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