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Patong Hill's pricey layby,  designed for trucks and buses in trouble

Phuket Gains Space Near Patong City Sign for Trucks, Buses and Ambulances

Sunday, September 13, 2015
PHUKET: A safety runoff zone is being constructed on Phuket's Patong Hill so that buses and trucks have somewhere to go if they fail to make it up and over the hill . . . or run into problems on the descent. The 5.3 million baht construction will also provide parking off the roadway where ambulances can wait for the crunch of a crash.

Started on May 26, the steep cliffside build is expected to be completed by November 26.

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Just looking at where this runoff has been built scares the daylights out of me.
If the bus runs into this layby without brakes, what will stop the bus from flying over the side of the wall? No, this just means in the future, I will avoid the hill at all costs.
A better solution would be to just ban buses going over the hill fullstop.

Posted by Duncan B on September 14, 2015 01:22

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Yes good to have an ambo waiting when there is a crash.

Posted by Good logic on September 14, 2015 03:48

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I bet a lot of vendors queuing up for this space. Perfect for all your roadside dinning delights.

Posted by Tim on September 14, 2015 10:02


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