It's about time. But look how ineffective the speed cameras are. Does anyone know anyone who has been fine? I drive past them almost everyday and cars fly past me doing over a 100kph.
Surely if they were working, people would know.
But right now, how will putting traffic cameras at Tesco help? It's a complete bodgeup job right now.

Posted by Tbs on July 17, 2014 08:44

At the Kor Kaew intersection in Thepkasattri Road the lights controlling the U Turn are mostly non operational. They need repairing.

Posted by John B on July 17, 2014 09:27

Huh, traffic law enforcment at 3 intersections only? I see very often police highway patrol cars, it seems their job is so far only to 'push' influencial people in cars behind them through the messy phuket traffic flow. When start the Highway police traffic division doing their job on the roads? Stopping traffic violators, take in their driving license, fine them ? ( like in other countries)

Posted by Koert on July 17, 2014 10:28

You would need at least 2000 or more officials to enforce road laws here. The usual 2 or 3 police officers stood at the light change box unnecessarily blowing whistles, the remaining ones to chase the law breakers. All they ever check for here is youngsters with no helmets and at night youngsters with or on drugs. I live very close to the Rajabhat intersection and every night there's an officer there who allows people to jump lights, ride past with no helmets and come the wrong way out of a one way street. All he needs to do is stand therewith a note book and write down all the registration numbers of those breaking any traffic law, but hey it is Thailand after all.

Posted by phuket madness on July 17, 2014 10:37

Sop in Thailand: 80 km/h is allowed, cameras are set to photograph at 110+ km/h.

Posted by stevenl on July 17, 2014 11:42

What is really funny is that they think they can actually track anyone down based on a license plate?

Posted by James Bond on July 17, 2014 11:56

Traffic laws enforced?..pretty hysterical!

Posted by sky on July 17, 2014 12:26

"What is really funny is that they think they can actually track anyone down based on a license plate?"

It is really easy: person can not be found or does not pay, car registration will not be renewed.

Posted by stevenl on July 17, 2014 12:35

step in right direction but over reliance on technology how many are not registered or false plates & unlicensed do police remember how to intercept a offender at all, seems all they know is road blocks now it camera technology where civil servants will send out fines and also probably operate the cameras if that's the case where's the police enforcement they will go on with there lazy ways and ease up on the tea money in the current environment.

Posted by slickmelb on July 17, 2014 15:29

Tbs,- My wife got a speeding ticket while driving on By Pass road. The ticket show 135km. She has never driving that fast during all our years in Phuket. She went to the police station to complain. In their computer they could see a shadow of another car and believed that car was the speeding one. They immediately cancel the fine.

Posted by Mj on July 17, 2014 16:28

Ed, you really need to get a reporter down to see the traffic law enforcement Phuket style at Rajabhat junction today, just passed there, absolutely hilarious! Only riders of bikes with no helmets being stopped on one of the 4 roads at the junction, all other 3 roads carry on as normal. Still people jumping the red lights, coming the wrong way out of the one way street, which has 3 police standing on the corner doing diddly squat.

Posted by phuket madness on July 18, 2014 13:21