Another one bites the dust....... no one responsible as usual...

Posted by frog on May 14, 2015 11:50

I have been driving that section of road many times and it is indeed very easy to crash into the barriers. You are basically driving on a highway at highway speeds and all of a sudden your lane disappears or even worse two lanes merge into one. It is badly lit, not enough early warning signs and too fast a merge. If this was the west she could sue the city for a lot of damages.

Posted by Earmuffs on May 14, 2015 12:14

They have lights, they just don't work. Ever.
The new lights at the airport road don't work.
They very rarely work.

Posted by Tbs on May 14, 2015 12:41

Nowhere in Thailand do they put advance warning signs for roadworks. It's quite common to come round a corner or over a hill & land right on top of roadworks.

It doesn't matter whether day or night, advance warning is a must for drivers to have time to slow down & take the necessary actions, often one or more lanes merging.

Of course good lighting is then a must at night.

Thailand has a highway code; but it is in serious need of major overhaul, especially with regards to signs.

Posted by Logic on May 14, 2015 13:54

I hope there would be some strict rules in the contract the contractors have with the state agency. If not, the state agency needs to take full responsibility. If there are rules, then the contractor should be held to account.

Posted by Duncan on May 14, 2015 14:06

Have often thought that stretch of road is very dangerous, due partly to the U-turn by the hospital to get ONTO it. You need to carefully watch the speeding traffic behind you while trying to get to the inside lane & suddenly these half-done 'works' appear & the lanes close from 3 to 2 just as you get to speed of the other traffic. It's frightening so it's easy to see how mistakes can be made. Maybe after this they'll try to finish the works a bit faster? Or put lights there anyway.

Posted by Anonymous on May 14, 2015 14:39

@ Logic "Nowhere in Thailand do they put advance warning signs for roadworks." A very broad brush statement and I'm surprised Mr Ed let it through. More and more roadworks ARE signposted- 2 recent re-repaving jobs in Kamala support this and I have seen advance signage on highway works in other parts of the country. Slowly people are getting more responsible but it seems to be down to local Orbators, not the contractors.

Posted by Mister Ree on May 14, 2015 17:04

@Logic: Normally there are signs far ahead. These are red signs with black writing, just in Thai. One more reason to learn the language, or simply to be careful if you see one of those signs.

Posted by Beer Chang on May 14, 2015 21:37

From Heroines monument towards Cherng Talay, be very careful at night. No street lights but heavy roadworks. Had many accidents there recently.

Posted by Graham on May 15, 2015 01:37