Coss Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Large trucks would only be able to drive through metro Bangkok between midnight and 4am while highway speed limits would be raised to 120kph under new proposals to reduce traffic congestion. Limiting truck access and raising speed limits were among stop-gap measures put forward by newly installed Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and publicized today by the government. A plan to reduce all commuter rail fares to a flat THB15 (US$.50) were said to be on hold pending further study. Highway speed limits will be raised from 90kph to 120kph, which the Transport Ministry noted with a shrug is just about how fast everyone is driving already, anyway. Saksayam said he’s not worried about a higher speed limit causing more accidents, for he said most wrecks occur on two-lane roads. Trucks are currently allowed to travel through metro Bangkok between 10am and 3pm. Saksayam said officials would seek truck driver “cooperation,” which usually signifies a law many are expected to ignore. He said relevant agencies have been given one month to study the proposed changes before they are put forward for final approval. https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/bangkok-daytime-truck-ban-higher-speed-limit-proposed/ What could go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mekong Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Speed limits up will make no difference they are at 90kph now and traffic crawls along at an average much lower, raconteur to 120 will technically make the traffic slower since the delta between average and speed limit will be greater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 The speed limits used to be 120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Trucks couldn't enter Bangkok until after 10pm in the 1980s, so this is hardly something new. You used to see them all lined up and waiting at the edges of the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 In Germany, it used to be or maybe still is, no trucks on the highways Sat, Sun...but Sun at 23:59, the trucks were lined up at the borders... Was very nice to enjoy a weekend outing without all the truck traffic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 10 hours ago, Coss said: 488 Spider, my heart broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted August 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Faster faster ! Wrecked Porsche at the scene on Ratchadapisek Road on August 8. http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2019/08/08/porsche-drivers-narrowly-survive-the-hundred-death-curve/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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