The following is our regular feature: we ask our community a question and roughly a week later highlight diverse responses and opinions to that question.
Last month, we asked our readers the following:
Should Pattaya Open Dongtan Beach Road to Traffic 24 Hours a Day?
We selected several diverse opinions and responses here. We note that these are the opinions and thoughts of readers and may not necessarily reflect those of Pattaya News Company Limited.
Let’s see what you had to say:
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Ken J: The road should be CLOSED 24 hours daily to vehicular traffic.
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Ray K: I think the reverse. Close the road at Dongtan Beach 24 hours a day, except to allow business vehicles for maybe 2 hours per day at a set time
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Campbell T: Recently, there have been incidents of motorbike drag racing along Jomtien Second Road at 3 am and 4 am and noise complaints from residents resulting in the Police taking action so, therefore, even if Dongtan Beach Road is opened up to late-night traffic, it would seem that these incidents may reoccur again.
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Alfred: There should be a Speed limit of 20 KM and/or closure altogether – except for Beach Vendor Vehicles and deliveries to Businesses along that Road – or make it ONE WAY? I walk along that Road frequently, and the amount of traffic is frightening – and during weekends, it’s traffic chaos anyway…
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Rey I: It’s a road. It should be open.
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Bungi: Nope already falling apart
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Peter C: No ….. But they should put in speed humps to slow down the traffic especially just before pedestrian crossing.
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Seth F: No. It’s nice to let the ocean view into the street
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Gary F: yes. no parking kills the beach operators.
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Many readers responded No, simple and short, notes TPN.
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James S: Up in the air. it would be nice to use it but I am afraid at night it will be a nightmare
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Ken L: No, too much traffic uses it when it’s open now.
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