A nother holiday, another city-wide traffic jam
For much of the week-long Pattaya
Countdown, Dec. 25 - Jan. 1, arteries from Sukhumvit Highway to Beach Road were
packed with cars, taxis, motorbikes, vans and tour buses. Whether driving to the
party at Bali Hai Pier, heading north on Second Road or trying to move east or
west, traffic crawled, with large buses exacerbating matters, parking wherever
they fit or saw fit. The story is nothing new: Each holiday or long weekend
brings the same gridlock to Pattaya. Traffic police Maj. Dej Kewtaweewat said
traffic is usually bad even on normal days. On holidays, it’s worse. He urged
drivers to be patient.
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