In need of safety barriers

Dear Editor;

Surely it’s happened before but in all my years I haven’t seen it till today. Heading out of town on Highway 7 and there at the Highway 36 intersection a 20ft shipping container had come off its trailer while turning (no doubt screaming along); come over the side of the bridge and down onto the cab of a truck and trailer unit below smashing it to pulp.

Not long after the extension of 7 to Sukhumvit Rd was completed and opened, I was also returning that way only to see a pickup on the new overpass, loaded with electrical appliances; fridges, washing machines, etc; spill its load towards the side and down onto Sukhumvit Rd, only luckily to be stopped by the sidewall.

Might I suggest a baht or 3 be spent on safety barriers on some of these bridges rather than on such “necessary” stuff as the new, famous “dolphin” street-lights?

Regards,

Dick Archer

Leaning poles of Pattaya

Editor;

RE: PEA installs new power poles in North Pattaya (PM Friday, 15 June 2012)

I hope they installed them with the customary 10 degree Pattaya leaning from vertical, to fit in with other poles installed around Pattaya. The new ones installed when they widened the road on the hill of Thappraya Rd going to Jomtien, were mostly installed to at about 10 degree lean, presumably so they would look like the older poles on the other side of the road. Great design and workmanship on show!

John Guru

In need of safety barriers

Leaning poles of Pattaya