Fun at the traffic lights

I agree Jack, that would be the logical interpretation. But, TIT.

How would the BIB interpret it? Why would there be a green light arrow if there wasn't a red light for the oncoming traffic? Where would the "other vehicles" be crossing from if not the opposite direction?

To yield on a green light when making a right turn makes sense, but on a green arrow?

Jello, the tourist here for the first time is travelling down Phosri Rd and wants to turn right at McDonalds to go to the train station. He is unaware of the time phases and directional arrows of this intersection and he is the first vehicle to make the right turn. The lights facing him go from red to the green arrow to proceed ahead, how does he or she know that a green arrow is to come on, at this stage from the 97sec to 55 secs, that right turn arrow should be red so as to alert the tourist he cannot make his right turn. The traffic department has failed to provide the red arrow, imo.

Drivers should know the traffic laws, but at this juncture, common sense should prevail.

cryptic wrote:Jello, the tourist here for the first time is travelling down Phosri Rd and wants to turn right at McDonalds to go to the train station. He is unaware of the time phases and directional arrows of this intersection and he is the first vehicle to make the right turn. The lights facing him go from red to the green arrow to proceed ahead, how does he or she know that a green arrow is to come on, at this stage from the 97sec to 55 secs, that right turn arrow should be red so as to alert the tourist he cannot make his right turn. The traffic department has failed to provide the red arrow, imo.

Drivers should know the traffic laws, but at this juncture, common sense should prevail.

That section of the Traffic Law was not written with this particular crossing in Udon in mind. And furthermore, you forget that there is no such thing as "common sense" in Thailand.

"common sense"

Let's say you're riding a bicycle in the motorcycle lane of a highway. A motorcycle approaches you (on the wrong side of the road). Common sense tells me that (this being Thailand), I don't play chicken with the motorcycle and I should bear to the left (nearest the shoulder and away from the traffic). Right?
Wrong.

Common sense tells me if I'm turning right, to expect motorcycles to be on my left hand side or to be behind me. Right? Wrong again.

Following common sense on the roads here doesn't make any sense.