panmotor wrote: ↑

September 25, 2017, 8:32 pm

Brian Davis wrote: ↑

September 25, 2017, 1:40 pm

I'd been to football at Kumphawapi,

Just out of interest, who was playing.

This was Udon's under 19 team, against Loei - a 2-0 win for Udon. My first effort at going (there won't be a second, at least not via Udon!). It appears the regular venue is at the Phan Don Wittaya School and on Sunday's, k.o. 1600 hrs. But best to check on Svein's www.facebook/EnglishUDFC page, as he has started to show fixtures, tables etc. Don't think it's a great venue, 'cause it's not - but a reasonable quality school pitch as they go out here and you grab a plastic chair under one of the tents provided. But it's an organised, national? league, proper officials etc. and you're certainly close to the action! Decent standard, I felt and fit, strong players.

It should be https://www.facebook.com/EnglishUDFC/

Seems like someone has had the thought to re time the traffic lights. Each flow was about twice as long as normal this evening which should help to get more traffic through the lights. On the downside it will also temp Mr Redlightjumper to take even more risks to avoid having to wait about 5 mins plus for his next green

Nigglyb wrote: ↑

September 26, 2017, 4:41 pm

It should be https://www.facebook.com/EnglishUDFC/

Thanks for correcting my error and sorry for drifting off topic. But I still have to add that I continue to be surprised with the great interest in football generally and evident in topics elsewhere in the forum, that so relatively few bother to take an interest in their local Thai team. Sorry mods!

You nailed that statt's the red light jumpers are getting worse on a daily basis and are just creating more congestion try and tell them that 555 TIT, up to me?

Brian Davis wrote: ↑

August 29, 2017, 9:20 am

Tomorrow, I think I'll turn left onto the ring road and catch the first u-turn to bring me back to the junction for another left. Maybe that will avoid the jumping/merging which causes much of the hassle. I gained the impression there was a lot less traffic coming around from Global House way, but we'll see.

Well, the best laid plans.... a petrol tanker cut into the side of my car today approaching the junction. I'll spare everybody the long version, but fortunately the tanker's driver admitted responsibility, his insurance will pay for my repairs which, if there was any luck going,the damage is fairly minimal. Police and an insurance rep attended quite quickly, perhaps only too aware having two blocked lanes at 0730 hours (until the ok for the vehicles to be moved was given) wasn't helpful!

The time we saw a delay was around 0900

To some degree, yes. There's a lot who have no intention of turning left. I have to accept there are some who have come from the small side sois, whether they live there, or have cut through from elsewhere, I don't know. They, of course, have no option but to join the immediate hard shoulder and perhaps then want to go straight or right. But my real gripe is with those who've come from further up the main road, but don't want to join the queue.

Coming in from Nong Khai direction which I have to the inside lane is closed and well signed that it goes down to two lanes Thais do not observe till the last minute some put there indicator to merge then barge in most don't they just push in because they own the road "up to me" attitude at it's best.

Easy answer go the other way on Ring Road turn left at Nom Som Rong right before the golf course back to Nong Khai Hwy. Longer but not frustrating

Construction Work full wing NOW JAM Time. It will get worse for sure, coming back from Nong Khai took 40 mins to get through that intersection. I will do as a friends did on my next trip, left turn(East to Sakon Nakhon), first U turn back to Hwy 2(time 10mins)

Construction Work full wing NOW JAM Time. It will get worse for sure, coming back from Nong Khai took 40 mins to get through that intersection. I will do as a friends did on my next trip, left turn(East to Sakon Nakhon), first U turn back to Hwy 2(time 10mins)

Is it time yet to have a sweepstake on when the first time the open lanes collapse either from excess use or someone digging too close to the foundations

Anybody figured out the traffic flows at the roadworks yet/

Yesterday left home 16:10 got through to the other side of the ringroad at 16:38 arrived school at 1642 with 3 mins to spare...

Today left home 16:10 got through to the other side of the ringroad at 16:13 arrived school at 16:18 and had nearly half an hour to wait for school to finish

Never ever even close to the same amount of traffic each day so how can you ever plan anything?

It depends on the works being done, last Saturday the PEA was erecting poles, the road was down to one lane, what do you expect??? They are way behind in all the works in Phuket so Udon wont be any different, do you really expect anything different, how long have you lived here, or are you just stupid?

There was no visible difference to the work being done yesterday afternoon or this afternoon certainly no extra lanes being taken out or reinstated. Yesterday I was at a standstill 100 m north of the U turn and today I didn't even touch my brakes until about 50 m from the ringroad. Didn't use the road on Saturday so have no idea what was being done, was only comparing 2 consecutive days at exactly the same time where the first took 28 mins and the next it takes 3 mins.

drove from the Tesco side heading east so had to go north on Rte 2 to the U-Turn.. It is protected somewhat but one person decided that they weren't going to complete the U-Turn into the passing lane and then merge left but try to cut across the entire 3 lanes of traffic.. That held us up for 10 minutes until the mental midget finally decided that they would execute the U-Turn properly. Then as mentioned earlier in the string the traffic closer to the intersection was funneled down to one lane due to construction along the side of the road. Now we won't even ask why someone in authority didn't put out cones 500 meters down the road to merge everyone into one lane to keep the traffic moving smoothly... But, having only been through the mess a few times in the last couple of months (I avoid it) I must say the protected U-Turns work OK for the most part and traffic moves better than I would have imagined.