Thread: Pattaya Pedestrians Cry Foul Over Cars Brazenly Parking on Sidewalks

Pedestrians in Pattaya are seeking assistance from city officials and law enforcement to address the issue of cars brazenly parking on sidewalks.




Residents along Jomtien Second Road took to The Pattaya News to express their plight regarding indiscriminate parking on pedestrian pathways. The complainants revealed that the issue was causing great inconvenience to them and potentially damaging the sidewalks.

According to the complaints, several drivers regularly opted to park their vehicles, both cars and motorcycles, directly on the sidewalks. This practice is particularly prevalent in the vicinity of the ongoing construction site for the Thepprasit 9 drainage project, which connects to Wat Boonkanjanaram. It’s worth noting that ongoing construction has hurt the availability of normal parking in these areas.

The ongoing construction has resulted in a scarcity of available parking space in the neighborhood due to the reduction of traffic lanes on the westbound side heading towards downtown Pattaya. This scarcity has compelled drivers to resort to parking on the sidewalks, further obstructing visibility and access to various restaurants and beverage shops in the area.


Pol. Lt. Col. Arus Saphanon, chief of the Pattaya traffic police, warned that the drivers are breaching the Cleanliness and Traffic Act. He said they will receive a warning for the first time when caught or a fine thereafter.


The officer also urged the public to avoid parking on footpaths, especially in small areas where pedestrians need safe passage. Furthermore, business owners should arrange sufficient parking spaces for their customers and provide clear communication to ensure that patrons do not resort to parking on sidewalks.


Initially, people can report any violations via the Pattaya city hotline at 1337. Pattaya police are continuing to look into the matter and better ways to resolve the ongoing problem.

Pattaya Pedestrians Cry Foul Over Cars Brazenly Parking on Sidewalks - The Pattaya News

Originally Posted by misskit

Furthermore, business owners should arrange sufficient parking spaces for their customers

How does he think that will work out.

It’s annoying that Thai people think they can park their cars, motorbikes, signage, squid carts, food stalls, and potted plants all over the sidewalk.

Cha Am has just installed new sidewalks opposite the beach. They also left an area for the food carts and other vendors to park between the sidewalk and the beach road. Yet, several jackasses have already set up on the sidewalks again.

Because the Thai are cognitive imbeciles and incapable of planning, their urban infrastructure is a mess where the provision of a safe pedestrian environment is not a consideration given that those who are responsible for it are invariably chauffeured from A to B in a nice big shiny penis extension with a crested badge on the front denoting they are privileged in some way or other.

Singapore and HK were streets ahead of this shitty country in the 1960s.