Overpass for pedestrians in Chiang Mai
Aug 29th, 2007 by Lillian
Chiang Mai has quite alot of overpasses like this. Traffic can be quite dangerous and overpass give people a safe way to cross the road! Although, I’ve see a couple in town, which I don’t think anyone ever uses. Locals prefer crossing the road, risking the traffic, then walking half a mile to get to the bridge and then climbing stairs. Who blames them? When its at least 30C you go for the shortest way to cross a road, not the safest:-) ( yes yes me too)
Thai people worship the Royal Family and these crossing are another way for them to show their love and respect.
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Hmm… I would wait for a gap in traffic too.
I hate the way they create these overpasses instead of having cars stop. I’ve had to drag my pushchair and kid – in the sweaty afternoon heat – up those things many a time and have cursed those whizzing obliviously along below me.
You’d think in these days people would appreciate the fact that some people – even if they don’t want to – actually walk. Imagine… lower carbon emissions, fewer fools on the road to compete with. But no, the walking citizen is deemed about as unimportant and is treated with about as much respect as a cow grazing at the roadside.
Here in France – where the citizen is King – you walk onto the crossing in front of my child’s village school (and every other) in trepidation. They really, really won’t stop. I don’t know what it is about being behind the wheel of a car but somehow they assume that their car has the right of way.
GRRRRR!
I don’t know what the answer is but a little more appreciation and sensitivity about others would help ease the wheels of life along a bit more.
I totally agree with Sarah.
I guess the traffic situation is pretty much the same in the Philippines.