News Forum - Elephant crossing! 35 new road signs warn Kanchanaburi drivers not to hit elephants

[Thaiger]

After a pickup truck hit and killed an elephant on a Kanchanaburi highway in January, 35 new elephant crossing signs have been posted along that highway, a wildlife sanctuary chief told the Bangkok Post yesterday. Elephants regularly cross this highway, Highway 1399, to move between different feeding areas. The signs warn drivers that the speed limit is 60 kilometres per hour, and they risk imprisonments and fines if they hit elephants. The pickup truck is just one of several cars that have hit elephants on Highway 1399. On February 1, a van hit another elephant there. Officials have also discovered […]

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[ozvenision]

Lets hope the drivers hit the signs instead of the elephants :)

[Noble_Design]

So is it called elephant crossing or zebra crossing?

[Jason]

I can only hope the elephants have more luck than people crossing in Bangkok!!!!

[Cabra]

10 minutes ago, Jason said:

I can only hope the elephants have more luck than people crossing in Bangkok!!!!

Not a single zebra has been killed in Bangkok at a zebra crossing

 

 

[Faraday]

17 minutes ago, Cabra said:

Not a single zebra has been killed in Bangkok at a zebra crossing

What do they make the crossings out of then..?

[Marble-eye]

6 minutes ago, Faraday said:

What do they make the crossings out of then..?

Ivory that has been quarried in Tuscany.

[AussieBob]

That will make a huge difference - as soon as drunk Sum Nit Wit sees one of those signs he will slow down and drive carefully for sure  

[ThaiEyes]

If you hit an elephant even at 60 kph, hopefully people know their car and maybe themselves will be toast. And that’s not taking into account the injury to the elephant. As an expat, I have to abide by the rules of another country and culture. As drivers, humans should use their awareness of elephants and the territory they’re driving though to make better decisions. Maybe a pipe dream?

[oldschooler]

2 minutes ago, AussieBob said:

That will make a huge difference - as soon as drunk Sum Nit Wit sees one of those signs he will slow down and drive carefully for sure  

Exactly. This is a non- article a deceased subject …. It is no more ( Monty Python “Dead Parrot “ sketch) .

Truck Hits Elephant “story” is like “dog bites man” . So Common here that Nobody is interested ! 

[Dedinbed]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

. Elephants regularly cross this highway, Highway 1399,

Is this a trunk route .? 

[Guest1]

8 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Elephants regularly cross this highway, Highway 1399, to move between different feeding areas.

Can it be 3199?

[Skip]

They should move the crossing to a safer place and paint red and white stripes on the road.

[HiuMak]

18 hours ago, Thaiger said:

 The signs warn drivers that the speed limit is 60 kilometres per hour, and they risk imprisonments and fines if they hit elephants.

It's a Big Tusk for drivers

[RichardR]

speedbumps, over a strech  of 1km before the crossing on each site of it. the nastiest speedbumps available. the time of friendly warnings should be over.

[AussieBob]

1 hour ago, RichardR said:

speedbumps, over a strech  of 1km before the crossing on each site of it. the nastiest speedbumps available. the time of friendly warnings should be over.

Same about 25 metres before pedestrian crossings - hit one at over 20kph and you and your bike are going over. That will stop all the bikes racing through the crossings. I heard that most accidents at crossings involve bikes. 

[oldschooler]

10 minutes ago, AussieBob said:

Same about 25 metres before pedestrian crossings - hit one at over 20kph and you and your bike are going over. That will stop all the bikes racing through the crossings. I heard that most accidents at crossings involve bikes. 

Most road accidents & road deaths here involve bikes. 80% total or 20k dead annually

[AussieBob]

16 minutes ago, oldschooler said:

Most road accidents & road deaths here involve bikes. 80% total or 20k dead annually

Yes I am aware of that sad fact.  But unlike most bike accidents/deaths that involve other vehicles, most accidents to pedestrians are caused by bikes.  As you would know bike riders in Thailand do not obey the laws, and travelling along between other vehicles at a faster rate is normal - as is using the footpaths in the road is busy - that is why they hit so many pedestrians.  Anyone using crossings in Thailand learns that you must watch the cars as they will usually not slow down, but you much especially watch out for the bikes flying along between the cars - and also those going in the wrong direction - and both ways when walking on the footpaths.