16 July 1963
Automatic lights set to tame traffic chaos
Introduced in an attempt to end Bangkok’s traffic chaos, Thailand’s first six sets of automatic traffic lights began turning red in Bangkok. The lights were set up at 43 junctions in and around the capital. Another 40 junctions were scheduled to get the electric red, green and yellow lights the following year.
Drivers were warned not to stamp on the accelerator when they spotted a distant green light, in their effort to zip through a junction before the colour changed. ‘This is a dangerous practise,’ traffic police warned.
They told motorists that signals could change at any moment and warned that braking at high speeds can result in fatal accidents.
16 July 1963
Automatic lights set to tame traffic chaos
Introduced in an attempt to end Bangkok’s traffic chaos, Thailand’s first six sets of automatic traffic lights began turning red in Bangkok. The lights were set up at 43 junctions in and around the capital. Another 40 junctions were scheduled to get the electric red, green and yellow lights the following year.
Drivers were warned not to stamp on the accelerator when they spotted a distant green light, in their effort to zip through a junction before the colour changed. ‘This is a dangerous practise,’ traffic police warned.
They told motorists that signals could change at any moment and warned that braking at high speeds can result in fatal accidents.