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2 holidays, motorcycle show
create traffic nightmare in Pattaya
Traffic was tight all
weekend throughout Pattaya.
Jetsada Homklin
Makha Bucha Day saw much praying in Pattaya, and some of it was
in hopes of getting through the holiday traffic more quickly.
Roads entering both Pattaya and Jomtien Beach were jammed, as the long
Feb. 14-16 religious-holiday weekend also featured Valentine’s Day and
the Burapha Bike Week event.
It was estimated that 40-50,000 people attended the bike show, resulting
in 80% occupancy for the weekend.
The traffic likely would have been worse had Pattaya’s hundreds of bars
and clubs not been closed Friday for the Buddhist holiday.
The bike event did, however, have one positive side effect on the
streets: Usually teeming Beach Road and its side streets were unusually
quiet during the Feb. 14-15 show.
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