
Maj.
Gen. Norabun Nannah commented that while Sukhumvit Road and Highway 7 looked
congested, he reckoned it wasn’t that bad.
Theerarak Suthathiwong
That helicopter buzzing over Pattaya New Year’s Day was
the commander of the Chonburi Highway Police checking out how bad it was to
actually be driving in holiday traffic.
Maj. Gen. Norabun Nannah took his 1:30 p.m. flight from
Nongprue Airport after dropping off water, coffee, instant noodles and other
staples to officers manning a checkpoint in front of the Pattaya Highway
Police Station.
After his flight in the two-seat copter, Norabun
commented that while Sukhumvit Road and Highway 7 looked congested, he
reckoned it wasn’t that bad. Backups on the main highway and connecting
Pattaya roads was, at worst, about 30 minutes, he said.
Highway Police operated 227 checkpoints during the
holiday period and no traffic-related fatalities were recorded from Dec. 29
to Jan. 1. But he urged those not fortunate enough to have a helicopter to
travel safely.