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The Phuket News Poll
“What should Phuket do about the deadly Patong Hill road?
Re-engineer the road to reduce the gradient. The Patong Mayor is right, it is the fastest option.
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11.76%
Driver education is key, as well as strict penalties for reckless drivers. If we don’t change drivers’ behaviour, we won’t change anything that will fix the problem.
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6.67%
Target bus operators with harsh penalties. If bad driving costs them, they will change drivers’ attitudes themselves and will take care of the vehicles.
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10.20%
Simply ban all the big buses from Patong Hill. Tourists can be transported by minibuses.
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15.69%
Do all of the above. The problem needs a mutli-pronged approach to be effective and to avoid any “weak link” from becoming the scapegoat for policy failure.
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54.12%
Do nothing. The government has already done enough. The rest is for everyone else to learn.
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1.57%