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Title: Thailand in Google Street View
Post by: kphoger on January 30, 2013, 01:36:50 PM
Here's something to whet your appetite:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1092.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi410%2Fkphoger%2Fthai_zpsc061db1d.png&hash=1850cd8cbfa6b6e393526820227e38f68ea6e1ed)
Title: Re: Thailand in Google Street View
Post by: Chris on January 30, 2013, 01:59:11 PM
Thailand is said to be the Texas of Asia. It's the second-largest pickup truck market in the world and their freeways have frontage roads. Concrete roads are also common (which is not a standard construction method in most of Asia, asphalt is usually preferred).
Title: Re: Thailand in Google Street View
Post by: cpzilliacus on January 30, 2013, 03:38:26 PM
Quote from: Chris on January 30, 2013, 01:59:11 PM
Thailand is said to be the Texas of Asia. It's the second-largest pickup truck market in the world and their freeways have frontage roads. Concrete roads are also common (which is not a standard construction method in most of Asia, asphalt is usually preferred).

But Thailand drives on the left side of the road.  That's not very Texas-like!  ;-)
Title: Re: Thailand in Google Street View
Post by: Brandon on January 30, 2013, 04:27:53 PM
Went to look at Thailand's GSV and found that Singapore has GSV as well.  A few notes regarding Singapore from what I can see:

1. They use km-posts (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=1.30405,103.919745&spn=0.001402,0.002642&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=1.304027,103.919151&panoid=AkEfgxiaQZDF13xQYbqOFw&cbp=12,28.46,,0,5.42) along the expressways and 1/2 km posts (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=1.305307,103.925729&spn=0.00561,0.010568&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=1.305228,103.923414&panoid=LsqDVjH6E_tEsJA1ADcQPA&cbp=12,35.42,,0,5.2) as well.
2. The exits are distance-based (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=1.305972,103.925986&spn=0.00561,0.010568&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=1.305999,103.926051&panoid=udIOKFI19WeDy6oCC-BUNw&cbp=12,46.12,,0,4.29) and go from south to north and from east to west.
3. The expressways seem to have names and no numbers.
4. The signage appears to be a mix of European and North American types.
5. Interestingly, the text is all in English.
Title: Re: Thailand in Google Street View
Post by: kphoger on January 30, 2013, 05:11:37 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on January 30, 2013, 03:38:26 PM
Quote from: Chris on January 30, 2013, 01:59:11 PM
Thailand is said to be the Texas of Asia. It's the second-largest pickup truck market in the world and their freeways have frontage roads. Concrete roads are also common (which is not a standard construction method in most of Asia, asphalt is usually preferred).

But Thailand drives on the left side of the road.  That's not very Texas-like!  ;-)

Unless you count people from out of state who take a frontage road exit, not realizing the frontage road is two-way traffic.

(Yes, I realize it's unTexan to call it a frontage road.)