webfact Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Road safety measures now strictly enforced to curb road fatalities by 5% By Thai PBS As up to 8.4 million automobiles are expected to be leaving and passing Bangkok for upcountry on four major highways during this long New Year holidays, starting today, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Public Health have jointly rolled out several road safety measures in their bids to lower road fatalities and accidents. They aimed to cut death toll from road accidents by 5% from last year’s 478 deaths to 463 deaths during the 7-day period described as dangerous week from December 28 to January 3 next year. According to the Road Safety Centre, 3,919 accidents occurred during the 7-day dangerous week from December 29, 2016 and January 4, 2017. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/road-safety-measures-now-strictly-enforced-curb-road-fatalities-5/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-12-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadgw Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 A 5% reduction... that's a nice safe percentage... what a joke and only goes to show just how serious they are(n't) about reducing road fatalities and injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coulson Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) A modest 5% increase is more likely. Edited December 28, 2017 by coulson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 5% reduction....that must be the chicken extract factor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 So it the time of year again, so many headlines on road safety. So little real action. Jeez these people babble on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) "They aimed to cut death toll from road accidents by 5% from last year’s 478 deaths to 463 deaths during the 7-day period described as dangerous week from December 28 to January 3 next year". Sack the lot of them, bring in the Aussie cop force to show them how its done. Percentages over lives, just goes to show they have no idea, 15 less deaths in 7 days, considered to be a success, its all about the soft approach, i.e. we don't want to upset anybody, but please, we happy if less 15 people die this year, and you can have your cake and eat it too, then we can do same same Songkran 555. Give me a break, pathetic ! Edited December 28, 2017 by 4MyEgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Bob Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 So... 463 deaths in seven days would be considered a successful campaign? I have a better idea - stay home and avoid the usual road carnage littered with drunken idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TConthePC Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 A 100% reduction is a bit too ambitious then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 No police on highway in Ban Bung, Chonburi today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Please do me a favor and LIST all the great "road safety measures", that will be enforced so furiously! Okay...don't list! Just name ONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) We will see about the enforcement. I do, however, have doubts about that. I am afraid there will be many deaths again, like any year. Edited December 28, 2017 by hansnl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 11 minutes ago, DM07 said: Please do me a favor and LIST all the great "road safety measures", that will be enforced so furiously! Okay...don't list! Just name ONE! Chicken Extract! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompelli Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Aim low, when you fail it doesn't look so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon467848 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 No doubt the Govt. will fudge the numbers.... would't look good if the fatalities increased after all the public preventative measures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 The best of luck to anyone holding their breath ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 2 hours ago, webfact said: According to the Road Safety Centre, 3,919 accidents occurred during the 7-day dangerous week from December 29, 2016 and January 4, 2017. I'm impressed they could count with such precision. A pity they can't act with the same level of competence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien365 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On my way to immigration today I went through two police checkpoints where they were having words with people in pick up trucks and cars. They had also closed several U-turns along Phet Kasem. At least the police and local council look like they are trying in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminoz Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 18 minutes ago, merlin2002 said: No doubt the Govt. will fudge the numbers.... would't look good if the fatalities increased after all the public preventative measures... They have started even before this heroic effort. 463 deaths, down from last year's 478 (a reduction of just 15 deaths over 7 days) actually equates to a 3.1% reduction, not the lofty goal of 5%! That's a margin of error of a little over 37% on their target. Now I guess we can see how they manage to <deleted> up all their road death stats! Seriously, what hope do the public have here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 lets do the math here 5% of an estimated 27,000 deaths annually = 1,350 This will reduce the overall estimated to a mere 25,650 poor sods. A reduction to be really proud about - NOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevc Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 So they mean their going to stop one minivan from crashing.Sent from my SM-P901 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 478 - 473 = 15. If that is 5%, why did I go to school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Colabamumbai said: No police on highway in Ban Bung, Chonburi today. having a rest big card game on at the station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 2 hours ago, alien365 said: On my way to immigration today I went through two police checkpoints where they were having words with people in pick up trucks and cars. They had also closed several U-turns along Phet Kasem. At least the police and local council look like they are trying in my area. i will say one good thing about the police in ubon There is one big cop here and he looks like he dont mind booking a few motorists He will have to be careful if he goes overboard he will be re-educated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 50 minutes ago, Cake Monster said: lets do the math here 5% of an estimated 27,000 deaths annually = 1,350 This will reduce the overall estimated to a mere 25,650 poor sods. A reduction to be really proud about - NOT Dont forget Monster they only count the ones that die at the scene not the ones who die in hospital or going to hospital as a result of the accidents Also what about the ones who are crippled for life are they counted in the overall picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Road safety measures now strictly enforced to curb road fatalities by 5% No they're not! I went through a checkpoint, about 2 hours ago; motorcyclists without helmets were just waved threw. I suppose the headline must make somebody feel good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 hours ago, alien365 said: On my way to immigration today I went through two police checkpoints where they were having words with people in pick up trucks and cars. They had also closed several U-turns along Phet Kasem. At least the police and local council look like they are trying in my area. I expect I said much the same last year at this time. On AH 2 today there were 3 U turns closed . There was no warning that they had been closed so there we were on our bikes , about to turn right but no where to turn , now what , cars coming up behind doing 100kph . If U turns are that bad they have to be closed shut them permanantly , install roundabouts. Rant over .......'till tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiangmaiRob Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 4 hours ago, tompelli said: Aim low, when you fail it doesn't look so bad. But they won't fail ... they'll simply fudge the numbers to make it seem a successful "effort" while in reallity the numbers will exceed even last years. 4 hours ago, tompelli said: Aim low, when you fail it doesn't look so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Yes be very careful out there folks!. I went through two checkpoints today near our village. The first one they were all asleep in their hammocks and deckchairs, and as I cruised through the second one they all cheered "farang!, farang! without stopping me! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nojoma Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 over/under in vegas is 5.1% or better.....if the general says it is.....is will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien365 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 47 minutes ago, toofarnorth said: I expect I said much the same last year at this time. On AH 2 today there were 3 U turns closed . There was no warning that they had been closed so there we were on our bikes , about to turn right but no where to turn , now what , cars coming up behind doing 100kph . If U turns are that bad they have to be closed shut them permanantly , install roundabouts. Rant over .......'till tomorrow. The ones I passed had warning signs around nakhon chaisri. I didn't have time to read the big signs as they were in Thai but when I got to the u turns and it was clear what they were for. I hope they keep these U-turns shut permanently, but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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