New Year road toll rises to 375 after six days

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New Year road toll rises to 375 after six days

By The Nation

 

 

 

A total of 3,456 road accidents occurred during the first six days of the monitoring period for New Year holidays, killing 375 people and injuring 3,612, the monitoring centre announced on Wednesday.

Maj-General Somsak Somrak, an official of the National Council for Peace and Order, held a press conference on Wednesday at the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department to announce the road accident statistics monitored and recorded by the New Year Road Accident Prevention and Reduction Operation Centre.

 

On Tuesday, which was the sixth day of the seven-day monitoring period, 400 road accidents occurred, killing 51 people and injuring 431, Somsak said.

 

Drunk-driving contributed to just over 40 per cent of the accidents, while violations of the speed limit accounted for a further 28.5 per cent.

 

He said almost 80 per cent of the vehicles involved in road accidents were motorcycles.

 

Somsak said eight provinces had no deaths from road accidents during the period. They were Yala, Ranong, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nakhon Nayok, Trang, Chainat , Narawthiwat and Nan.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30335282

 

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[DM07]

Given the number is a lot higher in reality...well done, Thailand!

[ukrules]

That's 62 per day, isn't this about normal for Thailand ?

 

How many people die on an average day throughout the year ?

[MaxYakov]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

That's 62 per day, isn't this about normal for Thailand ?

 

How many people die on an average day throughout the year ?

Although it's reportedly difficult to get accurate statistics on this, the number 61 seems to stick in my mind from recent TV news threads. There's a claim of 80 road fatalities per day in this sweeping asiancorrespondent.com article from 2015 HERE.

[Tradewind777]

Thailand is only by a small margin exceeded by Namibia in the number of deaths by head of population. Thailand is 44 per 100,000 an atrocious figure. Namibia is not exactly a core tourist destination and it’s a blight on Thailand’s reputation given the number of tourists every year also becoming part of the stats.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2014/02/21/top-10-deadliest-countries-for-drivers.html

[smew]

Bravo, 62.5 per day, came up to the average, great program 

[keithkarmann]

20 minutes ago, Tradewind777 said:

Thailand is only by a small margin exceeded by Namibia in the number of deaths by head of population. Thailand is 44 per 100,000 an atrocious figure. Namibia is not exactly a core tourist destination and it’s a blight on Thailand’s reputation given the number of tourists every year also becoming part of the stats.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2014/02/21/top-10-deadliest-countries-for-drivers.html

Given that about 80% of the deaths on the road are riders on motorcycles (I think we know why) this leaves 20% deaths driving/riding othere vehilcles. If this figure of car only related deaths was put into the world statistics where would Thailand be then? I would suspect it would still be high in the charts but not close to the top. Many Western countries do not have so many motorcycles and the deaths for example in the UK are mainly due to motor cars or trucks. I am not defending the statistics of Thailand but there are probably more cars than motor cycles in Thailand but there are probably four times the deaths due to motor cycles.This is attributed to the lack of abiding by the laws of the road, lack of proper training, lack of driving licenses and the thinking that their Faith will protect them etc. Plus there are more motorcycles on the road due to a lack of a proper transport system away from Bangkok.

[RichardColeman]

Total Thai shambles ! Considering the amount of Police checks and stop points and energy and money that went into reducing the figures significantly, it seems Thais are quite happy just to kill themselves - and innocent others. Maybe Prayut should stay in control of these imbeciles as they clearly cannot take care of themselves ! 

[wvavin]

This government has never feel ashamed instead they are so proud of their statistic.  

[JAG]

Total Thai shambles ! Considering the amount of Police checks and stop points and energy and money that went into reducing the figures significantly, it seems Thais are quite happy just to kill themselves - and innocent others. Maybe Prayut should stay in control of these imbeciles as they clearly cannot take care of themselves ! 

I really don't think that "energy" could be a term to be applied to any of the roadside checkpoints I saw.

 

They did bring a whole new meaning to the phrase "sleeping policemen" though...

 

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[peperobi]

14 hours ago, ukrules said:

That's 62 per day, isn't this about normal for Thailand ?

 

How many people die on an average day throughout the year ?

By the last information, the average is 71 peoples per day.

[Italian guy]

14 hours ago, ukrules said:

That's 62 per day, isn't this about normal for Thailand ?

 

How many people die on an average day throughout the year ?

20000 as I've read somewhere recently...

[lvr181]

17 hours ago, DM07 said:

Given the number is a lot higher in reality...well done, Thailand!

Who would believe anything they quote?  Their methodology leaves  lot to be desired!

 

Maybe, just maybe (no positive proof) the road toll could have been worse without the attention given by the RTP during this time. Just speculation on my part.

[Italian guy]

28 December 2017: 

The answer to road carnage - bottles of Chicken Extract - and "sleep with the cops"

04 January 2018: 

New Year road toll rises to 375 after six days

 

Well done, congratulations!

[lvr181]

4 minutes ago, Italian guy said:

28 December 2017: 

The answer to road carnage - bottles of Chicken Extract - and "sleep with the cops"

04 January 2018: 

New Year road toll rises to 375 after six days

 

Well done, congratulations!

Obviously nobody took any notice of your 'first quote'.   

[lvr181]

"Somsak said eight provinces had no deaths from road accidents during the period. They were Yala, Ranong, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nakhon Nayok, Trang, Chainat , Narawthiwat and Nan."

 

In the southern provinces, if road crashes don't get you then it is likely the terrorists will, unfortunately. 

[NextStationBangkok]

The target is to keep less than 1000.....

[HHTel]

That article takes data from 2008.  I believe Thailand has recently become No. 1.  Well done Thailand, at least you excel at something!

[4MyEgo]

According to statistics, for the same 7 day period last year, 478 people died, on day 6 this period its 375 people dead, so the 5% reduction they were hoping for is within reach come tomorrow, and its a step in the right direction, but 80% of accidents occurred from motorcycles, and there lay the problem, add drink driving 40% and 28.5% of speeding motorists.

 

So are they going to increase the penalties, and take away people's licences for drunk and speeding drivers, with jail time if caught driving without a licence.

 

We all know that the above has to be done, and add to that, that it needs to be enforced 24/7, otherwise these numbers will continue to blow out.

 

New Year Statistics for Past Years:

New Year 2010: 347 deaths, 3,827 injuries and 3,534 accidents
New Year 2011: 358 deaths, 3,750 injuries and 3,497 accidents
New Year 2012: 336 deaths, 3,375 injuries and 3,093 accidents
New Year 2013: 367 deaths, 3,329 injuries and 3,176 accidents
New Year 2014: 341 deaths, 3,117 injuries and 2,997 accidents
New Year 2015: 380 deaths, 3,505 injuries and 3,379 accidents

[Elkski]

Do they even bother to track seat belt usage in accidents?   Of the cycle accidents What % were head injuries ? Helmet with strap used or not.   But then you would need to also ask which standard the helmet complied with.   Just think about the number of injuries.   I recall reading the stat that I can't get out of mind.  I think it was for 2016.   22,000 deaths, 1 million lingering injuries.    1 million maimed each year.    Even if people could afford cars rather than bikes they couldn't fit on these roads.    

[outsider]

Seven days of enforcement and chicken essence vs. free-for-all for the rest of the year... and the result is... same same.

 

Don't you think you guys look quite stupid already? Yes you - whoever is involved in this seven-day malarkey.

[nabbie]

How can Thai drivers be reinforced to understand these English comments?

[HHTel]

With 375 deaths after 6 days, it may be a tad less than last year but way higher than several years before.  Nothing to crow about.

[Airbagwill]

any change appears to be a little for the better, but it remains to be seen if these figures are statistically significant.

 

The fact is the daily average all year in Thailand is somewhere between 60 and 80 deaths.

As the country persistently fails to produce complete statistics, it remains a job for outsiders to make sense of the partial information available and try to draw a more accurate picture.

 

The fact is that all countries in the "West" have a drop in fatalities and injuries over holiday periods, so how is Thailand's drop in comparison to worldwide figures?

 

[sawadee1947]

Where is that big difference.....? 61 or 66 0r 70. It's far too many who die by the incompetency of this govt to enforce law.

[FitnessHealthTravel]

15 hours ago, ukrules said:

That's 62 per day, isn't this about normal for Thailand ?

 

How many people die on an average day throughout the year ?

Actually it is 70.5 people on average die in road accidents but the figures measured here at 'dead at scene' not deaths in Hospitals or on the way to Hospital.

[Airbagwill]

22 minutes ago, FitnessHealthTravel said:

Actually it is 70.5 people on average die in road accidents but the figures measured here at 'dead at scene' not deaths in Hospitals or on the way to Hospital.

There is no definitive or accurate figure and the internationally recognised figures for the year include deaths within 30 days of the crash.

[Airbagwill]

31 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

Where is that big difference.....? 61 or 66 0r 70. It's far too many who die by the incompetency of this govt to enforce law.

the difference is down to the fact that Thailand doesn't actually gather road safety statistics in a professional way. They have to be collated from various sources.

[KhunMhee]

As in a previous post. Vehicles per 1000 Thailand ranks 73rd. at 206. If you look at death per capita Thailand ranks 2nd highest. It's a huge problem here and I just hope soon people realize that they need to review the Drivers training and look for harsher penalties on major offenders.  

[Chris Lawrence]

A very sad headline. Rhetoric and ice blue suits won't help the loved ones or the people involved with medical intervention.