423 died and 4,005 injured in the “Seven Dangerous Day” safety driving campaign

By Thai PBS

 

 

A total of 423 people were killed and 4,003 were injured during  the “Seven Dangerous Day” safety driving campaign described as the most dangerous period of the long New Year holidays from December 28 – January 3.

 

Deputy Interior Minister Suthee Markbun as chairman of the Road Safety Centre said a total of 3,841 traffic cases were reported during the period running from December 28 until January 3 or yesterday.

 

Only yesterday alone, 40 people have died and 402 other were injured in 386 fatal road accidents on highways and roads nationwide, he said.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/423-died-and-4005-injured-in-the-seven-dangerous-day-safety-driving-campaign/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-01-04

Good work guys, 5% reduction achieved! Take the rest of the year off!

It's like a Jumbo jet crashing every week, year after year

New Year road death toll peaks at 423

By The Nation

 

The seven-day monitoring period for road accidents during the New Year holidays ended Wednesday with 423 deaths and 4,005 injuries in 3,841 accidents, Deputy Interior Minister Sutee Markboon said on Thursday.

Sutee held a press conference at the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department to announce the statistics compiled by the centre as part of its programme to prevent and reduce road accidents during New Year holidays.

 

On the final day of the monitoring period on Wednesday, 386 accidents occurred, killing 40 people and injuring 402 others, Sutee said.

 

The centre set up 2,001 road checkpoints around the country staffed by 64,993 officials. A total of 730,769 vehicles were checked and action was taken against 124,034 motorists and motorcyclists for violating traffic laws during the seven day period, he said. Of those, 36,487 were caught riding motorcycles without helmets and 31,721 driving without a licence.

 

Sutee said Udon Thani emerged the province with the highest number of accidents at 139.

 

Nakhon Ratchasima had the highest number of deaths at 17.

 

The provinces with no deaths were Chainat, Nakhon Nayok, Narathiwat, Nan, Yala, Ranong and Nong Bua Lamphu.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30335376

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-01-04

The problem with the "Drink, Don't Drive" slogan is simply that it should say instead "Drive, Don't Drink," or, better yet, simply "Don't Drink."  From statistics I've seen, it appears that a total ban on both alcohol and murdercycles/suicycles would decrease road fatalities in Thailand by 90%.  Would such a totalitarian prohibition be worthwhile?  Maybe the alcohol part, at least, should be given some thought.

25 minutes ago, SkyNets said:

Good work guys, 5% reduction achieved! Take the rest of the year off!

Nah, they should actually  get a bonus, I'd  suggest an all expenses road  trip around Thailand during the next 7 deadly  days (in a minivan) although lets be honest "any" 7  days would do.

Edited January 4, 20188 yr by gunderhill

 

 Now we wait on Songkran to do it all over,                                                                                                                                    

that will be nearer 450 come sunday when the seriously injured  succumbe to their injuries. sorry doesnt count as the figures are published already

Waste of money and effort doing these every year. Money should be used for repairing roads and Healthcare instead.

4 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

It's like a Jumbo jet crashing every week, year after year

In 2017, there were only 44 deaths due to plane crashes, making it the safest year in history.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/comment/2017-was-the-safest-year-in-aviation-history/

According to WHO, there are over 24,000 traffic deaths every year in Thailand.  That comes to about 66 deaths a day.  So, for an average 7 days we could expect about 462 traffic deaths...  almost 40 deaths more than died on the 'seven deadly days'.

 

I have always maintained that New Years and Songkran are statistically the times when you are least likely to die on the road!  This is actually not too surprising.  Given the gridlock on the roads heading out of and then into Bangkok, traffic is going much slower than usual.  Speed seems to be deadlier than drinking!

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate

Edited January 4, 20188 yr by otherstuff1957

A success they claim. Only 432 deaths in 7 days. How can they possibly claim a success from a total disaster?????  

Hey the one reporting the success is still alive, and after all it is Thailand!

  Whoo Hoo, still alive,  yahoo, and even today , so success!  See how it works

Geezer

ONLY 423 people died this year in the 7 deadly days. 

 

WOW ! Thats some good result in reducing the yearly death rate over the Christmas / new Year period.

 

Give yourselves a well deserved pat on the back for such a good result - -( NOT )

Excellent! Almost same fatality average as every other day of the year! Carry on with the crack down... Achieve virtually nothing.

Sent lovingly from my S8.

 Before  this government arrived the death tolll on Thai roads ,for New Year  or Songkram , was 300 ,you could almost put a bet on it .

So if you take figures from then ,and compare them this year, 423 deaths  ,or last years  ,it is an actual increase of  30% .