Transport Ministry aims to cut road accident rate by 7 percent this Songkran

[webfact]

Transport Ministry aims to cut road accident rate by 7 percent this Songkran

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Transport Ministry has set a target to reduce the number of road accidents during Songkran festival this year by 7 percent compared to the statistics for the same period last year, said Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit on Monday.

 

Because of the long holiday break, he said it was predicted that 7.2 million cars of different types would leave and enter Bangkok during the Songkran festival – up 4.3 percent from last year’s figures.

 

Due to anticipated heavy traffic flow, the minister said he had instructed all agencies concerned to mobilize their manpower to be put on the streets to ensure travel safety, especially on 77 accident-prone roads.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/transport-ministry-aims-cut-road-accident-rate-7-percent-songkran/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-04-10

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Why not 8% ?

[Crossy]

Same old song.

 

[colinneil]

Here we go again, another government lacky spouting nonsense.

[bluesofa]

Instead of the headline "Transport Ministry aims to cut road accident rate by 7 percent this Songkran", it would be better if it said "Transport Ministry aims to get police to do the job they're paid for."

 

Being realistic, that might as well be listed as science fiction.

 

[Darcula]

If press releases were trolling, thai officials would master baiters.

[Anythingleft?]

Where is Karl Pilkingtons bulls@#t super character when you need him..... poor sod would be in constant demand here..

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[JOC]

1 hour ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Why not 8% ?

Because the minister's fortune teller had told him, that seven is a lucky number....

[brommers]

Someone is going to live to regret making this statement. With one more day added to the holiday there will be even greater opportunity for deaths that are mostly caused by drunkenness and speeding. Until Thai road users and pedestrians alike develop a sense of responsibility there can be no improvement. Hiding behind karma will continue to be the stock answer and the already shocking death rate will continue to increase.

[BigBadGeordie]

1 hour ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Why not 8% ?

Alliteration 7-7-7, 7%.

 

Which I would suggest he has a 0.7% chance of achieving.

 

Anyway as its nearly 07:00, I am off to the 7-11.

[Jeremy50]

Try cutting deaths by 80% for the whole year. Morons.

[coulson]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

predicted that 7.2 million cars

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

especially on 77 accident-prone roads

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

reduce the number of road accidents during Songkran festival this year by 7 percent

Could be forgiven for guessing there is some form of spiritual reasoning behind these figures.

 

Why not 20%, if such serious measures are in place?

[mikebell]

11 minutes ago, JOC said:

Because the minister's fortune teller had told him, that seven is a lucky number....

SEVEN million cars; SEVENTY SEVEN accident-prone roads;

= SEVEN % fall.  I await the stats with interest.

[ezzra]

Give this guy a break, as a transport minister he has to say these things

and has to 'predict' a drop in road's casualties and so forth, it's just words

nothing else, the drunks will continue to drink and drive and the clueless

and the careless will do what they do every year, it's a holiday right?....

[Thailand]

Good luck.

[bluesofa]

46 minutes ago, brommers said:

Someone is going to live to regret making this statement. With one more day added to the holiday there will be even greater opportunity for deaths that are mostly caused by drunkenness and speeding. Until Thai road users and pedestrians alike develop a sense of responsibility there can be no improvement. Hiding behind karma will continue to be the stock answer and the already shocking death rate will continue to increase.

Yes, there might well be an increase, rather than a decrease.

I can see it now: Transport Minster tries to put a spin on his prediction and says, "The figure was just as I predicted, except it has a minus in front of it: -7%."

Hmm...

 

[RichardColeman]

[sammieuk1]

7% To ambitious die hard 2018 is upon us. 

[samsensam]

1 hour ago, coulson said:

 

 

Could be forgiven for guessing there is some form of spiritual reasoning behind these figures.

 

Why not 20%, if such serious measures are in place?

 

why not say one road death is a road death too many?

[trainman34014]

We will never know the true figures for road deaths anyway as the books are cooked every year; to start with by not reporting those that die AFTER accidents and only those that die at the scene are counted.   The usual 'Land of Denial' approach to all things bad.

[coulson]

20 minutes ago, samsensam said:

 

why not say one road death is a road death too many?

You're mixing up this lot with the ambitious crowd over at TAT.

[ujayujay]

Wishful thinking....sadly.

[andersonat]

"The Transport Ministry has set a target to reduce the number of road accidents during Songkran festival this year by 7 percent compared to the statistics for the same period last year, said Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit on Monday."

 

 - Perhaps the Minister could have added the sentence  ...  "And I will resign if the "reduced target" has not been achieved."