Andrew65 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 17 minutes ago, Enoon said: The article differentiates between Nations and Regions. Europe is a Region Australia is a Nation. Denmark (in Europe) has a rate of 4 per 100. A few more low numbers for other European Nations brings the average down, making it the safest Region. Agreed, Australia has 42.88km of roads per 1,000 population, whilst the UK has 6.33km of road per 1,000. Australia & Canada have some of the lowest traffic density in the World (tiny population numbers), probably has an effect on RTA numbers. (Canada's a country, Australia's a country and a continent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 25 minutes ago, Enoon said: The article differentiates between Nations and Regions. Europe is a Region Australia is a Nation. Denmark (in Europe) has a rate of 4 per 100. A few more low numbers for other European Nations brings the average down, making it the safest Region. And Thailand is just one country is it not ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marqus12 Posted December 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2018 I bet that in countries that have overtaken Thailand some people on the list of victims of road accidents in fact are victims of crimes and local armed conflicts so Thailand really leads in the ranking because others are cheating... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlwilliamsjr18 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Imagine, police out of their boxes on the beat, patrolling, and enforcing laws. Nevermind... TIT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 minute ago, jlwilliamsjr18 said: Imagine, police out of their boxes on the beat, patrolling, and enforcing laws. Nevermind... TIT Bell ringing would be a good paid job in Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, marqus12 said: I bet that in countries that have overtaken Thailand some people on the list of victims of road accidents in fact are victims of crimes and local armed conflicts so Thailand really leads in the ranking because others are cheating... How can you dare suggest that any other country has overtaken Thailand. Fair suck of the sav(aloy)???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 This is because of motorcycles. The way some drive weaving in and out of traffic. No wonder we have high fatality rates. Then you see a family of 3 on a motorcycle with their child sandwiched in between the 2 of them without a helmet on Until they get strict about these and many other infractions then the death toll on highways will remain high 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 What hope is there when the police themselves don't obey the rules of the road. Police officers wearing their peak cap as they ride their motorcycles. Handing out parking tickets as school children ride by, three on a bike, no helmets, no licence and no legal exhaust. Perhaps 20 second TV clips on how to use and how not to use roundabouts etc might me a start to improve road safety. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 On a single lane road with a hard shoulder near my village, they are resurfacing the road, the whole lot of it hard shoulder and all is rutted in both directions for almost three Ks, which means it is very dangerous for motorbikes, particularly during wet weather. In normal countries, they would resurface one lane at a time, and certainly not for three Ks. It is downright stupidity, I have come across this regularly during motorbike road trips. Just another case of This is Thailand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, Humpy said: What hope is there when the police themselves don't obey the rules of the road. Police officers wearing their peak cap as they ride their motorcycles. Handing out parking tickets as school children ride by, three on a bike, no helmets, no licence and no legal exhaust. Perhaps 20 second TV clips on how to use and how not to use roundabouts etc might me a start to improve road safety. What Roundabouts ? I only know of one in Chiang Mai and they don't have a clue how to use it. In the nearly 12 years i have been here i have known seven people who have been killed or severely injured at 'U' Turns, they should all be closed ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tandor Posted December 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2018 ..what a ridiculous heading!...Thailand's roads are great...it's the insane drivers..but we can't say that can we? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 39 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said: How can you dare suggest that any other country has overtaken Thailand. Fair suck of the sav(aloy)???? they would have overtaken on the left for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 4 hours ago, darksidedog said: What's this? Thailand has lost the number one spot? Surely someone from Government will deny this soon. I used to think Thais didn't care for the rules, but over time I have concluded that they just simply don't have the first clue about how to drive. What you need to know to get a license here is laughable, and until that improves this place is always going to remain right up there with the worst fatality rate globally. Did you originally come here for more rules and regulations or to escape them where you lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 The average IQ in sub Saharan Africa is about 30 points below European average and there are a disproportionate number of those countries in this list. Is that telling us something about Thailand too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 minute ago, moe666 said: Did you originally come here for more rules and regulations or to escape them where you lived. Whatever he came for I doubt it was a desire to increase his chances of death on the roads. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNROAMIN Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Boring, same old samo, high speeds, unstable vehicles, driving skills of a 10 year old, common sense zero, I own the road <deleted> everybody else. You can't teach an old dog new tricks! especially when the government is on the other end of the leash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Why is this News? We know that already ,nothing has changed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcut Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 4 hours ago, White Christmas13 said: Europe was found to have the safest roads with 9.3 deaths per 100,000 population. What about Australia with only 5.95 ? Didn't know Europe was a country. Stupid me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Longcut said: Didn't know Europe was a country. Stupid me! The article goes on to give statistics for regions such as Africa, SE Asia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: Thailand’s roads remain some of the deadliest in the world. I think that statement would be more honestly written if it read: Thailand’s roads drivers remain some of the deadliest in the world. However I believe the Thai govt has now come up with a solution to the problem because the previous measures of registering as road deaths only those that die at the scene of the accident (not in hospital afterwards) is not in fact working. So from now on road deaths will only be reported if: 1. They actually died at the scene of the accident; 2. They died wearing something blue; 3 They died between Monday to Thursday. Edited December 8, 2018 by ThaiFelix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) Why do they keep printing the same news over and over again and again ad infinitum? We KNOW already! Edited December 8, 2018 by djayz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 31 minutes ago, moe666 said: Did you originally come here for more rules and regulations or to escape them where you lived. Oh..the Thai have plenty of rules and regulations-dozens and dozens of musty volumes. In theory it is the most overly regulated country in the world. i came for the temples and to hone my driving skills for Death Race 2020. Why did you come? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 High time for the typical reply like this: Government dismisses WHO's Report about Thailand’s lack of road safety as unreliable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaos Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 What's this? Thailand has lost the number one spot? Surely someone from Government will deny this soon. I used to think Thais didn't care for the rules, but over time I have concluded that they just simply don't have the first clue about how to drive. What you need to know to get a license here is laughable, and until that improves this place is always going to remain right up there with the worst fatality rate globally.Start from training.Cops are busy scamming tourists 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 When people ask me for advice about coming to Thailand, what is the 1 MOST important thing: accept that if you're are ever in close proximity to a road regardless of your transport method, EXPECT to die; the rest of your vacation should be easier. I have accepted the fact my life in Thailand has less value than a bug when it hits the windshield... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice4351 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) The Thai government should institute driver education and driver training free in every high school in Thailand. Require actual training in order to get a driving license for motorcycle, car, truck, etc! Enforcement of the laws would also be helpful! Edited December 8, 2018 by ice4351 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfLight Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: 1. Liberia - 35.9 2. Saint Lucia - 35.4 -3. Burundi 34.7 -3. Zimbabwe - 34.7 -4. Democratic Republic of Congo - 33.7 -4. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) - 33.7 5. Central African Republic - 33.6 6. Thailand - 32.7 7. Burkina Faso - 30.5 8. Namibia - 30.4 9. Cameroon - 30.1 10. Mozambique - 30.1 This list is almost a definition of '3rd-world Tin-Pot'. Thailand must be very proud of the company it keeps. Any other ASEAN countries in here? Thought not. So much for Thailand being 'superior'. Edited December 8, 2018 by HalfLight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Huckenfell Posted December 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, darksidedog said: What's this? Thailand has lost the number one spot? Surely someone from Government will deny this soon. I used to think Thais didn't care for the rules, but over time I have concluded that they just simply don't have the first clue about how to drive. What you need to know to get a license here is laughable, and until that improves this place is always going to remain right up there with the worst fatality rate globally. Everything is wrong with Thai road traffic, many drive without a licence, no driver training, Police turn a blind eye to most traffic infringements, they appear to have no idea themselves, road accident deaths are only recorded as such if the victim dies at the scene, if they die in the ambulance on the way to the hospital or when in the hospital, this is not recorded as a traffic accident fatality, this is probably why Thailand is only 6th and not further up the list. Children who are obviously not licenced are allowed to ride motor scooters sometimes with 4 up, and just waved on by the police, this is very bad on Koh Samui, passengers are allowed to sit and ride in the back of pick ups with no restraining seat belts. Edited December 8, 2018 by Huckenfell 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Andrew65 said: Apparently, the Thais count road deaths according to who died at the scene of the RTA, and who died later in hospital. The numbers would probably look worse if they didn't. Not sure if that is actually correct, have heard various explanations on the topic, but you can bet the family jewels that the numbers given out by the government agencies would be misleading and dodgy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckenfell Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Vacuum said: I do think that they care, but no one can change the mentality of Thai drivers, no matter what "driving education" they would get. Wrong ! I think that if the RTP were properly trained and then did their job strictly instead of the monthly money earning helmet road checks. Then the roads would become safer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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