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Fewer casualties on fourth dangerous day compared to last year

By THE NATION

 

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THE ROAD Safety Operations Centre announced yesterday that the first four days of Songkran’s “Seven Dangerous Days” saw 2,232 road accidents, 237 deaths and 2,322 injured, an improvement over the same period last year when 2,444 accidents were reported with 260 deaths and 2,537 injured.
 

His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, meanwhile, expressed concern over the loss of lives during the Songkran festival, Colonel Sirichan Ngathong, a junta spokesperson, said.

 

She said the government and the junta had taken note of the King’s concerns and would take appropriate action.

 

Meanwhile, Pol Lt-General Damrongsak Kittiprapat told the press that 567 road accidents had taken place yesterday, killing 59 and injuring 598. The highest number of accidents were recorded in the northernmost province of Chiang Rai, at 21; while Chachoengsao saw the highest number of deaths at four.

Chiang Rai and Roi Et saw the highest number of injured persons at 20 each. 

 

Drunk driving was blamed for most of the accidents (42.86 per cent) yesterday, followed by speeding (25.40 per cent), he said, adding that 78.31 per cent of the accidents involved motorcycles. Most crashes, or 67.55 per cent, took place on straight roads; 37.74 per cent on local roads; and 37.39 per cent on highways.

 

He said most of the accidents yesterday took place on roads leading to communities, where people marked the water-throwing festival by drinking. Most of the accidents, 29.1 per cent, took place between 4pm and 8pm, while most of the victims were 50 years of age and over (22.22 per cent).

 

He added that 65,337 security officials have been deployed to man 2,039 checkpoints, where 1,072,767 vehicles were searched. Damrongsak said of the 238,111 people facing prosecution, 65,349 were caught for not wearing helmets, while 58,950 were for driving without a licence. 

 

The 12 provinces that have not seen deaths through road accidents during the first four days of Songkran are Trang, Trat, Nakhon Nayok, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachin Buri, Phang Nga, Mae Hong Son, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon, Sukhothai, Angthong and Amnat Charoen. 

 

Since the start of Songkran, the highest number of accidents took place in Nakhon Si Thammarat (81), while the highest death toll was in Nakhon Ratchasima and Udon Thani (11 each). The highest number of wounded was in Nakhon Si Thammarat (82).

 

For the rest of the “Seven Dangerous Days”, the centre has ordered provincial authorities to reinforce checks on motorists and prevent road accidents by focusing on motorcyclists and drunk drivers. 

 

The RSOC was set up under the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to handle accidents during Songkran, and it comprises representatives from police, Interior Ministry and other concerned authorities. 

 

Pawin Chamniprasart, deputy permanent secretary for Interior Ministry, said some people have |started returning home, so authorities should |facilitate their return by arranging public transport |and rest areas. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30367732

 

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Not seen deaths through road accidents during the first four days of Songkran are Trang, Trat, Nakhon Nayok, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachin Buri, Phang Nga, Mae Hong Son, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon, Sukhothai, Angthong and Amnat Charoen.  Maybe places to consider if relocating in Thailand!

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

Most crashes, or 67.55 per cent, took place on straight roads;

You come home straight and you come home curly
Sometimes you don't come home at all
So what in the world's come over you
And what in heaven's name have you done...
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3 hours ago, bluesofa said:
5 hours ago, webfact said:

Most crashes, or 67.55 per cent, took place on straight roads;

 

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

:cheesy::cheesy::cheesy:

So it's funny is it? You have a very distorted sense of humour!

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'Most of the accidents, 29.1 per cent, took place between 4pm and 8pm, while most of the victims were 50 years of age and over (22.22 per cent).'

 

I can't understand the way they use the word 'most'.

If the statistics are right: 

- 'Most' of the accidents (70.9 per cent) took place between 8PM and 4PM. (20 hours)

- 'Most' victims (77.78 per cent) were under 50 years.

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6 hours ago, webfact said:

Fewer casualties on fourth dangerous day compared to last year

Have to wonder if someone has ordered the media to just report made up figures. 

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6 hours ago, webfact said:

Fewer casualties on fourth dangerous day compared to last year

Day 4... police numbers reported

2016.... 78

2017... 57

2018... 61

2019... 59

 

the truth of it isn’t worth celebrating.

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39 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

 

So it's funny is it? You have a very distorted sense of humour!

Given the utter stupidity of the drivers you’d have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

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I will go out on a limb and say it is very safe driving your car in Thailand.

The danger is all about motorcycles. You and I both know the idiots driving between cars at a high rate of speed.

Also, high occupancy vehicles are way more frequent than most countries (buses, tuk-tuk, vans, taxis). These can account for many deaths in a single accident. People riding in the bed of pickup trucks is also a huge number. They should have their back to the cab but many face the cab and will die even is a small misshape.

SO…for you and me who drive a car…we are a lot safer then what you think. Probable way less than the world average.

Maybe someone can prove me wrong. I am open to that.

 

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14 minutes ago, hotchilli said:
6 hours ago, webfact said:

She said the government and the junta had taken note of the King’s concerns and would take appropriate action.

I though that was the idea this year... guess we'll have to wait for next year to see what "appropriate action" might be?

Maybe they'll hire the EC committee to count the numbers?

Perhaps they could take some radical measures and try taking 'appropriate action' on any of the other three-hundred-odd days, as a test run for getting it right next year.

Being cynical, I wonder if their 'appropriate action' might consist of counting faster. In which case the EC would obviously have to exclude itself.

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there have been only 51 non-motorcycle deaths. Subtract the number who died in buses, vans, taxis, and tuk-tuk and you will see that we are very safe driving our own cars around Thailand. Of course, we have higher likelihood of being in accidents with motorcycles but they will die...not the car driver.

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9 minutes ago, ebean001 said:

I will go out on a limb and say it is very safe driving your car in Thailand.

The danger is all about motorcycles. You and I both know the idiots driving between cars at a high rate of speed.

Also, high occupancy vehicles are way more frequent than most countries (buses, tuk-tuk, vans, taxis). These can account for many deaths in a single accident. People riding in the bed of pickup trucks is also a huge number. They should have their back to the cab but many face the cab and will die even is a small misshape.

SO…for you and me who drive a car…we are a lot safer then what you think. Probable way less than the world average.

Maybe someone can prove me wrong. I am open to that.

 

I will just wait for the limb to crack 

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Good to see they are going after motorcyclists and drunk drivers, don't worry about the speeding driver, let them go and create the accidents, then drive off into oblivion.

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