Road crashes kill 1,665 people in Cambodia in 10 months, up 10 pct

[geovalin]

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The number of road fatalities in Cambodia rose to 1,665 people in the first 10 months of 2019, up 10 percent over the same period last year, according to local media Khmer Times on Monday.

 

Besides death toll, the accidents injured 5,212 others during the January-October period this year, up 33 percent over the same period last year, said Interior Minister Sar Kheng, adding that 3,453 cases of road accidents were recorded during the period this year, up 28 percent over the same period last year.

 

"About 76 percent of the dead were motorists, and 76 percent of them did not wear helmets," he said at an event here marking the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday.

 

"Speed driving, traffic law violation, overtaking driving, and alcohol driving accounted for 37 percent, 24 percent, 9 percent and 6 percent respectively of the accidents," he said, adding that other factors included vehicle problems, drowsy driving, and neglect.

 

Meanwhile, Sar Kheng, who is also a deputy prime minister, called on the drivers to respect traffic law and urged authorities to strictly enforce the law in order to help reduce road crashes.

 

Road accidents are a leading cause of death in the Southeast Asian country. The government estimated that road crashes cost the kingdom more than 300 million U.S. dollars a year.

 

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/25/c_138582308.htm

[Geoffggi]

7 hours ago, geovalin said:

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The number of road fatalities in Cambodia rose to 1,665 people in the first 10 months of 2019, up 10 percent over the same period last year, according to local media Khmer Times on Monday.

They must have been to a Thai driving school.....LOL

[mr_lob]

If they are trying to compete with Thailand, they will need a lot more of the following:

1. Brakes that fail

2. Roadside tents during public holidays full of ''officials'' playing angry birds on their phones

3. Speeding vans

4. Lucky buddha statues in the front of the wrecked vehicle

5. It wasn't my fault

6. Black smoke exhausts

7. Those 5 dials on the dashboard of sooped-up pickups that serve no purpose and the driver doesn't understand anyway

8. Post-accident runners

[thecyclist]

1 hour ago, mr_lob said:

If they are trying to compete with Thailand, they will need a lot more of the following:

1. Brakes that fail

2. Roadside tents during public holidays full of ''officials'' playing angry birds on their phones

3. Speeding vans

4. Lucky buddha statues in the front of the wrecked vehicle

5. It wasn't my fault

6. Black smoke exhausts

7. Those 5 dials on the dashboard of sooped-up pickups that serve no purpose and the driver doesn't understand anyway

8. Post-accident runners

9) Go faster :In terms of speed the Cambodians on average are way behind the Vietnamese, who are way behind the Thais. 

[Darkside Gray]

You have some up and coming opposition Thailand for the No1. spot