43 killed on first of '7 dangerous days'

By THE NATION

 

 

Forty-three deaths were reported and 466 people were injured in road accidents on Friday (December 27) on the first day of the year-end holiday travel.

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday (Dec. 28) that the Road Safety Directing Centre and Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation had reported 464 road accidents.

 

Friday was the first day of the infamous “7 dangerous days”, the period during New Year holidays when road accidents in Thailand spike due to overwhelming numbers of travellers heading home to spend New Year with their families.

 

“Most of the deaths and injuries were to people in the age range of 50 years and over, or 29.27 per cent,” said the minister. “The number one cause of accidents was drunk driving (30.39 per cent), followed by speeding at 24.78 per cent. Vehicles involved in most accidents were motorcycles (80.08 per cent).”

 

A great number of accidents (30.39 per cent) occurred between 4pm and 8pm, while the most common place where the accidents happened was highways (39.22 per cent) followed by district and local roads (30.6 per cent).

 

Anutin added that on the first day more than 63,000 highway officials and police were working at 2,026 checkpoints countrywide. There were 731,933 vehicles being called for inspection, with 158,453 persons being given tickets, mostly for not wearing a helmet and not having a valid driver’s licence.

 

“Surat Thani saw the most number of accidents -- 20 -- and the most casualtues -- 22 -- while Chiang Rai and Prachuap Khiri Khan saw the most number of fatalities -- 4 people,” he said.

 

If you require roadside assistance or witness a road accident, contact hotline 1784 or 1669.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379953?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

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8 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

“The number one cause of accidents was drunk driving (30.39 per cent), followed by speeding at 24.78 per cent. Vehicles involved in most accidents were motorcycles (80.08 per cent).”

But didn't Loong Too BEG them to be careful, obviously they don't take him seriously!

Old news.

 

This was reported by Thai PBS World 14 hours ago.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/43-people-killed-466-injured-on-first-of-seven-dangerous-travel-days/

 

• December 28, 2019

 

 

34 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

“The number one cause of accidents was drunk driving (30.39 per cent), followed by speeding at 24.78 per cent.

interested to know what makes up the other 45%... bad samong?

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

or witness a road accident, contact hotline 1784 or 1669.

Id  be on the phone  all  day

21 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

interested to know what makes up the other 45%... bad samong?

The  speeding one is  ballcocks, its  99%  lack  of  attention  poor  driving skills sheer  selfishness  , me  first

I've said to the midget a few times we should have invested in a couple of them ambulances some years ago

"Vehicles involved in most accidents were motorcycles (80.08 per cent).”

 

That says it all for me.

37 minutes ago, Chazar said:

Id  be on the phone  all  day

Some of them are , walking ,  riding a motorbike or driving a car/truck/bus.

Nobody cares, just part and parcel of living in a 3rd world banana republic!

Isn't the national average annually about 60 a day. So a quiet day at the mortuaries! 

On the first day of slaughter my true love said to me 43 dead and a department of disaster prevention and Mitigation in a pear tree????Rip

19 minutes ago, Sticky Wicket said:

Nobody cares, just part and parcel of living in a 3rd world banana republic!

So don’t 

3 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

On the first day of slaughter my true love said to me 43 dead and a department of disaster prevention and Mitigation in a pear tree????Rip

Don’t give up the day job 

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

“Most of the deaths and injuries were to people in the age range of 50 years and over, or 29.27 per cent,” said the minister. “

What?

 

statistically speaking an improvement

Meh, what's 43 anti-junta voters ? 

The preventions put in place along with Prayut's extortions are working a treat.

The statistical difference between the years is not significant and can be put down to differences in reporting, treatment of casualties, and pure chance. 
 

This means that the “activity” by the Government departments and the police at checkpoints is all completely ineffective.

 

Better to abolish both of them, spend the budget on road engineering improvements and driver education, and start again with effective enforcement.

They seem to have all the data to formulate a plan.

 

Speeding

Drinking

Motorcycles

 

...and the best they come up with is Cha Cha begging and hoping for 0 deaths.

 

Considering that graph has not changed much for 10 years and is trending up, shows how incompetent and incapable the Thailand Government is. Fail.

Normally the number this year are compared to last year or even the last 4 or 5 years. Also, most deaths are motorcycles ages 18-25 but it seems different this year. how about a detail comparison? that would show progress or the opposite.

So the people in the tents watching tv or eating what exactly is the reason they are there? TIT

Business as usual.

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

when road accidents in Thailand spike due to overwhelming numbers of travellers heading home to spend New Year with their families.

Why is this myth perpetuated over and over again??? Look at the statistics and recognize that there are NOT marginally more road deaths during those "dangerous days" than during any other period of the year. 24,000 to 27,000 traffic victims per year (depending on which sources are consulted) speak a very clear language. In other words: ALL days are dangerous ones on Thailand's roads. Thai motorists are not less inept outside of these officially declared "dangerous days"; nor do they drive drunk less often; nor do they disregard fewer traffic laws; nor do they drive more defensively for their own safety and the safety of others; nor do they play with their mobile phones less often; nor do they speed or fall asleep behind the wheel less often; nor do they maintain the road worthiness of their vehicles more meticulously. They are untrustworthy, untrained and dangerous drivers year-round.

Edited December 29, 20196 yr by Misterwhisper

4 hours ago, anchadian said:

Old news.

 

This was reported by Thai PBS World 14 hours ago.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/43-people-killed-466-injured-on-first-of-seven-dangerous-travel-days/

 

• December 28, 2019

 

 

Do people internationally ever read this agencies articles....with the exception of Thais offshore?...I would doubt very few know of them.

2 hours ago, Bruntoid said:

So don’t 

To live here we are not required to care about the imbeciles crashing and dying on the road.

A new macabre period of death on the road begins, you have not yet understood that it does not make sense to count the dead of seven days of the holidays, to promise to avoid the dead but in the end do nothing to improve!
It seems that someone spends his time counting the dead hoping to get once in the rankings!
Your goal should be a significant decrease in deaths throughout the year!

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

with 158,453 persons being given tickets, mostly for not wearing a helmet and not having a valid driver’s licence

Here is your ticket for not having a valid license sir. Have a safe drive.

Edited December 29, 20196 yr by Mak25

4 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

Do people internationally ever read this agencies articles....with the exception of Thais offshore?...I would doubt very few know of them.

The rest of the world doesn’t care about Thailand news.

 

16 minutes ago, Misterwhisper said:

Why is this myth perpetuated over and over again??? Look at the statistics and recognize that there are NOT marginally more road deaths during those "dangerous days" than during any other period of the year. 24,000 to 27,000 traffic victims per year (depending on which sources are consulted) speak a very clear language. In other words: ALL days are dangerous ones on Thailand's roads. Thai motorists are not less inept outside of these officially declared "dangerous days"; nor do they drive drunk less often; nor do they disregard fewer traffic laws; nor do they drive more defensively for their own safety and the safety of others; nor do they play with their mobile phones less often; nor do they speed or fall asleep behind the wheel less often; nor do they maintain the road worthiness of their vehicles more meticulously. They are untrustworthy, untrained and dangerous drivers year-round.

Because the journalists / Thai media is as bad as the drivers.