webfact Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Road death toll jumps to 109 in first two days of safe driving campaign Authorities have been instructed to tighten up traffic controls in high risk areas as the death toll for the first two days of the seven-day dangerous travel period over the New Year holidays increased from 43 to 109 and the number of injured rose by 527 to 993. Road accidents during that 48 hours were recorded at 974, with the southern province of Surat Thani topping the list with 33 incidents and 37 people injured. Chiang Rai and Nakhon Sawan had the highest death toll at 6 each. Drink driving has been a factor in 35.49% of the accidents and motorcycles have been blamed for 74.57%. 65.1% of the accidents occurred on Highway Department’s roads and 30.98% on secondary roads under the jurisdiction of tambon administration organizations and villages. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/road-death-toll-jumps-to-109-in-first-two-days-of-safe-driving-campaign/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-12-30 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thasoss Posted December 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2019 why does this country do nothing to stop this carnage? Is it just put in the "too hard basket" Or is it a buddha thing.............reincarnation,so why bother everyone comes back anyway? 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MasterBaker Posted December 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2019 One day these morons will understand that this is not about traffic controls... 18 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cardinalblue Posted December 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2019 That explains the increase in the soi dog population... w/o proper road enforcement, doesn’t matter how many campaign slogans and committee meetings of big wigs you have... thais continue to drive reckless with abandon...example - drove yesterday from CM to KK....Thais passing over double solid yellow line when the other direction has a 2 lane incl passable lane...mind boggling 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 hour ago, thasoss said: why does this country do nothing to stop this carnage? Is it just put in the "too hard basket" Or is it a buddha thing.............reincarnation,so why bother everyone comes back anyway? Nobody cares ! 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blazes Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 Road accidents during that 48 hours were recorded at 974, with the southern province of Surat Thani topping the list with 33 incidents and 37 people injured. Was it TAT the other day that announced that whole plane loads of Russians are now flying directly from Siberia to Surat Thani. Erm, the Russians are well known to be trying to catch up with Thailand in the traffic fatality league. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just1Voice Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 They just don't care. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Me thinks it these deaths will draw more quality drivers to Thailand, let's say, more Indians and Chinese. Better drivers, all! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ventenio Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 so if 70,000,000 then 69,999,891 safe. not bad. i was on the roads for a few hours yesterday and the traffic is madness. everyone going home because of the new holiday on Monday. five cars passing on the wrong side of the road as cars coming the other way are forced to the shoulder. crazy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 Putting this into perspective, Uk road deaths is about 3 a day for roughly about the same size population. So over a months worth of UK death in just 2 days. Pathetic. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post whaleboneman Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 Thailand, doing whatever it can to reduce an overpopulated planet. 5 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Assurancetourix Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Ventenio said: as cars coming the other way are forced to the shoulder. crazy by knocking over and killing some motorcyclists; then in the statistics, we will see that a large percentage of motorcyclists are involved in accidents while in reality they have nothing to do with them ... Edited December 30, 2019 by Assurancetourix 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 On the second day of slaughter my true love said to me 109 dead and a PM in an ivory tree???? Passed by the funeral of one of the two victims slaughtered a few hundred meters from my house they were on a scooter doing a u-turn when a warp speed pickup took them out from behind. seriously take care and make it to next year. me I think I will stay in and hope a careering pickup doesn't take me out in my sleep Happy New Year???? 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmitch Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: Authorities have been instructed to tighten up traffic controls in high risk areas Isn't every road in Thailand a high risk area? 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post berrec Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 Thailand motorists out for a pleasurable drive over the New Year period. 6 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mike787 Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 Just a normal day in the thunder dome. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, madmitch said: Isn't every road in Thailand a high risk area? No, Not at all, but Thai people are still new to driving; driving schools are very rare in Thailand and students even more rare ... Also without knowing where and by whom the instructors were trained. When it comes to going from Sawang daen Din to Nong Khai, the inhabitants of Sawang know only one road; the 22 to Udon Thani then the ring road and then the 2 to Nong Khai .. While there are at least four other roads, maybe a little longer but completely deserted; almost no traffic and I keep riding my bicycle, avoiding well on busy roads. Photo shot yesterday morning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chassa Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: While there are at least four other roads, maybe a little longer but completely deserted; almost no traffic Very scenic too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminoz Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 My wife's cousin accounted for two of those deaths, colliding with a motorcyce/food stall trying to do a u-turn, no lights in the early morning. H and the motorcucle rider were klled on the scene. Alchohol was not a factor as he stopped drinking two years ago when his brother was killed at the same time of year on the roads! He was, though, going too fast (IMHO) judging from the state of his car which left the road, rolled several times and ended up submerged in a ditch. What strikes me is the nonchalance with which the bad news is greeted by the Thais, including my wife who is comparatively well educated and more western in approach to life! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post saminoz Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 "877,714 vehicles were stopped for checks across the country, 194,549 people were charged with traffic violations, including 53,072 cases of not wearing crash helmets and 48,249 cases of driving with licenses." Imagine if they included the cases of people driving without licenses!!! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Krataiboy Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 motorcycles have been blamed for 74.57% (of total accidents). Blamed by whom? The drivers of the vehicles they tangled with? Or has some government official or journo jumped to conclusions because, as usual, most of the dead and injured were on motorbikes? Usual sloppy reporting and no meaningful analysis. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millcx Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 hour ago, whaleboneman said: Thailand, doing whatever it can to reduce an overpopulated planet. They will blame the falangs in a special report for all carnage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted December 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2019 2 hours ago, thasoss said: why does this country do nothing to stop this carnage? Is it just put in the "too hard basket" Or is it a buddha thing.............reincarnation,so why bother everyone comes back anyway? None of the above really, the stark truth is the populous itself. Nothing the police, officials or ministers will do will change a damn thing. The majority of Thais are to stubborn or just plain lazy to change their habits. They're happy with no driving tuition... that costs money and time, both they'll swear they don't have! They're happy not wearing helmets, that costs money too. They're happy putting the whole family in the rear tray of a vehicle... they only have one pick-up. They're happy with 3+ or more on a motorcycle... they only have one. They're happy celebrating all day and driving home under the influence, or even blind drunk. They're happy with taking a chance of being stopped, pay a fine and carry on regardless. They're happy with road death or injury and accept that as a bad luck. Anyone who tries to change any of the above will be met with cries of protest... from these very same people. In short the government/police etc etc have given up and let the masses have their way and keep the peace. Up-setting the majority of the populous would harm the votes! Death on the road while a tragedy is acceptable, losing votes is most definitely not! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinca tinca Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 driving education, driving education, driving education IS THE ONLY WAY forward.....start with the basics....and teach good driving from the beginning.... Enforce the laws already in existance.....and hand out severe fines, and in some cases crush the vehicles, and also hand out proper jail terms !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Yesterday Bangkok was so easy to drive through. The only police checks were in areas where roads narrowed but no police on expressway booths. With a police force backed by the military, they could have checkpoints on every major street, but no. Partly, the political will is not there to harass people into better driving. Perhaps a better rail system would encourage Thais to stop driving, but the dual track rail system discussed since the 90s is still not a reality. Mass transportation would really help lower the death toll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 3 hours ago, thasoss said: why does this country do nothing to stop this carnage? Is it just put in the "too hard basket" Or is it a buddha thing.............reincarnation,so why bother everyone comes back anyway? Old faithfuls prayers and selfie's are being ignored. I beg you to not drink does not hold water, Thai drivers are ,shocking, the bikes are immune to accidents, I still see no helmets, I still see babies on bikes and lunatics driving at mad speeds, flashing lights as they go " get out of my way me first". I do not see BIB on the road, I do not see enforcement, and I do see that the idiots are thinking of raising the speed limits. The roads here are suicide lanes and old faithfuls prayers won't cut it. ' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, Purdey said: Yesterday Bangkok was so easy to drive through. The only police checks were in areas where roads narrowed but no police on expressway booths. With a police force backed by the military, they could have checkpoints on every major street, but no. Partly, the political will is not there to harass people into better driving. Perhaps a better rail system would encourage Thais to stop driving, but the dual track rail system discussed since the 90s is still not a reality. Mass transportation would really help lower the death toll. Might lower the death toll for Chinese tourists, won't help Thais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 they will never learn !! life here so cheap ??? sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Did see police pulling over for no helmets yesterday but also man going through red light because he can. This am having coffee at a sidewalk stall and man from a parked minivan for hire comes up and gets bottle of soap 20 baht. I guess he implied he was with us and we would pay. Barista even bagged it for him. Then as he drove off she asked if were with him. This is the thai criminal mind. Imho. This guy has done like this before. He saw an opportunity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 56 minutes ago, mike787 said: Just a normal day in the thunder dome. Nonsense. It has been said many times, and quoted on this forum, that all fatalities are included in the gross yearly total yet people still peddle the above myth. Curious to know how the author of the alleged statistics actually found the numbers used if they aren't actually published. Just a guess, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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