Thai road carnage: Year death toll to date tops 6,000

 

Image: Daily News

 

Thai media Daily News reported yesterday that the death toll at the scene of accidents in Thailand since the beginning of the year now stands at 6,120.

 

Another 43 died at the scene on Wednesday. They cautioned that the figure was likely to rise when all reports are tallied. 

 

In their headline they cautioned not to drive fast even though roads might be empty. 

 

As part of their campaign to raise awareness they reported on an accident on Route 117 in Phitsanulok in the north of Thailand when a Honda Civic slammed into a tree. 

 

Two bodies were under cloth by the roadside as foundation rescue officials arranged the possessions of the dead. 

So far in June 423 have died at the scene. 

 

Thailand's death toll is believed to be much higher than these figures suggest with even government leaders accepting it surpasses 20,000 per year.

 

Most estimates put the figure at between 24,000 and 26,000 annually when all deaths at hospitals and on the way to hospitals are added, notes Thaivisa.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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1 minute ago, rooster59 said:

they cautioned not to drive fast even though roads might be empty

Yeh, that'll fix it.

 

 

 

I wonder how many are motorbike deaths of underage, unlicenced kids. 

3 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

I wonder how many are motorbike deaths of underage, unlicenced kids. 

80% of all accidents/deaths are motorbikes .

The shocking annual cull on the roads here. Nothing at all has been put in place to try and lower this abhorrent statistic. 

Just wear a  mask when riding, thatll fix it.

So whens  the new lockdown starting to end the road  deaths?

Meanwhile the govt congratulated themselves on being covid  free,  a  beacon of  hope for the  rest of the world.

Edited June 13, 20206 yr by bodga

This will be greatly reduced when they empower/motivate the police to enforce sane traffic laws. So: never. 

Edited June 13, 20206 yr by JCP108

that death toll is vastly reduced from the norm over almost 6 months yet overall deaths in Thailand remain slightly less than normal, I wonder what they died from if not on the roads ?

 

anybody want to guess

58 deaths due to a type of flu and the country shuts down destroying their economy and the livelihoods of millions of Thais.
Approximately 1 death every 2.5 days.

6000 deaths this year in road death during a time when the country has been locked down due to a type of flu.
Approximately 37 deaths per day (lower than average).

Which one would you think that the government should address with the full force of the law and the power of the government as it poses greatest threat to the security of the state and to the people of Thailand? 


 

Covid 19 deaths 56 ,deaths on the roads 6000 +

if only they would put as much effort into curbing

road deaths,as they have put into the Covid 19 virus.

 

Just watch the road deaths rocket when they open up

the supply of alcohol again.back to the new normal ????

regards Worgeordie

To date, 100x the death toll from Covid, yet few are talking about it and the administration incompetents are still doing nothing about it. 

 

They could start with a highway patrol that actually patrols the highway. I have never, in over a decade seen someone pulled over for speeding or reckless driving and I see hundreds of reckless drivers every time I get on the highway and drive a few hours. 

 

The highway safety issue could be addressed in a dozen different ways. If only the ministries cared. 

This is the result of not having ANY police down the roads....

In my opinion, there are two things that have to change if things are to improve. Firstly, the rules of the road have to be actually applied to the super rich and those in positions of authority. No one should be above the law. And secondly the rest of the general public have abandon their 'sabai sabai' mindset.  

27 minutes ago, smedly said:

that death toll is vastly reduced from the norm over almost 6 months yet overall deaths in Thailand remain slightly less than normal, I wonder what they died from if not on the roads ?

 

anybody want to guess

According to the NYT, deaths in Thailand in March were 4% above normal...

 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/21/world/coronavirus-missing-deaths.html

 

exactly my point

 

road deaths vastly reduced yet overall deaths have not decreased (4% increase) assuming that figure to be around 5000 per month x 6 that is 30000 deaths over 6 months

1 minute ago, smedly said:

exactly my point

 

road deaths vastly reduced yet overall deaths have not decreased (4% increase) assuming that figure to be around 5000 per month x 6 that is 30000 deaths over 6 months

4% of the normal amount of monthly deaths in Thailand (47k) would be 1,800. That times 6 months would be: 10,800.

They've developed a cure for Ebola, HIV, working on a cure for Covid19 but still can't develop a cure for the disgraceful road toll! Matter of fact, they don't even seem to be working on it!

Very odd:

 

Covid-19 obsessed, close the economy, millions unemployed, 50+ deaths

 

Road accidents couldn't care less, 20k deaths.

 

The ultimate thai logic

When you'll realise how much money it costs the community all these road casulties, year after year, after year. Billions of Thai bath.

1 minute ago, Peterphuket said:

When you'll realise how much money it costs the community all these road casulties, year after year, after year. Billions of Thai bath.

I'm so smart, or they so stupid?

100x more right now that fake covid19 pandemic

A lot less than the 17,000 or so recorded annually in Vietnam...

1 hour ago, Peterphuket said:

I'm so smart, or they so stupid?

Maybe meet them half way ????

4 hours ago, bodga said:

Just wear a  mask when riding, thatll fix it.

So whens  the new lockdown starting to end the road  deaths?

Meanwhile the govt congratulated themselves on being covid  free,  a  beacon of  hope for the  rest of the world.

Plus amulet to enchance the power of the mask. 

3 hours ago, JCP108 said:

4% of the normal amount of monthly deaths in Thailand (47k) would be 1,800. That times 6 months would be: 10,800.

According to this graph from the linked NYTimes article, other than the 4% / 1800 increase for March, the other first 6 months of 2020 show deaths and anticipated deaths at normal or below normal.

Better close the roads to all, as this is more fatal than the Scamdemic.

After that ensure that all drivers have their licences and medical insurance including a "see if I got a brain test" and sign in on the unintrusive Compulsory Thai drivers App, this then should stop this carnage from spreading throughout the country. 

49 minutes ago, SkyFax said:

According to this graph from the linked NYTimes article, other than the 4% / 1800 increase for March, the other first 6 months of 2020 show deaths and anticipated deaths at normal or below normal.

Those graphs are misleading. The article says only the month of March was looked at.

 

That being said, I retract my use of this article until I see their methods and sources for Thailand. They have provided sources for all other countries. Thailand is omitted from their sources page. They also provided a raw data file which shows all the data for each country. Again, the Thai data is missing. I have contacted the NYT to point this out and request the missing information. Having received no clarification, I withdraw the use of this article to support the assumption that there have been more deaths here than reported (even though that may not be a bizarre assumption). 

Edited June 13, 20206 yr by JCP108

I noticed where I live when the roads were quite the faster people were driving

5 hours ago, BobbyL said:

The shocking annual cull on the roads here. Nothing at all has been put in place to try and lower this abhorrent statistic. 

The enforcement of road rules by BIB would be a start.

A couple of days ago I stood at a pedestrian crossing waiting to cross. I saw 2 police on a motorbike and thought this is my chance. Stupid me as they nearly bowled me over as they zoomed by. So in short nothing will change as long as the wolves are guarding henhouse.

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