People making the most of long weekend, claims Transport Ministry

By THE NATION

 

 

The Transport Ministry said that more than 4.83 million people used public transport on Wednesday and Thursday (November 18 and 19), before the November 19-22 long weekend began.

 

The government tagged November 19 and 20 on to the November 21-22 weekend in a bid to boost domestic tourism.

 

The ministry said the number of people using public transportation on these two days had exceeded its initial estimation by 4.29 per cent.

 

Meanwhile, 5.8 million vehicles moved in and out of Bangkok on Wednesday and Thursday, or 36.48 per cent higher than expected. Most of these vehicles were personal cars.

 

Over the two days, 116 road accidents took place claiming 10 lives and injuring 117 others.

 

According to the report, 85.71 per cent of the accidents were due to speeding, while nine of the deaths were caused by motorcycle accidents, which stood at 35. Meanwhile, public buses were only involved in three accidents.

 

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According to the report, 85.71 per cent of the accidents were due to speeding, while nine of the deaths were caused by motorcycle accidents, which stood at 35. Meanwhile, public buses were only involved in three accidents.

 

 

Public buses were involved In "ONLY"! three accidents?!!

 

Beggars belief, all these accidents and fatalities.

 

Surely to god something..anything?! can be done about these thousands of deaths each and every year?

 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Over the two days, 116 road accidents took place claiming 10 lives and injuring 117 others.

This cannot be correct, I have just read in a previous post that 5 people were killed in an accident involving a pickup truck .............!!!

12 hours ago, welshguy said:

According to the report, 85.71 per cent of the accidents were due to speeding, while nine of the deaths were caused by motorcycle accidents, which stood at 35. Meanwhile, public buses were only involved in three accidents.

 

 

Public buses were involved In "ONLY"! three accidents?!!

 

Beggars belief, all these accidents and fatalities.

 

Surely to god something..anything?! can be done about these thousands of deaths each and every year?

 

Close the roads.. ?

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Close the roads.. ?

I was thinking more along the lines of,

 

Road using education, Training for Drivers,

Proper "ploicing" of roads,

 

Having an "M.O.T." or some form of annual check as to a vehicles roadworthiness.

 

etc etc etc.

 

 

But no...this is Thailand, a lucky amulet will prevent you from being involved in a road accident...needlessly killing yourself or some other poor person/s.

1 hour ago, welshguy said:

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Policing! of roads even...not ploicing!

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3 hours ago, welshguy said:

I was thinking more along the lines of,

 

Road using education, Training for Drivers,

Proper "ploicing" of roads,

 

Having an "M.O.T." or some form of annual check as to a vehicles roadworthiness.

 

etc etc etc.

 

 

But no...this is Thailand, a lucky amulet will prevent you from being involved in a road accident...needlessly killing yourself or some other poor person/s.

Welcome to Thailand... 

Hmmmm, that explains the hordes of young people in Bangkok today standing around doing nothing, spending nothing and blocking passage ways, escalators, etc. Got it! 

13 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Close the roads.. ?

To Thai drivers. 

On 11/21/2020 at 9:33 AM, Geoffggi said:

This cannot be correct, I have just read in a previous post that 5 people were killed in an accident involving a pickup truck .............!!!

Over the two days, 116 road accidents took place claiming 10 lives and injuring 117 others.

According to the report, 85.71 per cent of the accidents were due to speeding, while nine of the deaths were caused by motorcycle accidents, 

 

Think you are correct as five of those ten were killed when the pickup turned over