7 Dangerous Days: Day 4 - 29 killed, 392 people injured on Thailand’s roads

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The fourth day of Thailand’s so-called ‘7 dangerous days’ saw 29 people killed and 392 people injured from 376 road accidents in Thailand, officials said on Wednesday.

 

The figures for 13 April raise the total number of deaths and injuries during the first four days of Songkran to 152 killed and 1,494 injured from 1,465 accidents.

 

The stats released by the Center for the Prevention and Reduction of Road Accidents found that most accidents on Tuesday were caused by speeding (36.44%), drink driving (28.72%) and cutting across lanes (15.69%)

 

Over 86 percent of all accidents involved a motorcycle, while trucks and cars accounted for 5.67% and 3.61% of accidents, respectively.

 

Most accidents occurred between 4pm and 8pm and involved those aged 50 and over. 

 

Police said 70,130 drivers face prosecution, with 18,950 found to not have a driving license and 17,530 were not wearing helmets.

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat reported the highest number of accidents, while Khon Kaen reported the highest number of deaths.

 

The 29 deaths reported on Tuesday is approximately half the typical daily average for deaths on Thailand’s roads.

 

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[Joinaman]

and people still run scared from this "deadly "virus that has killed only 97 in 16 months , which is 1 every 26 days, yet we accept numbers of road deaths like these without fear 

[PatOngo]

57 minutes ago, webfact said:

The fourth day of Thailand’s so-called ‘7 dangerous days’ saw 29 people killed

I don't believe that!

 

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by PatOngo

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, PatOngo said:

I don't believe that!

29 is indeed very low compared.

But from what I observe here traffic was quiet yesterday.

Drove with the bike to the highway and expected the usual stream of cars, but no.

Just did a virtual tour on Google maps. #201 (Chumphae) to #2 (Mithrapap), #1, #9 (ringroad), #7 and down to Pattaya central. Not a single red marker. Few slow downs. Exceptional.

(opposite direction no different)

Edited April 14, 2021 by KhunBENQ

[RichardColeman]

 

14 hours ago, webfact said:

The 29 deaths reported on Tuesday is approximately half the typical daily average for deaths on Thailand’s roads.

I sure wish they would stop patting themselves on the back for this carnage. Most Thai people are NOT travelling due to a pandemic. Per capita of actual travellers, it probably has gone up !

[Skeptic7]

17 hours ago, Joinaman said:

and people still run scared from this "deadly "virus that has killed only 97 in 16 months , which is 1 every 26 days, yet we accept numbers of road deaths like these without fear 

Spot on. And also huge numbers of deaths consistently, decade after decade, from preventable heart disease...tobacco & obesity...yet terrible diets, fat, inactivity and smoking are indulged and embraced round the globe without a thought. 

 

The "Sheeple" love to fear The Boogeyman. ???? 555

[Matthew2027]

What ever figure is put out, ONLY DEATH AT SCENE is calculated, not later death due to the accident.. 

[kiwikeith]

18 hours ago, Joinaman said:

and people still run scared from this "deadly "virus that has killed only 97 in 16 months , which is 1 every 26 days, yet we accept numbers of road deaths like these without fear 

Exactly, this may be why they not to worried about testing.

[Asquith Production]

18 hours ago, Joinaman said:

and people still run scared from this "deadly "virus that has killed only 97 in 16 months , which is 1 every 26 days, yet we accept numbers of road deaths like these without fear 

Many people put this up as a reason not to have lockdowns and restrictions. You just cant compare the two.  The virus spreads exponentially and someone with the virus can infect two to three others. Out of every hundred people who contract it, experts believe one will die. Yes if road deaths suddenly grew by 10 fold then the government would have to put in measures to stop it but they dont they continue at a steady rate. If their was no restrictions, the virus would do its own thing, which ever way that would be 

[DUNROAMIN]

Forget about getting the Virus, idiots on the road will get you first.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, PatOngo said:

I don't believe that!

 

 

Maybe a bit hard to swallow, but maybe many people are where they want to be and not traveling around. Wait for the exodus back to where they all came from.

[Asquith Production]

40 minutes ago, DUNROAMIN said:

Forget about getting the Virus, idiots on the road will get you first.

Deaths from accidents might be higher but the chance of catching the virus are even higher, 1300 yesterday. So as the number of infected people grow the greater chance of dying if your in a vulnerable group. The virus also tends to cause a cluster in a particular area so causing bed shortages for other illness in local hospitals. Road accidents tend to be spread out more nationally .

[PatOngo]

14 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Maybe a bit hard to swallow, but maybe many people are where they want to be and not traveling around. Wait for the exodus back to where they all came from.

Wherever they are they can still manage carnage!

[Jimbo2014]

Four times the total Covid Kill count in less than a week of driving with lockdowns....   Perhaps time for a national programme to limit the carnage on the scale of the covid response?

[bristolgeoff]

No farangs to blame or tourist really this year.I just wonder what the number will be this year,more than the virus at the moment that is for sure

[David T Pike]

and the beat goes on...

[Tonypandy]

20 hours ago, Joinaman said:

and people still run scared from this "deadly "virus that has killed only 97 in 16 months , which is 1 every 26 days, yet we accept numbers of road deaths like these without fear 

Let's lockdown all the roads

[johnny49r]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Most accidents occurred between 4pm and 8pm and involved those aged 50 and over. 

Well it's obvious then, we have to keep those old geezers off the road when the bars start to open. 

[SupermarineS6B]

2 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

Deaths from accidents might be higher but the chance of catching the virus are even higher, 1300 yesterday. So as the number of infected people grow the greater chance of dying if your in a vulnerable group. The virus also tends to cause a cluster in a particular area so causing bed shortages for other illness in local hospitals. Road accidents tend to be spread out more nationally .

Yeah right, 1300 caught cold but how many of those 1300 died ?  Considering the normal death toll from Monday to Thursday on the roads at 60 per day, and that's only those that die at the scene, don't you think that 97 over sixteen months for something that's causing so much fear is somewhat hysterically irrational ?   Imagine if this virus was something in the league of Ebola, then there would be good reason for all this fear and scaremongering........  Utter madness..... 

[steevjee]

24 minutes ago, SupermarineS6B said:

Yeah right, 1300 caught cold but how many of those 1300 died ?  Considering the normal death toll from Monday to Thursday on the roads at 60 per day, and that's only those that die at the scene, don't you think that 97 over sixteen months for something that's causing so much fear is somewhat hysterically irrational ?   Imagine if this virus was something in the league of Ebola, then there would be good reason for all this fear and scaremongering........  Utter madness..... 

You and all the other Covid deniers are the hysterically irrational part of the equation.

More than 97% of the population disagree with you but somehow you think you have a God given right to say it's harmless?

Your attitude would change very quickly if a family member or friend was a Covid casualty

[SupermarineS6B]

1 minute ago, steevjee said:

You and all the other Covid deniers are the hysterically irrational part of the equation.

More than 97% of the population disagree with you but somehow you think you have a God given right to say it's harmless?

Your attitude would change very quickly if a family member or friend was a Covid casualty

 

1 minute ago, steevjee said:

You and all the other Covid deniers are the hysterically irrational part of the equation.

More than 97% of the population disagree with you but somehow you think you have a God given right to say it's harmless?

Your attitude would change very quickly if a family member or friend was a Covid casualty

To be frankly honest, i don't know of anybody who has died from C19.  I've been traveling all over the world for the last ten months from Europe to SE Asia and i'm currently in Turkey......... As i say, i know of no one who has died of C19....... I met six blokes on a ship that tested positive for it, none of them even had a cold....... And that is Gods honest truth........   Being a realist, life brings death, and along that way there will be many instances that you may lose your life, but as far as i can see i've been in more danger crossing Sukhumvit on a Friday night three sheets to the wind.......... Just my opinion and observations.......

[Asquith Production]

39 minutes ago, SupermarineS6B said:

Yeah right, 1300 caught cold but how many of those 1300 died ?  Considering the normal death toll from Monday to Thursday on the roads at 60 per day, and that's only those that die at the scene, don't you think that 97 over sixteen months for something that's causing so much fear is somewhat hysterically irrational ?   Imagine if this virus was something in the league of Ebola, then there would be good reason for all this fear and scaremongering........  Utter madness..... 

Yeah well its not just about dying is it?  Everybody who gets it spreads it to other people who can potentially die. When someone dies in an accident thats the end of it. When you get the virus, no matter how serious, you just keep passing it on. Until everybody is vaccinated their as to be restrictions. This ongoing analogy with accidents is stupid.

[SupermarineS6B]

7 minutes ago, Asquith Production said:

Yeah well its not just about dying is it?  Everybody who gets it spreads it to other people who can potentially die. When someone dies in an accident thats the end of it. When you get the virus, no matter how serious, you just keep passing it on. Until everybody is vaccinated their as to be restrictions. This ongoing analogy with accidents is stupid.

You mean just like a cold or flu ?    Infected and deaths are starkly different...... 

[bougnat]

When the middle ages collide with modernity...

[bougnat]

Buddha will be the only one to show full, up there ....

[smiggley]

Of all the covid infections in Thailand only .0027% have died so what is Thailand doing that other countries arn't? On the other hand Thailand is one of the most dangerous places in the world for road deaths so what isn't Thailand doing that other countries are to fix this problem?

[JungleBiker]

5 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

Out of every hundred people who contract it, experts believe one will die. 

 

Which countries are you talking about? I think you're talking about countries like USA and Europe where large percentages of their populations are in the at-risk (of death) cohorts (i.e. the elderly, obese, etc). Countries in SE Asia have much smaller percentages of at-risk people. 

[JungleBiker]

5 minutes ago, smiggley said:

Of all the covid infections in Thailand only .0027% have died so what is Thailand doing that other countries arn't? 

See my post above. 

[Asquith Production]

Just now, JungleBiker said:

 

Which countries are you talking about? I think you're talking about countries like USA and Europe where large percentages of their populations are in the at-risk (of death) cohorts (i.e. the elderly, obese, etc). Countries in SE Asia have much smaller percentages of at-risk people. 

At the moment your correct. But where are we headed? Thailand was hailed as a success in the first wave. We seem to be heading for a far worse scenario know

[Skeptic7]

1 hour ago, SupermarineS6B said:

 

To be frankly honest, i don't know of anybody who has died from C19.  I've been traveling all over the world for the last ten months from Europe to SE Asia and i'm currently in Turkey......... As i say, i know of no one who has died of C19....... I met six blokes on a ship that tested positive for it, none of them even had a cold....... And that is Gods honest truth........   Being a realist, life brings death, and along that way there will be many instances that you may lose your life, but as far as i can see i've been in more danger crossing Sukhumvit on a Friday night three sheets to the wind.......... Just my opinion and observations.......

Right on. I've been in many states in the USA in the past year, including a week long trip to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon. Also to Istanbul and back. Also 7 other US states. Never met anyone who knew anyone who died. Not to say people aren't dying, but it's rare compared to any population.

 

Know about a dozen that had it, myself included, and all very mild except for one.