Mr Anuphap leads the Phuket Road Safety Committee meeting on Thursday (Nov 4). Photo: PR Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: With more tourists expected to arrive on the island following the reopening of the country to international tourists on Monday, Phuket disaster officials are now drawing up plans to hold a public-awareness campaign to help stem the expected rising number of road accidents.

 

The campaign was decided on at a meeting of the Phuket Road Safety Committee at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Center Region 18 headquarters in Phuket Town on Thursday (Nov 4).

 

Chairing the meeting was Phuket Provincial Office Chief Administrative Officer (Palad) Anuphap Rodkwan Yodrabum, joined by DDPM Phuket Chief Udomphon Kan and other committee members.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-prepares-for-more-road-accidents-81933.php

 

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Car accidents are an act of God in Thailand. Nothing can be done so we must brace for impact.

"17 vinyl banners".

This should really do the job.

 

And to avoid sleepers at the wheel I suggest free distribution of these little stay awake pills? Proven for "professional" drivers.

 

Where is police at such meetings?

How about 24/7 checkpoint, DUI and speed checks etc.

Just fantasizing.

Yeah, now we really have the black cap-no-can-see-reality on again. Foreigners and tourists stands for a very small percentage of all the traffic accidents in Thailand. Anyway, nice to see that they all live up to their reputation. To never admit that they are the root to something wrong.

"The local authorities are to install these in an area where local people and car users can easily see from the road"...

 

Awesome and amazing idea the banners, but then to decide to install them where people can see them...this guy's going places!

Banners, pleas, warnings,  plastic cop statues, threats. Worthless and proven by the roadway carnage across the country. These people have no clue what proactive, mobile traffic enforcement is all about.

3 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Car accidents are an act of God in Thailand. Nothing can be done so we must brace for impact.

Like Prayut's solution for flood disaster-place valuables on high ground. Let god sort it all out.

5 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Car accidents are an act of God in Thailand. Nothing can be done so we must brace for impact.

The same words I say to my missus every night.

Phuket prepares for more road accidents

 

Authorities have greased the steep hill leading down into the  town to ensure they meet their target....

Highlights the reasoning why I ride my lovely Vespa very short, and only very local distances now (to the nearby beach, along almost deserted quiet road at very early morning times).

The road toll as as we all know is, horrendous! A huge campaign of driver ed. plus road improvement, speed curtailment, radar, cameras, and stiff penalties will (maybe?) curtail such a catastrophic annual road toll over time and generational change/education (maybe not?!?).

As for the insane falang tourist riding behaviour that is another topic altogether.

I'm gunna trade my bella Italia wasp in for a 3 wheeler job so I have more stability on the terrible Phuket roads. I learnt the hard and painful way that biking riding in Thailand eventually ends in lots of gravel rash and hospital visits (if you're as lucky as I have been in my few falls). Anything other than the few KM'S to the beach at Naithon I use the car.

My lord....what a beautiful shirt!.....That would be a target for many pick-up drivers!

Instead of fixing the roads... banners. Sure, the road fixing budget went into Mia Noi's new Daimler.

Phuket prepares for more road accidents

Phuket prepares for a normal day on the roads.
 

The headline sounds like it's the Phuket Car Carnage Festival and they will start removing the man hole covers and digging extra ditches on the road to increase the stats. Could be a winner 

I doubt whether real tourists will jump through all the hoops to get here, so the roads should be OK for a while yet.

23 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

"17 vinyl banners".

This should really do the job.

 

And to avoid sleepers at the wheel I suggest free distribution of these little stay awake pills? Proven for "professional" drivers.

 

Where is police at such meetings?

How about 24/7 checkpoint, DUI and speed checks etc.

Just fantasizing.

They should also give those 'stay awake pills' to the cops.

must be expectation of thais to visit