Govt Aims to Cut Traffic Deaths by Two-Thirds in Five Years

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has set an ambitious goal of reducing road fatalities by nearly two-thirds within five years, although officials acknowledge that the effort could be a challenging one.

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed the objective at an academic seminar in Bangkok on Wednesday (25 May) titled "New Decade, New Normal, Safe Driving Is Priority".

 

The Prime Minister stated that the seminar set the stage for differing perspectives on how to reduce traffic accidents.

 

In its 20-year national strategy, the Thai government identifies road safety as one of its top priorities. The goal is to reduce traffic-related fatalities to 12 per 100,000 population by 2027 and to achieve the Vision Zero objective by 2050.

 

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Vision Zero is a strategy that was first implemented in the 1990s in Sweden to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries while providing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for everyone.

 

According to the World Health Organization, Thailand has the ninth-highest rate of road fatalities in the world, with 32.7 deaths per 100,000 people.

 

Gen Prayut stated that achieving Vision Zero by 2050 would be challenging but achievable if everyone does their part. He also emphasized the importance of enforcing laws pertaining to public transport, private car usage, a driver database, and safety-enhancing technology in contributing to traffic safety.

 

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[Thailand]

Not the proverbial snowballs chance in a Thailand hot season.

[Snig27]

Why wait five years? There are dozens of things that could be done right now

 

This same useless government promised exactly this years ago

[ThailandRyan]

Time to enforce the laws....

[Crossy]

Sadly, it's not going to happen ???? 

 

[Lucky Bones]

One only has to look at the photo to see what is happening (or not happening.)

[Bobtheblob]

They could start with simple things, e.g Road markings that clearly show who has the right of way, simple effective and not expensive. 

[ThailandRyan]

Just drove to Kachanaburi and back over the last 3 days. Not one Officer in sight on the actual roadways enforcing the wrong way riders etc.  The exception was for the one shooting radar right before a checkpoint, with traffic going the otherway flashing their lights to let folks know what lay ahead.

Edited May 26, 2022 by ThailandRyan

[NE1]

Blah Blah Blah Zzzzzzzzzzzz!

[kevc]

And still they ride four to a bike with no crash helmet.

[Jerno]

So!  They are finally going to overhaul the entire RTP Traffic Division and corresponding Legal System to eliminate bribes, minuscule fines, substitute checkpoints with rolling patrols 24/7, pay police a decent wage, and eliminate rich senior Officers who have nothing but their job to show for their wealth.  Because that's the only way the Gov't has a chance of making their predictions come true.  Of course they won't do what's needed and this is all media fluff to try show the population that Gov't is doing something.  Elections are coming and Pray-hoot and his cronies are going to get bounced out like a rubber ball.  Look what happened in the Bangkok election. So it's promises and more promises, because Happiness was not brought to the People these past 7 years of coup rule.

[worgeordie]

Sweden its vision zero ,   Thailand ....zero vision, 

they think they just have to say it will be so , and it will be.

set a couple of committees up , lot of talk ,nothing happens.

regards worgeordie

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tingtong]

Targets prepared in cooperation with TAT?

 

Yet another dreamed up scenario...

[richard_smith237]

I feel that a crack-down in the hub of crack-downs is drawing closer...... 

 

 

[Soikhaonoiken]

???? ????  heard all this many times, but nothing gets done....

[vandeventer]

12 hours ago, Snig27 said:

Why wait five years? There are dozens of things that could be done right now

 

This same useless government promised exactly this years ago

I have seen  nothing change in the 20 years that I been driving here. Thai people will not change their driving hobbits  in 5 years unless there are more police on the streets laying down the law.

[Nicholas Paul KNIGHT]

More Police is NOT the answer, it will need to be a three pronged attack,

Enforcement utilising not only the POLICE BUT Insurance companies not paying out if a driver or vehicle is illegal for starters.

Education by using the power of the Media to advise warn and if necessary threaten drivers ofd the Law and failure to comply punishments.

Law changes regarding Insurance, Licences and Maintainance of vehicles, plus removing a Police OFFICERS POWERS OF DISCRETION ,  brake the law this is the fine, not a back hander. In other words remove the CORRUPTION part of enforcement. .

[mikebell]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Gen Prayut stated that achieving Vision Zero by 2050 would be challenging but achievable

if they formed a police force.

[Excel]

13 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Time to enforce the laws....

Won't happen whilst there is such a corrupt RTP, sponsored by a corrupt government kept in place by the corrupt and depraved elite.

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government has set an ambitious goal of reducing road fatalities by nearly two-thirds within five years

Aims, shoots misses by a mile.

[ThailandRyan]

7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I feel that a crack-down in the hub of crack-downs is drawing closer...... 

 

 

Lets rename it the Hub of Crackpots....

[khunjeff]

"We increased the size of the tents at the checkpoints by 50% and doubled the size of the snack table - I just don't see what else we can do" 

[Excel]

4 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Lets rename it the Hub of Crackpots....

Toss pots more apt

[mrfill]

I'm assuming the reduction will be achieved by the usual effective methods - change the way you measure the figure. Only count deaths for white cars or something similar.

Immediate reduction of figures - party time...

[hughrection]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government has set an ambitious goal of reducing road fatalities by nearly two-thirds within five years

Blah, blah, blah, blah .......2/3 rd's in five years, blah, blah, blah, blah.

 

They can't remember goals they set a month ago, never mind 5 years from now. Attention spans of a goldfish. ???? 

 

How are they gonna reduce these road fatality figures? Ask the boys in brown?!  LOL  Blah, blah, blah, f@@@ing blah. ???? 

[hughrection]

2 hours ago, vandeventer said:

unless there are more police on the streets laying down the law.

..... unless there are more police on the streets laying down.  There, fixed that statement for you. ???? 

[Will B Good]

I assume they have a plan (555) on how to achieve this target!!!

 

A good start would be a detailed analysis of the data.

 

I suspect the single biggest impact on the number of deaths (though not accidents) would be a strict ban on carrying dozens of people crammed into the back of small trucks with no chance of surviving a significant impact......though such a ban will never be introduced or enforced.

[Eric Loh]

General election must be near. 

[inactiveposter]

Thailand - The Hub of Prognosticating Mathematics. How did they arrive at this goal? Something like, insert fraction, multiply by a cool number…

[Lucky Bones]

Many young students have had the best part of 2 years of no school and flying around on motor bikes.

Any initiative time (and possible future generations) have been sadly lost.