Songkran celebrations turn sour: Over 100 lives lost, 1,000 injured in road accidents

[thailand49]

Department of Disaster!   Take out the prevention and Mitigation! 

[RichardColeman]

12 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

you wouldnt believe that Thai tv channels would be able to talk about people acting stupid throwing water at each other day after day ..but they do.. TIT

I think we would in the west. But on the Children's Channels ! Whole country here is just a big bunch of adult children. They never learn. 

[bluejets]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Bangkok saw the highest fatality rate with nine deaths.

 

12 hours ago, Artisi said:

The whole of Australia recorded  about 16 deaths for the Easter weekend. 

I wouldn't start beating your chest and crowing about superiority here when you consider the population of each, Aus 26 million, Bangkok 11 million.

I'd say at that rate Aus is not all that far behind.

[jacko45k]

Look at the picture that comes with the headline.. A group of people standing and playing like infants in the back of a moving pickup, with the tailgate down. Danger does not only become apparent after someone is lying in the road with their skull cracked open!

[NORDO]

The yanks did a movie with Comedian Bill Murray,, "Groundhog Day".   same same every songkran.

[luckyblock token]

thank you Prayut for at least 3 pleasant 3 years.

I am very thankful for this. this year he could not cancel because of the elections.

[ChrisY1]

One day they’ll admit that Thais cannot drive very well!…They can make a car go, but that’s about all! They won’t even turn the steering wheel properly to navigate a corner….

[Aviatorhi]

Ah the usual seven days of expats (the angry opinionated kind) telling people to get off their own lawns. 

Edited April 15, 2023 by Aviatorhi

[actonion]

The primary cause for these accident is speeding  they say  ?There is  nothing wrong  with speeding  under the correct conditions   .. its those  idiots steering  their machines is the problem, as always, its a "me first" attitude, coupled with  so little driver education, and we have to  be subject to driver licence renewal every  five years is a joke.. 

[findlay13]

16 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

Everyone seems pretty happy and unphased as far as I can see.

Except the dead dying and injured????

[mikebell]

13 hours ago, NanLaew said:

In case you haven't notoiced, Thailand doesn't do Easter.

But they do do Xmas and THREE New Years.

[StayinThailand2much]

8 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

i like my tea like my women--hot-black and strong

 

as before i preferred them like my beer..cold n bitter ????

That’s my point, as they were neither hot, nor black, but followed in their looks the Thai ideal, looking more like bloodless (white like chalk) ladyboys.

[Grumpy one]

14 hours ago, Artisi said:

Usual unbelievable normal out of control stupidity - and that's being kind. 

The whole of Australia recorded  about 16 deaths for the Easter weekend. 

But Thai's go the extra mile 

[Bangkok Barry]

14 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

you wouldnt believe that Thai tv channels would be able to talk about people acting stupid throwing water at each other day after day ..but they do.. TIT

Well, the soaps show the same thing day after day, so no surprise there.

[Surasak]

What it obviously amounts to is, 'No one knows how to stop this carnage' or perhaps wants to. In my thirty years of visiting and living here nothing, totally nothing has changed. Driving schools would not improve anything, as who would teach the teachers. It would be a case of 'Yes, Yes I understand, but as soon as ones back is turned it would back to, 'We've always done it this way' and the carnage would continue. Flogging a dead horse comes to mind.

[2009]

14 hours ago, connda said:

Nothing new.  It's the annual "7 days of death."

Should really rename the holiday.

[2009]

Makes you wonder why almost 80% of accidents involve motorcycles? ????

[arick]

Make it 101 I died yesterday dancing all day in 41c

[Tropposurfer]

14 hours ago, Artisi said:

Usual unbelievable normal out of control stupidity - and that's being kind. 

The whole of Australia recorded  about 16 deaths for the Easter weekend. 

And that number was high compared to the last 10 years.

High fines, high demerit points, random breath stations, increased police presence on the roads, speed cameras all over the place have really helped reduce the road tolls in Oz.

[BritScot]

12 hours ago, Forrests Father said:

I am here since twenty years and i haven’t seen a lot of progress.

it’s just copy/paste from last year’s headlines 

1) Death toll on the roads during New year and Songkran 

2) Flooding in October 

3) Drought in June

4) Burning fields and high Pm2.5 levels from Feb to May.

5) for cases 1 to 4 we get promises and guidelines from politicians 

Happy New Year

Your 100% correct.

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, findlay13 said:

Except the dead dying and injured????

The dead seem fairly accepting of it all.

[stix40]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Third Day of Seven Deadly Days of Songkran in Thailand Accident Report

 

 

By Adam Judd

 

Thailand – A total of 437 road accidents, with 49 deaths and 448 injuries, were reported by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) on the third day of the Seven Days of Danger road safety campaign during Songkran.

On April 13th, there were 437 accidents with 49 deaths and 448 injuries. Most were caused by excessive speeding (37 percent). About 79 percent of the accidents involved motorcycles. Most road accidents occurred on local roads between 5:01 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

 

The province with the highest fatalities, accidents and injuries was in Nakhon Si Thammarat with 3 deaths, 19 road accidents and 19 injuries.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/04/14/third-day-of-seven-deadly-days-of-songkran-in-thailand-accident-report/

 

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Did that car just fall out of the sky ? 

 

[Lokie]

2 hours ago, bluejets said:

 

I wouldn't start beating your chest and crowing about superiority here when you consider the population of each, Aus 26 million, Bangkok 11 million.

I'd say at that rate Aus is not all that far behind.

Plus coupled to the Fact Thais have to put up with 'Brake Failure' and 'Rain' as added dangers on the roads here, so Australia is obviously far worse 555

[Artisi]

2 hours ago, bluejets said:

 

I wouldn't start beating your chest and crowing about superiority here when you consider the population of each, Aus 26 million, Bangkok 11 million.

I'd say at that rate Aus is not all that far behind.

Maths not your strong point, comparing Thai /Aus population, 70m/26m x 16 = 43 - seems to me to be a long behind. 

[Artisi]

4 minutes ago, Lokie said:

Plus coupled to the Fact Thais have to put up with 'Brake Failure' and 'Rain' as added dangers on the roads here, so Australia is obviously far worse 555

Not forgetting the new symptom of micro-sleep. 

[Zapitapi]

15 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

It is number 2 in the world as per head of the population...behind some African state 

namibia..sorry not true this year.. looks like chad or DRC..data not clear..top 10 is africa however thailand is in there as the only country outside of africa

Edited April 15, 2023 by Zapitapi
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[RayOday]

The RTP are useless. So much talk of sobriety checks and speed checks. I was in Huahin and zero zip nada. I saw 2 motorcycle police taking selfies in front of a 7/11. One good act was setting up a dangerous intersection diversion on Route 4 by Khao Tao. That was the only smart and actionable step and I drove quite a bit through Prachuap. I did see ~4 motorbike drivers almost fall over due to drunkenness. BTW The air quality sucks all over Thailand. Drive and Die, Breath and Die albeit more slowly. Apologies for the poor tone and cynicism. The topic deserves it. Trying to get a public servant, RTP, to actually affect a change is pissing against the wind. Who is held accountable for the avoidable accidents? It appears no one. What a waste of salary. 

[LennyW]

An average of 38 a day over the 3 days is much better than the normal days, why the story...

[2baht]

2 hours ago, findlay13 said:

Except the dead dying and injured????

Never mind, they'll be at it again in the next life! Chart na!

[shackleton]

Nothing changes  except the numbers as most accidents injured and deaths   are over the Songkran holiday where people are supposed to be enjoying themselves ????

Then it's back to the normal daily number after the holiday period ????

Same every year