91% of Serious Injuries During Songkran Attributed to People Not Wearing Seat Belts

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By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

National — The Secretary General of the Thai Public Health Ministry Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong reported that there was an uptick in serious injuries related to road accidents during this year’s Songkran festival, and 91% of the serious injuries were caused by people neglecting seat belts.

The data collected from April 11th to 16th showed that there were 17,775 injuries, which increased by 19.26% from the previous year. There were also 232 deaths, which decreased by 26.81% from the previous year. Among those injured, 3,814 people had to be hospitalized, which increased by 81.84%.

 

The top three provinces with the highest number of fatalities were Nakhon Ratchasima with 12 fatalities, followed by Chiang Rai and Pathum Thani with 9 and 8 fatalities, respectively. The top three provinces with the highest number of injuries were Chiang Mai with 811 injuries, Nakhon Ratchasima with 782, and Khon Kaen with 665.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/04/16/91-of-serious-injuries-during-songkran-attributed-to-people-not-wearing-seat-belts/

 

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158 deaths and 1,431 injuries in four days of Songkran celebrations

 

 

158 people have died and 1,431 others have been injured in 1,422 road accidents across Thailand during four days of Songkran celebrations from April 11th, according to the Road Accidents Prevention and Reduction Centre.

 

On April 14th alone, 44 people were killed and 368 others injured in 368 road accidents.

 

Speeding accounted for most of the accidents (35.6%), followed by drunk driving (28.53%).  Motorcycles were involved in most of the accidents (83.7%).

 

37.77% of the accidents occurred on highways, under the Highways Department, and 36.96% occurred on roads under the jurisdictions of Tambon (sub-district) Administrative Organisations and villages. 78.80% of the accidents took place on straight roads.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/158-deaths-and-1431-injuries-in-four-days-of-songkran-celebrations/

 

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[tgw]

errr.... I'm very very very sceptical about the accuracy of this headline

Edited April 16, 2023 by tgw

[Woof999]

22 minutes ago, tgw said:

errr.... I'm very very very sceptical about the accuracy of this headline

Indeed. 100% of those injured on motorbikes were not wearing seatbelts.

[it is what it is]

1 hour ago, tgw said:

errr.... I'm very very very sceptical about the accuracy of this headline

 

agree. who writes this stuff?

 

i'd be happy to offer my services, at a price of course.

Edited April 16, 2023 by it is what it is

[DudleySquat]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

National — The Secretary General of the Thai Public Health Ministry Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong reported that there was an uptick in serious injuries related to road accidents during this year’s Songkran festival, and 91% of the serious injuries were caused by people neglecting seat belts.

Did the seat belt become homicidal? How does not wearing a seat cause serious injury? As I read the article's first paragraph am I to believe that no one lost control of their vehicle and all injuries were caused by neglected seatbelts? 

 

Never neglect your seat belt.  Give it the love and attention it needs. 

 

Now I know why so many taxis do not have seat belts in the rear seat.  

 

Headline: Taxi Riders seriously injured by neglect of seatbelt.   

[PaDavid]

2 hours ago, Woof999 said:

Indeed. 100% of those injured on motorbikes were not wearing seatbelts.

Great point. And, 83% of the deaths were motorcyclists 

[D M G]

If only the drunks and yaba drivers wore seatbelts...

????

[Kiwiken]

351,228 vehicles were stopped for inspection and 52,422 drivers face charges, including 15,467 cases of driving without a license and 15,144 cases of riding motorcycles without a crash helmet.

 

The official Statistics speak for themselves. No license to drive and Motorcyclists with no Helmet. As long as law Enforcement is on a whim You cannot reduce your Road toll. In Thailand the most obvious infringements of the Law is Lack of Helmets, overloading of Motorcycles, Underage riders. Motor Vehicles is overloading. Start with these the Road Toll will begin to reduce. Its what most other Countries have already done. 

[kennw]

1 hour ago, DudleySquat said:

Did the seat belt become homicidal? How does not wearing a seat cause serious injury? As I read the article's first paragraph am I to believe that no one lost control of their vehicle and all injuries were caused by neglected seatbelts? 

 

Never neglect your seat belt.  Give it the love and attention it needs. 

 

Now I know why so many taxis do not have seat belts in the rear seat.  

 

Headline: Taxi Riders seriously injured by neglect of seatbelt.   

There are seat belts in Taxis, you just have to look for them, not difficult. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The data collected from April 11th to 16th showed that there were 17,775 injuries, which increased by 19.26% from the previous year. There were also 232 deaths, which decreased by 26.81% from the previous year. Among those injured, 3,814 people had to be hospitalized, which increased by 81.84%.

A great time was had by all... roll-on Loy Krathong

[DudleySquat]

42 minutes ago, kennw said:

There are seat belts in Taxis, you just have to look for them, not difficult. 

There are seat belts in some taxis.  Other taxi drivers remove them or hide them under the seat so they cannot be used.  I don't use Grab, Bolt or a taxi if they don't provide a seat belt for each passenger. Full stop.

[TheFishman1]

Every year, same same fake numbers who ever believe any of the numbers I give TIT

[cardinalblue]

Lack of wearing helmets and seat belts doesn’t cause accidents…

 

driving behavior does which is caused by aggressive attitude, disrespect for regulations and lack of proper training on how to drive

[ikke1959]

That is an improvement of the normal days, as we could read last week that the average daily deaths were 44 a day. Now with the dangerous days only 158 in 4 days that means 18 less than normal... Rip for all the deceased, because a lot of them did not need to die if there was some law enforcement and driving education. Now it is the not wearing seatbelts for91% of the injured, but if they don't do anything during the whole year than next year in the same period it will be the same. In a few days you can't change behavior

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm….. lets blame seatbelts for the slaughter on Thai roads this year. I wonder if enforcing seatbelt wearing would help?

[roo860]

1 minute ago, bbbbooboo said:

Hmmm….. lets blame seatbelts for the slaughter on Thai roads this year. I wonder if enforcing seatbelt wearing would help?

Enforcement, by whom?

[sammieuk1]

100% Of serious injury's attributed to lack of skills of motorized transport ????

[jacko45k]

4 hours ago, tgw said:

errr.... I'm very very very sceptical about the accuracy of this headline

Yes, me too. Unless they include motorcycle riders in the group who do not wear seatbelts.. for good reason!

[stix40]

78 % of Accidents occurred on straight roads ?

Better make road  construction ???? more curvey !  

[spidermike007]

If the super lazy cops and highway patrol actually patrolled the highways and pulled people over for neglecting to wear seat belts, or not using child seats, it might act as a deterrent. Now, there is no such thing. It is a free for all. Blame a lack of seat belts, but never, ever examine the cause of an issue. 

 

Personally, we would never consider riding on a Thai highway, or any other highway without using a seat belt. This level of sloth and this cavalier attitude does increase fatalities and serious injuries. That is not questionable. 

[daveAustin]

91% of Serious Injuries During Songkran Attributed to People Not Wearing Seat Belts

 

... and not alcohol.

[madmitch]

The gf's family have now got used to me wearing a seatbelt either as driver or passenger, regardless of the journey length.

 

This time I had to remove a dummy buckle from the seatbelt socket; both driver and front passenger seats have these to stop the warning signal. 

 

I just don't get why there's a reluctance to embrace safety measures in Thailand.

[Gandtee]

1 hour ago, bbbbooboo said:

Hmmm….. lets blame seatbelts for the slaughter on Thai roads this year. I wonder if enforcing seatbelt wearing would help?

Like the enforcement of wearing helmets, you mean?????

[wensiensheng]

It’s hard to say whether what the Thai official said is absolute rubbish or not because what he said isn’t quoted in full.

 

what is for sure is that the headline is absolute tosh, so if that’s what he actually said, he is talking rubbish. On the other hand, it is possible that the writer has grabbed a few words out of context and utilized a click bait style headline.

 

who knows which it is, but one thing is for sure, not wearing a seatbelt does not cause accidents, it increases the risk of serious injury if an accident occurs while in a car.

 

the headline doesn’t mention a similar dynamic with helmets and motorbikes, although some minor reference is made to it near the end.

 

all in all, I’m not sure why seatbelts get to become the focus of the article, unless that was the focus of what the official said. And it appears the seatbelt thing was just let of a slew of statistics being reeled off in one place.

 

so a nonsense article again that leaves the reader with more questions than answers and casts a Thai official in a bad light.

[ifmu]

No Seat belts do cause serious injuries  

The cause of the accident is alcohol/speed/the other speed/stupidity 

[Bazerino]

5 hours ago, Woof999 said:

Indeed. 100% of those injured on motorbikes were not wearing seatbelts.

Or helmets......

[AhFarangJa]

I cannot believe all those people travelling in the back of the pick-up's were not wearing their seatbelts.........oh, wait a moment.............

[wazzupnow]

i do not know about you guys

but i have never seen a pickup truk that had 14 sets of safetybelts in the back

not even 4 of them as the thai kindergarden cops (RTP) had stated only 4 persons in the back were alowed 

[DudleySquat]

1 hour ago, bbbbooboo said:

Hmmm….. lets blame seatbelts for the slaughter on Thai roads this year. I wonder if enforcing seatbelt wearing would help?

The manufacturer should recall all murdering seat belts.