Casualties from road accidents in the first two days of the long Songkran holiday have risen to 63 dead and 550 injured in 541 accidents, according to the Command Centre for the Prevention and Reduction of Road Accidents during the Songkran Festival.

 

307 road accidents were recorded on Friday, resulting in 38 fatalities and 299 people injured. 41.37% of the accidents were caused by speeding, 21.17% by drunk driving and 20.20% by cutting in.  84.91% of the accidents involved motorcycles.

 

Most of the accidents occurred between 4pm and 5pm and between 7pm and 8pm. Phayao province recorded the highest number of road accidents yesterday, at 15. Three people died each in Nakhon Ratchasima, Roi-et and Chiang Rai.

 

For the past two days, Chiang Rai and Prachuap Khiri Khan recorded the highest number of road accidents, at 21 each. Roi-et had the highest death toll at five, while Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla have the highest number of injured, at 22 each.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-04-15

 

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according to the WHO over 20,000 die on thailand's roads every year, average 54 per day. so with 63 deaths in two it's statistically less likely you'll be killed on the roads during the first two days of 2024 songkran.

 

around 924,799 are injured each year, about 2,500 per day. so 550 injured in two days means roads were much safer during the first two songkran days.

Edited April 14, 20242 yr by it is what it is

4 hours ago, webfact said:

according to the Command Centre for the Prevention and Reduction of Road Accidents during the Songkran Festival.

Is it working ?

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Most of the accidents occurred between 4pm and 5pm and between 7pm and 8pm.

What happens between 5pm & 7pm?  Why the lull?

If the speeding driver is drunk, what pigeon hole do they put him?

If you are to believe the figures so far, it is a massive reduction on pre-Covid years.

 

However I suspect there is more to it than that.

11 hours ago, it is what it is said:

according to the WHO over 20,000 die on thailand's roads every year, average 54 per day. so with 63 deaths in two it's statistically less likely you'll be killed on the roads during the first two days of 2024 songkran.

 

around 924,799 are injured each year, about 2,500 per day. so 550 injured in two days means roads were much safer during the first two songkran days.

It is unfortunate that the only set of statisitcs used by most when talking of road safety in Thailand is deaths per 100 k of Pop.

Other Statistics may include

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Serious Injuries per 1 million inhabitants

Minor injuries per 1 million inhabitants

Deaths per 10 billion vehicle-KM

Deaths per 100,000 registered vehicles

Registered vehicles per 1000 inhabitants

[WHO]

 

On 4/15/2024 at 5:22 PM, Alidiver said:

If the speeding driver is drunk, what pigeon hole do they put him?

Dont be disgusting,there is no need for that !