Picture courtesy of Naewna.

 

In a move to enhance road safety, particularly for schoolchildren and pedestrians, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has accepted the donation of 2,000 red pedestrian crossing flags from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).

 

The handover ceremony took place at the Irawat Pattana Building at Bangkok City Hall in Din Daeng. The flags were presented by Dr. Pairoj Saonuam, Deputy Director of ThaiHealth, and Ms. Kongkarn Thakheeranrit, Director of the Bureau of Social Risk Factor Control.

 

Governor Chadchart expressed his gratitude to ThaiHealth and its partnering networks, including the Foundation for Children, Youth and Families and the Network of Road Accident Victims, for initiating this vital safety campaign.

 

“Road accidents represent a major loss for Thailand, costing us around 3% of our GDP, not to mention the devastating personal toll on families and communities,” he said. “In Bangkok, we’ve taken steps to improve physical infrastructure, enhance zebra crossings, upgrade lighting, and reduce speed limits from 80 km/h to 60 km/h. These measures have contributed to a 10% reduction in road deaths in the capital. Introducing the red flag initiative is a promising next step.”

 

The governor emphasised that the flags will first be deployed outside Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) schools, where zebra crossings are already in place and city inspectors (Tessakit officers) assist with traffic safety. The programme will later expand to other key locations across the city.

 

Under the campaign, titled “Raise Your Hand to Cross – Stop for Pedestrians”, students and pedestrians are encouraged to raise the red flags while crossing roads to increase their visibility and remind drivers to stop. The aim is to instil a road safety culture from a young age and significantly reduce pedestrian-related incidents.

 

The flags received on 1 August will be distributed to BMA schools and relevant municipal departments to promote safer pedestrian crossings throughout Bangkok.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Naewna 2025-08-02

 

 

 

Doesn't work, watched one of the motorcycle taxi mafia (right out front of my daughters school), ride right through a school guard holding a red flag and then right through the children in the Zebra crossing. Motorcycles especially don't believe they are bound by any rules whatsoever, in fact, they seem to think they are exempt from all road laws/rules. If you want to increase pedestrian safety, get the incompetent RTP to enforce road rules, otherwise stop pretending a red flag means anything to the typical ignorant Thai driver.

perhaps hire snipers...

11 minutes ago, Emdog said:

perhaps hire snipers...

 

12 minutes ago, Emdog said:

perhaps hire snipers...

Tank barriers, hydraulic road blockers... That's what can stop a Thai motorist.

 

51 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

Motorcycles especially don't believe they are bound by any rules whatsoever, in fact, they seem to think they are exempt from all road laws/rules.

 A bit like cyclists then , in the western world.

1 minute ago, VocalNeal said:

 A bit like cyclists then , in the western world.

 

Yuppers, but there are road rules for them too, though police in the USA at least will pull them over when acting stupid.

 

 

I think this would be a good idea, as an add on, after serious action has been implemented to deal with the root cause of traffic incidents.

 

But this is like giving someone suffering gas gangrene in both legs a paracetamol and then promising to operating at sometime in the future.

I think your daughter is learning valuable lessons such as : Never trust Zebra crossing, never trust crossing guards. Use your own eyes and experience when crossing roads or use overhead walkways if available.

1 minute ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

I think this would be a good idea, as an add on, after serious action has been implemented to deal with the root cause of traffic incidents.

 

But this is like giving someone suffering gas gangrene in both legs a paracetamol and then promising to operating at sometime in the future.

 

Allow us to hand in video evidence of offenders, and have the RTP confiscate and impound the cars/motorcycles of those encroaching Zebra crossings with pedestrians inside them. Have a first time offender lose his vehicle for 30 days impound (plus fines), second offense 60 days impound (plus fines), third offense crush the vehicle.

6 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

I think your daughter is learning valuable lessons such as : Never trust Zebra crossing, never trust crossing guards. Use your own eyes and experience when crossing roads or use overhead walkways if available.

 

This is a 12 foot long crossing on a single lane road with multiple guards, and there were several children in the crossing already, there was no excuse for encroaching, NONE!

1 minute ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Allow us to hand in video evidence of offenders, and have the RTP confiscate and impound the cars/motorcycles of those encroaching Zebra crossings with pedestrians inside them. Have a first time offender lose his vehicle for 30 days impound (plus fines), second offense 60 days impound (plus fines), third offense crush the vehicle.

 

Mentioned this on another thread....number plate, licence and bank account all tied together......ANPR cameras debit your bank account in real time.......imagine the impact that would have.

I was looking for the joke of the day, I think I have found it.

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It will not work as nothing will work... make speed bumps of it that will surely work much better....Not in the beginning, but after  a few times you will see the difference... and make them just high enough that the lowered cars only can go it with a minimum of speed.