Songkran Fatalities

[Thaihog]

Anybody know what the final tally was for the number of fatalities on the road over the Songkran period.

Normally these figures are published. Perhaps with all that is happening in Bangkok.......??

Curious.....

[PhilHarries]

The paper with no name is reporting 212 versus 220 for last year.

Well that's 8 less than last year's fun filled week, obviously the events of the 10th put a dampener on it all.

[hunglikea]

Gone up to 257 people dead and 3,104 injured between April 12 to 16.

[gotlost]

Gone up to 257 people dead and 3,104 injured between April 12 to 16.

On a none holiday Thailand averages 35 deaths per day (source UN). So we now have 43 per day over a major holiday. An increase of 8 per day. BULL SHYT.

[hunglikea]

Maths isn't my strongpoint either.

But I make it 257 people divided by 5 days = 51.4 people died per dia

NOT 43!

There were 373 dead over the 7 day period last year. So still yesterday and today's figures to be added to the above!!

So DEFINITELY NOT bullshit but a lot in anyone's book.

This thread is more uptodate Songkran road deaths

Edited April 18, 2010 by hunglikea

[gotlost]

Maths isn't my strongpoint either.

But I make it 257 people divided by 5 days = 51.4 people died per dia

NOT 43!

There were 373 dead over the 7 day period last year. So still yesterday and today's figures to be added to the above!!

So DEFINITELY NOT bullshit but a lot in anyone's book.

This thread is more uptodate Songkran road deaths

The 257 is based on a 6 day period which is 43 per day. The 35 is a UN (WHO) figure which they fill is low and could very easily be double that. So the increase of approximately 8 major fatalities per day is definitely BULLSHIT and is probably more. Now that the songkran holiday is over the media and public will not give a rats arse about the 35 per day that die on the roads.

[Rumblecat]

I don't doubt that the figures aren't totally accurate, but isn't the death toll discussed above the ones that come directly from road accidents (apparently 306 now according to that other thread) and not included all other deaths, so I'm not sure it can be compared to the UN figure- you'd need to factor in the death rate not related to road accidents as well. Unless I'm missing something.

[PattayaParent]

It's not over yet.

Songkran is still happening in Pattaya today so there's still more potential for more deaths and injuries.