webfact Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Highway accidents this year severer than last yearBANGKOK: -- Highway accidents during the first three days of this year's Songkran festival is severer than last year with 65% of victims pronounced dead at the scenes, and 2,884 others hospitalized.Dr Nopporn Chuenklin, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department, said from April 11-13, or the first three days of the seven dangerous days, the Emergency Call 1669 of the Public Health Ministry received a total 12,578 emergency calls from the people. But 25% of the total calls were responded with ambulances being sent out to the rescue and rushing a total of 2,442 victims to hospitals in 10 minutes, or 80% of responded calls.Emergency ambulances rushing victims to hospitals could save lives of 2,364 victims or 97%, while 7,264 victims were rushed to hospitals by passersby and relatives.He said driving behavior that poses high risk of accident is drunk during and speeding while vehicles involving most serious accidents are motorcycles and pick up trucks.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/highway-accident-year-severer-last-year/ -- Thai PBS 2014-04-15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art vandelay Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 why does no one in this country care enough to do anything about this annual tragedy? oh sorry, the PM gave 'instructions' to the provinces to act to reduce the accident and death toll on the roads. clearly very effective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phosphorescent Posted April 15, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2014 They always put it down to Songkran but sadly this is not just a yearly occurrence over the Songkran period, it's a daily occurrence. The other 358 days are just as bad as the so called '7 deadly days'. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Deja Vu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 7,264 victims were rushed to hospitals by passersby and relatives. Aggravated situation: Reckless driving combined with an inadequate emergency (para)medical care infrastructure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 why does no one in this country care enough to do anything about this annual tragedy? oh sorry, the PM gave 'instructions' to the provinces to act to reduce the accident and death toll on the roads. clearly very effective. Yeap, makes a person feel like they are caught in the Ground Hog Day movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delgarcon Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Quite appropriate that the Disease Control Department reported these stats, it's almost an epidemic here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Its actually not a bad weeding out mechanism. More holidays I say. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Is the increase in numbers down to more dying at the scene rather than the next day which I believe takes them off the statistics? Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigRick Posted April 15, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) I think Thai people should get a refund from these monks who put prayers in their cars and spend it on driving classes. I have always wondered why Thai people think it brings luck when its the second most dangerous country in the world to drive. I would argue because of said prayers people drive more erratic because they think Buddha is on their side. It is the biggest pain about living here is knowing every day you ride a bike you are a potential victim to some idiot who does not obey even the most simple of traffic rules. Stop sign means "STOP" not stop for the oncoming traffic that you are driving into oblivious of everyone else! This is 3rd of 4 Song Krans for me that I have had a friends injured on motorbikes. From what I also understand Thailand does not count the people who die at the hospital in those statistics you add that number in the are clearly leading the world in traffic fatalities. Edited April 15, 2014 by BigRick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sms747 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 A realistic driving test might be a start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MMarlow Posted April 15, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2014 Its actually not a bad weeding out mechanism. More holidays I say. Very nice attitude, full of compassion. I hope you are never a victim, well, I'm sure you know what I really mean anyway. Obviously it never crossed your feeble mind that many of those victims whose deaths you celebrate would not have been at fault, just unfortunate people in the wrong place at the wrong time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai99 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Drunk driving is a problem in many countries, Thailand is just one of them. 1.4 Million people were arrested in the US for DUI in 2010 Thousands die in alcohol related accidents each year there too, it's not only a Thailand problem. In Pattaya, many Thais and Farangs were caught early Monday morning at a Police checkpoint in South Pattaya, I saw the Farangs sitting in the back of a Police pick up, nearly every Farang I know drinks and drives on a regular basis in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyguyinthailand Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Songkran Happy Madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I know what the problem is. This year, they didn't have a 'Crackdown'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phosphorescent Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Should be renamed Chonkran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 the vehicle in the picture,my God it looks like it has been hit by an ied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goat Roper Posted April 15, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2014 Could it have anything to do with YL dumping more than one million new cars on the road to inexperienced drivers? Just wondering. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Wait, Songkran is not over yet. Tonight the caravan starts to driving back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Is the increase in numbers down to more dying at the scene rather than the next day which I believe takes them off the statistics? Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Over the years I've heard and read so many times about how statistics are counted. I really don't know the truth of this and would be grateful if any poster has information showing this is the case as it's an important point. Stats are often questionable at the best of time and always open to manipulation and of course TIT. Apart from the question of death at the scene I remember in the past when extra days have been tagged onto official holidays the death and injury toll on those days isn't counted as they were not ' official ' Thai officialdom gets slammed, quite correctly, for their lip service attitude to these tragedies and it's a sure sign things are badly wrong when stats have to be fiddled to hide the truth.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Is the increase in numbers down to more dying at the scene rather than the next day which I believe takes them off the statistics? Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Over the years I've heard and read so many times about how statistics are counted. I really don't know the truth of this and would be grateful if any poster has information showing this is the case as it's an important point. Stats are often questionable at the best of time and always open to manipulation and of course TIT. Apart from the question of death at the scene I remember in the past when extra days have been tagged onto official holidays the death and injury toll on those days isn't counted as they were not ' official ' Thai officialdom gets slammed, quite correctly, for their lip service attitude to these tragedies and it's a sure sign things are badly wrong when stats have to be fiddled to hide the truth.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Its actually not a bad weeding out mechanism. More holidays I say. Very nice attitude, full of compassion. I hope you are never a victim, well, I'm sure you know what I really mean anyway. Obviously it never crossed your feeble mind that many of those victims whose deaths you celebrate would not have been at fault, just unfortunate people in the wrong place at the wrong time. Does not seem to bother the war mongers...collateral damage and all. I stay off the roads on these holidays, certainly off major roads, drive slower and much more aware than the usual aware....do not go away any distance from home to join the melee. Yes, it is unfortunate for the innocent victims, always is. Is it so unfortunate for the idiots that get into these cars or on these bikes with drunks etc....they have a choice and a mind of their own...yet choose to never use it. I have no issue with more of the idots being taken out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan michaud Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Is the increase in numbers down to more dying at the scene rather than the next day which I believe takes them off the statistics?Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app That's the shocking thing, that the actual numbers of dead must be far higher than the already horrific 20,000 per year that is officially reported. I am sure the 1st car policy has helped too, putting lots more drunken idiots on the road for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dap Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Its actually not a bad weeding out mechanism. More holidays I say. Are you sure that is what you really wanted to say? There are way too many innocents involved in those accidents. Edit: Just read your clarification on Post #23 and I agree with you about the idiots as long as it's them vs telephone pole/bridge abutment/building and not another innocent. Edited April 15, 2014 by Dap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiTrav Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Its actually not a bad weeding out mechanism. More holidays I say. Very nice attitude, full of compassion. I hope you are never a victim, well, I'm sure you know what I really mean anyway. Obviously it never crossed your feeble mind that many of those victims whose deaths you celebrate would not have been at fault, just unfortunate people in the wrong place at the wrong time. No .....The police are at the wrong place at the wrong time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Melyn Posted April 15, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2014 What does the transport minister expect when you add a million more cars onto an overloaded road infrastructure? What does he expect when no steps are taken to enforce road safety? What does he expect when getting drunk and driving a pickup with a bunch of people including kids in the back throwing water at other vehicles whilst standing up and travelling at speed? What does he expect when nothing is done to make accident black spots safer? What does he expect when the use of traffic control devices such as roundabouts and traffic lights is spurned in favour of u-turns? What does he expect when getting a driving license is marginally more difficult than buying a box of donuts? What does he expect when the police do absolutely nothing to enforce the law? What does he expect when taxi drivers, minibus drivers and bus drivers are so poorly trained? What does he expect when the drivers working hours an unregulated. I would expect the sack for him Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketandsee Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Disease Control Department? The disease must be DWT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 dont drive when you drink/smoke/yaba/tired/medicated... that is what they say and try to enforce in 1st world countries... overhere : MAI PEN RAI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Its actually not a bad weeding out mechanism. More holidays I say. I'll pass that on to the Thai inlaws shall I? Their teenage son was killed by a drunk driver. He clung on to life for a week in ICU before losing the battle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 'Dr Nopporn Chuenklin said driving behavior that poses high risk of accident is drunk during and speeding while vehicles involving most serious accidents are motorcycles and pick up trucks.'Nothing new, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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