Road accidents kill 1,229 people in Cambodia in 1st half of 2015

[geovalin]

Xinhua

PHNOM PENH, (Xinhua) -- The number of road fatalities in Cambodia had risen to 1,229 people in the first six months of this year, up 5 percent compared to the same period last year, the report of the Interior Ministry's Public Order Department showed Saturday.

About 2,514 cases of road traffic crashes were reported during the January-June period this year, down 3 percent compared to the same period last year, the report said.

Besides the deaths, the accidents had injured 4,090 others, also down 6 percent, it said.

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[Kannikapor88]

15 mill. in Cam - in Thai 65 mill. Roadkills in Cam less than 8 per cent compared to Land of Roadkilling ... They must have much higher IQ in Cam or dosent drunk drive as here ...

[meinanzi]

Driving in Cambodia is a contact sport. Once in Phnom Penh I saw three motorbike collisions in one day. None were serious and after a few harsh words all parties picked up their bikes and drove away.

[snooker4eva]

Surprisingly enough in Cambodia,sihanoukville at least generally the motorcyclists ride at a very conservative speed,the tossers are the boys with the big flash motors who think they own the road due to their wealth.

[Ulic]

15 mill. in Cam - in Thai 65 mill. Roadkills in Cam less than 8 per cent compared to Land of Roadkilling ... They must have much higher IQ in Cam or dosent drunk drive as here ...

The problem with Thailand is it has enough personal wealth to allow people to buy bikes, and cars.

Car/Van/Bus drivers kill a lot of scooter riders. Vietnam has a lot of scooter riders but not as many

cars so the death toll is not as high yet. Cambodia has fewer cars and scooters on the road so they

are some years behind on the death toll. It is just a matter of time before countries like Vietnam

and Cambodia with equally bad driving skills as drivers from Thailand to match Thailand's grim

road death statistics. Poor training, poor maintenance, poor law enforcement of road rules and

the cheap value of life all contribute.