skorp13 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Exactly, how many are injured and die on any other day. Wait till it really kicks tomorrow. At some point the Thais may need to ask themselves if a week of this nonsense spread over the country is really necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjohn Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 "the main cause of the road accidents was speeding which accounted for 36.69 percent of the 387 accidents recorded on the first day followed by drunk driving which accounted for 26.87 percent of the accidents." What about stupidity? That's what I see every day on the roads in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingba Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 unfortunately..another day in Thailand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerico2017 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Party for a week then back to reality. Drought will still around for another couple years according to my sources (el Nina). Military can enter your home any time it wants with out any order. Reality - how am I going to pay off that loan shark. Oh well, I'll just blast the stereo in my shiny new pickup truck. No worry. As long as everybody around me thinks I'm a somebody. Am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roomuck Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Exactly, how many are injured and die on any other day. Wait till it really kicks tomorrow. At some point the Thais may need to ask themselves if a week of this nonsense spread over the country is really necessary Visiting family in other provinces for Thai new year may be a week of nonsense for you. I don't think the Thais will agree with you somehow. Let's ban this Santa Claus /Jesus/ Virgin Mary nonsense first along with summer holidays. I think you maybe confused, the deaths are mainly caused by traveling long distances to visit loved ones, not splashing water. Edited April 12, 2016 by Roomuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
does Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) A good start! Really? is that what you take from the death of 52 people, a good start? will it be better for you with 500 dead? Wake up "ezzra".....this is not fantasy land...hundreds will die! It still doesn't make it a "good start". I bet none of Hawk's relative were among the victims. If "a good start" is the first thing that come to mind after reading such a dreadful figure... well, you get the picture. Edited April 12, 2016 by does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker69 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Wasnt Day 1 last year was like 25 deaths ? seems the new campaigns to reduce the toll are working well !!! http://www.richardbarrow.com/2015/04/full-road-accident-statistics-for-songkran-2015/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesterm Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) A good start! 8 bottles of Leo and vroom vroom! Mai pen rai khabb Edited April 12, 2016 by mesterm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedom4life Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Cool let the party begin...death is death..irresponsibility is what it is ..carry on in Thailand. I still love Songkran and it's a lot of fun and no one or nothing in Thailand will make me believe otherwise...but there are others who would like to see Thailand's uniqueness disappear..ASEAN and/traitors within the Thai gov't? Edited April 12, 2016 by freedom4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Going to ride my motorcycle 3KMs to the beach for some sunset cocktails in about 20 minutes, will ride home at 7:30 the 3KMs and then tomorrow I will not ride anywhere. Booze and cars, booze and bikes, booze and this heat (!), no thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
does Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I think you do not know the difference between figure of speech and sarcasm. A good start! Really? is that what you take from the death of 52 people, a good start? will it be betterfor you with 500 dead?A good start is a figure of speech, with exactly the opposite meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerico2017 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 What was Songkran before like? Before villages had electricity, paved roads, cell phones? While I was in Thailand for a few years, it seems to be make it up as you go along. Towards the end it seems everybody hated some other family. Multiple loud music speakers so loud you can't a)hear the music because of others blasting their music b)everybody dislikes someone else it seems. What really is Songkran other then a excuse to go to the countryside for a week and party? When you say "family" I have witnessed the "family" from Bangkok come to a village, and get the elderly intoxicated too much, leave. Then mr. Furong if they are lucky gets to pay hospital bills until Gramps or Granny gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Going to ride my motorcycle 3KMs to the beach for some sunset cocktails in about 20 minutes, will ride home at 7:30 the 3KMs and then tomorrow I will not ride anywhere. Booze and cars, booze and bikes, booze and this heat (!), no thanks, Will those be non-alcoholic sunset cocktails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 A good start! Really? is that what you take from the death of 52 people, a good start? will it be better for you with 500 dead? Keep your hair on old chap... Many of us understand Hawk's comment to be Satirical and meant to radical those who could do something about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezzainthailand Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 52 people killed..I thought I was beginning to read the headline about a bombing in the Middle East. What can you say? This isn't my country but so many lives wasted. Very sad. Take care on the Thai roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Isn't that figure in the ball park for the daily average, in fact it may be a little lower. Sent from my SMART_4G_Speedy_5inch using Tapatalk This is exactly why the annual 'Songkran fatalities' article on Thaivisa is so meaningless. They never compare it to the daily average fatalities from road accidents, they just put the statistic in the headline and expect readers to be shocked. It's the epitome of propaganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 52 too many, sadly a reminder that road users in Thailand are selfish and not able to understand the consequences till it is too late................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 A total of 528,903 vehicles were checked and, of these, 84,724 faced legal actions, including 25,651 cases of no driving licenses and 23,354 cases of riding with crash helmets. -- Thai PBS 2016-04-12 You can now get a ticket for riding with a crash helmet? They must of had it in the basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Donut Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 As my Maths teacher used to say, Don’t Drink and Derive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerome2 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Brain worms and road accidents The subjects with latent toxoplasmosis have significantly increased risk of traffic accidents than the noninfected subjects. Relative risk of traffic accidents decreases with the duration of infection. These results suggest that 'asymptomatic' acquired toxoplasmosis might in fact represent a serious and highly underestimated public health problem, as well as an economic problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehw200 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 and the largest number of vehicles in accidents were motorcycles,,, go figure worst thing about moto's is that many foreigners see the way the locals drive and instead of setting a good example start to drive like the locals and do things they would never consider back home as they would end up with one heck of a lot of expensive tickets for stupidity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planemad Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 A must read thread for all the TV Ghouls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denis911 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 "and 23,354 cases of riding with crash helmets". I thought that was the general idea, to wear a crash helmet, not get stopped for wearing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilymat Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 The figure I find amazing is not the headline 'deaths' but the number of people who had no driving license. 25,651 !!!! Given that figure is for roadblocks how many in Thailand altogether are driving without a license?. Staggering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English 1 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Such brainless people who think they know it all and will not listen to advice! Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I drove all the eay from Ban Chang, Rayong to Khon Kaen yesterday, 331, 304 and the 2, not a single police check point in operation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 A good start! Really? is that what you take from the death of 52 people, a good start? will it be better for you with 500 dead? I think ezzra is being factual.......and certainly not making points of road toll fatalities.....which everyone hates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgma Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 It is rather cynical every year with Songkran road fatalities.......50-500 these people are dead, ripped away from family and friends, lives and families ruined. And in many cases innocent of any violation, killed by anonymes drunks who, when given the change, run at the first sight of trouble. It is like suicide bombers and terrorism.....you cant protect the people from lunatics, drunk drivers don't have a clue their on the road, let alone how to drive. i have seen 2 trying to start a car the other day, as non Thai i can't make a citizen arrest, but would have intervened when Thai, for the sake of public safety. Maybe the problem lies there....being Thai.........since Thai do not intervene EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Dye Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Speed limits do not work in Thailand! They just get ignored as do stop signs, pedestrian crossings and road signs. I wish so much the mentality would change but I fear it won't. With clear proper road signs, cameras on all traffic lights and policing and above all education it could. But it won't. Friend lost her sister this morning in Ubon. Wiped out by a speeding car. It's madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerico2017 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Nobody mentions why it is so important to put bus loads of kids on a 1-3 day non-stop journey to see the Thai aircraft carrier among other things. Probably a better idea is to drive the bus, and stop at the next accident to teach kids to just stay off the road unless its important, then to pay attention or else you end up like this (point to burning car). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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