webfact Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Transport aims to reduce highway fatalities by 5% during Songkran festival BANGKOK: -- The Transport Ministry aims to reduce traffic fatalities by 5% with the enforcement of tougher traffic rules during the upcoming Songkran festival, beginning April 8-18. Last year, death toll during the Thai traditional New Year stood at 424 deaths. Transport minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith assured of achieving the 5% target after presiding over a ceremony to launch the campaign this morning. With the tough enforcement of traffic law this year, particularly on key accident causes such as speeding, safety belt fastening, daytime headlight switching on, at least 5% fatality rate could be reduced, he said. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/transport-aims-reduce-highway-fatalities-5-songkran-festival/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-04-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Reduction of 5%....WOW!.....Go for broke! Shoot the works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 But.... Prayut postpones new road safety regulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Sums are not my strong point but I think a saving of 22 lives if the Total gets o the same amount, even 300 is way to many the numbers should be turned around so it read after the event there was a remarkable 95% reduction in the road toll . as I said at the start my sums are , and were often wrong at school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 “Transport aims to reduce highway fatalities by 5% during Songkran festival” And we all know how good their aim is. Might as well say 50%. If you are going to fail, fail big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Well it is needed again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I guess the plan is announce 5% and they can't really lose. If they get numbers 30 lower than lest year, they will praise themselves saying they exceeded the target. (And any police activity in numbers should achieve something.) If it's the same as last year, they will blame the people who complained about the pick up truck laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMKiwi Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Daytime headlight to be switched on? Maybe they need to enforce the night time headlight to be switched on first and foremost. Normally 30 minutes before sunset and 30 minutes after sunrise is an accepted standard. But no TIT. Using headlight wastes battery. Too much money down drain lah.... Don't get me started on motorbikes with no lights...let alone their lack of brake lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 By 5%. Aiming high arent we! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorristheRunt Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Ok, so the death figure for Songkran is already agreed to, convenient and very Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 The target should be 100%! What's the matter with these clowns! If they achieve 5%, I'll be most surprised. Setting a low target doesn't give much incentive. Nothing will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docshock13 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 2 hours ago, CMKiwi said: Daytime headlight to be switched on? Maybe they need to enforce the night time headlight to be switched on first and foremost. Normally 30 minutes before sunset and 30 minutes after sunrise is an accepted standard. But no TIT. Using headlight wastes battery. Too much money down drain lah.... Don't get me started on motorbikes with no lights...let alone their lack of brake lights. Hi CMKiwi, maybe you or other posters can enlighten me about a strange phenomenon I noticed while driving through countryside at night: I see a single headlight coming at me from the opposite lane. Suddenly the light is switched off, the motorbike whizzes past and when I look in the rearview they switch the headlight on again! I am not being facetious, this has bothered me for years and really want someone to explain the logic behind this procedure to me. Any idea what it is all about? Cheers! The Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maoro2013 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 "Enforcement of tougher traffic rules" What are they? Try to enforce what exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the jungle Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 2 hours ago, docshock13 said: Hi CMKiwi, maybe you or other posters can enlighten me about a strange phenomenon I noticed while driving through countryside at night: I see a single headlight coming at me from the opposite lane. Suddenly the light is switched off, the motorbike whizzes past and when I look in the rearview they switch the headlight on again! I am not being facetious, this has bothered me for years and really want someone to explain the logic behind this procedure to me. Any idea what it is all about? Cheers! The Doc They switch from high beam to low and low does not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 7 hours ago, webfact said: Transport minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith assured of achieving the 5% target after presiding over a ceremony to launch the campaign this morning. Oh there has been a ceremony, so then everything must be fine now. I'm surprised they don't announce that there will be ZERO deaths this songkran, because that is how they usually do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeyang wah Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Reducing it by 5% would still be way higher than the average of the last few years. Last year was an exceptionally large number. Although interestingly the numbers are still LOWER than the normal daily average for the rest of the year. Either way you look at it: the carnage is unacceptable and the government's pathetic lip service is disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Well, at least the target is realistic. Whether they achieve even that - a figure no doubt settled on before the PM decided to throw in the passengers-in-cargo-bay towel until post-Songkran - remains to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 9 hours ago, darksidedog said: I guess the plan is announce 5% and they can't really lose. If they get numbers 30 lower than lest year, they will praise themselves saying they exceeded the target. (And any police activity in numbers should achieve something.) If it's the same as last year, they will blame the people who complained about the pick up truck laws. 'If it's the same as last year, they will blame the people who complained about the pick up truck laws.' Well, those will be the ones most likely to bugger up the 5.0% target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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