283 killed on roads during Songkran, down 17% from last year

[survivalblue]

35 minutes ago, CantSpell said:

PM does, he asked for less accidents this year: it always looks good on the records...

 

He's got reported statistics as per his orders 

 

Might even make a poll about happiness in a few days..

There are countless unreported accidents on a daily basis.  Especially with motorbikes.

The reported statistics are for the few who actually get caught or their accident is serious enough to require police involvement.

Under no considerations is the perhaps tens of thousands of accidents that the party involved quickly removes their scraped bodies and motorbikes from the scene.  They don't hang around long if they can get up and get moving.

[elgordo38]

20 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Most of these cumulative accidents resulted from drunk driving (45.26 per cent) and most crashes involved motorcycles (78.96 per cent).

Is this deemed a success or failure. Depends on which side spins it I guess. 

[elgordo38]

22 minutes ago, survivalblue said:

There are countless unreported accidents on a daily basis.  Especially with motorbikes.

The reported statistics are for the few who actually get caught or their accident is serious enough to require police involvement.

Under no considerations is the perhaps tens of thousands of accidents that the party involved quickly removes their scraped bodies and motorbikes from the scene.  They don't hang around long if they can get up and get moving.

Makes sense. Better alternative than dealing with the BIB

[Beats56]

White wash it anyway you like  but one death is too much. Still Thailand has a long way to go to stop the carnage.

Keep up the campaign on drunk drivers and no motercyle helmets and seat belts. Don't stop cause Songkran is over. Give daily updates on the news to keep people aware. That way it might sink in maybe. Maybe....

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, darksidedog said:

I'm not sure why they seem to be patting themselves on the back here. 283 dead in four days is absolutely disgraceful.

I note that the number of accidents are actually higher than previous years, so the fact that the deaths are slightly down is probably just good luck, although enforcement of the seat belt laws is quite possibly the difference. Clearly the Drink Driving message has totally not sunk in, with more than 300,000 cases in five days!

You cant's stop people who are hell bent on committing suicide, the problem is when they take innocent lives with them!

[Jack Mountain]

They ppl who are involved in accidents during Song Krang but die because of this after Song Krang will they come in these statistics? If they did that last year then we can not compare these 2 years yet.

Edited April 17, 2017 by Jack Mountain

[BadCash]

36 minutes ago, Jack Mountain said:

They ppl who are involved in accidents during Song Krang but die because of this after Song Krang will they come in these statistics? If they did that last year then we can not compare these 2 years yet.

I posted a link to an article earlier that seems to indicate that the Thai official statistics only take into account those who died at the scene, while the World Health Organization (WHO) statistics also consider deaths within the 30 days following the accident. Here's that link again, https://asiancorrespondent.com/2015/03/thailand-road-deaths/#2QG6Kb2tWyFM7Pvg.99

 

I guess the numbers regarding Songkran both last year and this year only include people who died at the scene, since they are the Thai government numbers. In other words - those 283 people are only part of the total Songkran death toll, which is yet unknown. Who knows how many are hospitalized right now with potentially fatal injuries...

Edited April 17, 2017 by BadCash

[tootall]

On 4/17/2017 at 4:11 AM, webfact said:

283 killed on roads during Songkran, down by 17%
By THE NATION

 

Transport hubs were crowded with holiday-makers returning to Bangkok from their hometowns yesterday. Many, like the young man seen here carrying a rice sack at Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK: -- A TOTAL of 283 people were killed and 3,087 others injured in 2,985 road accidents nationwide in the first five days of the so-called “seven dangerous days” of the Songkran holiday, the Road Safety Centre announced yesterday.

 

Many of the accidents resulted from drunk driving (45 per cent) and most crashes involved motorcycles (79 per cent).

 

The death toll was down by almost 17 per cent while the number of injuries and crashes rose compared to the same period during the previous Songkran when 338 deaths and 2,891 injuries were reported in 2,724 road accidents.

 

Highway Police Division chief Maj-General Somchai Kaosamran said that Nakhon Ratchasima was the province with the highest death toll, with 17 people killed during the five-day period, while Chiang Mai had both the highest number of accidents and injuries at 140 cases and 145 people respectively.

 

After five days during the road-accident monitoring period, nine provinces – Krabi, Narathiwat, Bung Kan, Phang Nga, Phuket, Mae Hong Son, Yala, Samut Songkhram and Amnat Charoen – reported no road deaths, while Chaiyaphum was the only one with no injuries related to road accidents.

 

Somchai also said 600 accidents (including 269 drunk driving incidents, 149 speeding cases and 88 crashes because a vehicle suddenly cutting in front of another) happened on Saturday alone, killing 53 people – 29 of whom died at the scene– and injur?ing 634 others. 

 

Many accidents on Saturday stemmed from drunk driving at 45 per cent followed by speeding at 25 per cent. Saturday’s road carnage mostly involved motorcycles (84 per cent), while 62 per cent occurred on straight sections of road, and 33 per cent took place between 4pm and 8pm, Somchai said.

 

Some 64,000 officials manning 2,041 checkpoints on Saturday cited 149,758 motorists for traffic violations – mostly for failing to wear a helmet (43,783 cases) and failing to present a driver’s licence (38,540 cases), he said. In addition, 21,708 other checkpoints were set up and manned by 170,752 community officials.

 

Somchai also reported that public transport use as of Saturday was at 8.25 million passengers – a 2.8 per cent increase from the same period during the previous Songkran.

 

It was also reported at the event that officers, enforcing the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) order number 46/2558 to seize vehicles from drunk drivers, spurred legal action against 301,425 people for drunk driving over the first five days of the Songkran break. 

 

They also impounded 3,969 motorcycles and 1,243 cars and public transport vehicles, and seized the licence of 14,170 drivers under the influence of alcohol.

 

Meanwhile, a recent poll by the ThaiHealth Promotion Foundation found that 3,218 respondents inter?viewed from April 1 to 14 had ranked the causes of motorcycle deaths as stemming from drunk driving (69 per cent), failure to wear a helmet (67 per cent), reckless or speeding driving (53 per cent), and running against traffic or making a U-turn in prohibited spot (52 per cent). 

 

Respondents also urged the gov?ernment to set up special to strictly control motorcycles at areas around schools and universities (95.5 per cent), around industrial estates and business hubs (91 per cent), at roads running parallel to expressways (90 per cent), at entertainment venues (79 per cent) and community areas (79 per cent), at civil service complex centres (74.5 per cent), at various tourist attractions (69 per cent), and at state offices (63 per cent).

 

Bangkok-bound traffic on various highways was more congested with yesterday as holidaymakers started to head back to the capital. 

 

Authorities manned checkpoints to check for traffic violations and set up rest stop tents for motorists to take a break or receive urgent mechanic services in an effort to prevent accidents.

 

Transport hubs were also crowded with travellers, many who were carrying souvenirs from the provinces such as rice and dried food to help cope with the capital’s high living costs.

 

See more photos: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/photo/view/133

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312423

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-04-17

This is what they want you to believe

[wakeupplease]

If its true going in the right direction which would be good news. But somehow I doubt it as we never hear deaths in hospitals from road accidents. but a long way to go to catch up with civilised country's where you see max 7 a week

[mok199]

why not make songkran a 1 day festival....is it only about the money???

[Mosha]

I posted a link to an article earlier that seems to indicate that the Thai official statistics only take into account those who died at the scene, while the World Health Organization (WHO) statistics also consider deaths within the 30 days following the accident. Here's that link again, https://asiancorrespondent.com/2015/03/thailand-road-deaths/#2QG6Kb2tWyFM7Pvg.99
 
I guess the numbers regarding Songkran both last year and this year only include people who died at the scene, since they are the Thai government numbers. In other words - those 283 people are only part of the total Songkran death toll, which is yet unknown. Who knows how many are hospitalized right now with potentially fatal injuries...

Richard Barrow had the stats jast year which included those during enroute to hospital.

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