37 deaths & 351 injuries reported on day 1 of Thailand’s road safety campaign

[Coss]

Day one of Thailand’s road safety campaign, Seven-day Dangerous (7 วัน อันตราย), does not appear to have made any difference as 37 deaths and 351 injuries were recorded. Speeding and drunk driving were the primary causes of most accidents.

The road safety campaign to reduce the number of road accidents during the new year holiday began in earnest yesterday and will go on until January 4, traditionally a time when Thai people travel to their home provinces to meet their families.

The Highway Police Division reported yesterday that they had already issued over 110,000 traffic tickets against the speeding driver even before the campaign even started.

Despite the huge number of road checkpoints at more than 3,700 spots across the country, the number of road accidents does not seem to meet expectations. The accident statistics for the first day of the campaign were launched this morning. More than 300 accidents were reported all over the country, 351 people were injured, and 37 victims were killed.

The Deputy Minister of the Interior Ministry, Chotnarin Kirdsom, revealed that the primary causes of the accidents were speeding (41.55%) and drunk driving (23.50%). Motorcycles were involved in the most accidents, accounting for more than 80% of all accidents...

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/37-deaths-351-injuries-reported-on-day-1-of-thailands-road-safety-campaign

 

[khunsanuk]

Hi,

Same thing every year, and always with the same result. Do they even do anything special for this 'road safety campaign'?

Sanuk!
 

[Coss]

18 minutes ago, khunsanuk said:

Do they even do anything special for this 'road safety campaign'?

Yes, I think they place themselves,  well away from the road, in a safe place with shade and refreshments.

[Mekong]

“Seven Dangerous Days” Thailand has 365 Dangerous Days per year