The number of road casualties in Thailand during the first five days of the New Year holidays has reached 215 dead and 1,354 injured.
This was announced by the Directorate for the Prevention and Reduction of Road Accidents, adding that there had been a total of 1,398 accidents.
The holiday season brings a lot of travel to Thailand's roads and increases the number of accidents.
This period is called the "Ten Dangerous Days," it began on December 27 and will end on January 5.
See: Thailand: 52 dead and 318 injured on the first day of dangerous travel
On New Year's Eve, 36 people were killed and 245 injured in 262 crashes across the country.
Speeding is the cause of 42.75% of accidents, followed by drunk driving (24.43%) and road closures (21.37%).
Motorcycle accident in Thailand. Photo: Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (PPAO)
Motorcycles were involved in 89.03% of accidents and 76.72% of them occurred on straight roads.
Most of the accidents occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. and between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
People aged 20 to 29 accounted for 18.51% of the victims.
Only 11 of Thailand's 77 provinces have not seen any road accidents in the past five days.
Ayutthaya had the highest number of accidents (44), while Phuket recorded the highest number of injuries (43).
Bangkok and Nonthaburi recorded the highest number of deaths (10 each).
See also:
Public bus accidents in Thailand increase by 46.5%
Road accidents in Thailand cause 48 deaths per day
Source: Thai PBS World
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6 comments
Lucien (see the article on the Lopburi monkey ) will be happy: I will try to be brief!
So there you have it, in 5 days, an average of 43 deaths per day and almost 90% of these accidents are on 2 wheels.
It is also likely that in the 43% of accidents due to speeding, probable alcohol consumption was not considered as the main cause (in addition to the official 24%)...
And all this for a majority of accidents at night, "solo" and in a straight line (???)... well, "straight" is not the best word to use to describe the driving of these 215 drivers who are no longer here to confirm it!!!
As for the 1,354 injured, it is too early to keep statistics on the number of permanent disabilities, cerebral palsy and amputees with reduced mobility who will pay dearly throughout their lives for a moment of fleeting joy, a lack of social maturity, collective and individual responsibility...
Sad for their shattered lives, and for their families who will have to bear the financial, moral, social and psychological burden of the consequences of their behavior on the roads...
See you around January 6 for the final statistics!
Come on, here's to your good health, ladies and gentlemen!
When you know Thailand and their way of driving, including foreigners, you unfortunately know what to expect...
Absolutely, Rony… I agree with you 100%…
During a recent stay in Koh Samui, I was amazed to see drivers of 2 wheels, often 125 or 250 CC "motorbikes", driving at breakneck speed and overtaking me (I was driving with my family in a Peugeot 2008, average speed between 60 and 70 km/h) both on the left and on the right, in tight bends, with no visibility beyond 50/60 meters, and obviously, without a helmet!!!
And guess who were the most dangerous, the fastest, the most reckless, and sure to be much better drivers than the Thais?: the foreign tourists!!!
And on top of that, at the end of our stay, when we dropped off our rental car at Koh Samui airport, I asked my son:
“Hey… tell me, how many police officers have you seen carrying out road checks, or ensuring safety by their presence on the roads, at dangerous intersections, during these two weeks?
My son’s response: zero…, none!!!!
So, that's all there is to it: should we look for those responsible for the general catastrophic situation of national road traffic and its safety management?
Really not complicated in theory, but are those people, from the ministers concerned to the police officer of any sub-district, even aware of the responsibility they bear through their chronic laxity and their inaction both at the legislative level and on the ground?
I'm not sure!!!
I would also say: pathetic... when people read this in foreign newspapers, it gives a sad image of road safety, and everything that it encompasses, in this country.
Absolutely Hansson, I even miss the old roads in Samui from a certain era as well as its old typical bungalows full of truths before building hotels everywhere for mass tourism, and thus making Koh Samui lose all its charm and values, and as I have always lived in Lamai I always moved around wearing a helmet even at that time, since then, it's over, because Samui is overpopulated and full of mythos from all countries who set up cheap businesses (except for a few rare ones present) and think they are tough guys even though they cry on their knees in front of a girl of joy to satisfy their whims and are not capable of raising their children or respecting their wives in France...
@Hansson no need to be brief, the bot has fun commenting on each article like a book.