webfact Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Thai road carnage: Nearly 8000 dead at the scene this year - July tops 1000 - Wednesday's 76 is worst yet Picture: Daily News Daily News continued their campaign to raise awareness of the disgraceful carnage that continues on the Thai roads. And it is only getting worse. So far this year 7,969 people have been killed at the scene of accidents. This does not include the number that die in hospital or on the way there. Consequently the actual figure is much higher and is often claimed to be about 24,000 to 26,000 per year, notes Thaivisa. With two days to go in July the number of dead at the scene stands at 1,014. The worst day in July so far was on Wednesday with 76 casualties. Picture: Daily News Statistics provided by an accident and drink driving awareness group shows that over the last few years matters are only getting worse. As part of their warning to motorists on Thursday Daily News said that everyone should be careful at U-turns. They published an horrific picture of a burnt out lady's motorcycle. Picture: Daily News The rider had been killed after making a sudden turn on Pahonyothin Road in the Khok Samrong district of Lopburi in central Thailand. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-07-31 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CelticBhoy Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 I wonder what the population of this country would be today if the motorbike had never been invented? 9 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phuketshrew Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 It's not going to improve as the majority of Thai's simply can't drive safely. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 What do they expect? Too many Thais become petulant 10 year olds as soon as they are behind the wheel. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 27 minutes ago, webfact said: The rider had been killed after making a sudden turn I bet quite a % of the accidents here are related to u turns. But you can't stop em, at least motorbikes always find ways... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 Took a trip the other day to pattaya and i tell you so many led footed drivers out weave and bob betwenn lane like it's a racing course, and suddenly those fatality numbers make sense... 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lemonltr Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, ezzra said: Took a trip the other day to pattaya and i tell you so many led footed drivers out weave and bob betwenn lane like it's a racing course, and suddenly those fatality numbers make sense... One contributing factor is that they spend 10 or 20 years weaving in and out on a motorbike then climb into their first car and drive the same. It's ingrained over many years and they can't change. It's just normal for them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JusticeGB Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 Lockdown the country to keep covid19 deaths low (58) and destroy the economy and particularly the tourism industry and let 8,000 people die from road deaths. Obviously a sensible decision. In fact but for the emergency decree the road kill numbers would have been higher. 12 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) If you apply the discipline that's needed to avoid covid19 to driver education and safety, then you can easily and dramatically lower your numbers of road fatalities. Many people won't drive safely if they aren't educated to do so and/or made to do so by law. Edited July 31, 2020 by rkidlad 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post billd766 Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, rkidlad said: If you apply the discipline that's needed to avoid covid19 to driver education and safety, then you can easily and dramatically lower your numbers of road fatalities. Many people won't drive safely if they aren't educated to do so and/or made to do so by law. IMHO a big part of the problem is the complete lack of traffic law enforcment by the police. 19 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: As part of their warning to motorists on Thursday Daily News said that everyone should be careful at U-turns This is the cause of some of the madness and I'm sure many on here will have experience of these .. it is quite ridiculous to pull across the direct flow of fast moving traffic to turn especially slow moving vehicles like trucks .. until they come up with a better idea there will always be fatalities at these U turns .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) Seems Thailand is aiming for the 'Most dangerous Covid free place in the world' award Edited July 31, 2020 by RichardColeman 1 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 maybe they should close the roads to motosays for a week 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Surely the Red Bull witness fatality should score double points? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said: maybe they should close the roads to motosays for a week They'd rather take the idiot truck drivers and maniac mini van drivers off the road or at least confine them strictly to the left, with a speed block at 80 km/h max 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 It would be interesting to know the numbers that died say withing a week of their accidents. Dead at the scene could give a highly deflated number of fatalities ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Asquith Production Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 Its just not U-turns its any manoeuvre that a Thai tries to do will mean going from A to B in the shortest distance. I got knocked off my bike while stationary in a side road waiting to turn right onto a major road, I was left of centre in the minor road and a car just cut the corner and did not try to to do a 90 deg right turn. Luckily minor injuries. Police found him at fault due to the pictures I took showing the position of his car. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: Thai road carnage: Nearly 8000 dead at the scene this year - July tops 1000 - Wednesday's 76 is worst yet And nothing will be done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiacurious Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 hours ago, JusticeGB said: Lockdown the country to keep covid19 deaths low (58) and destroy the economy and particularly the tourism industry and let 8,000 people die from road deaths. Obviously a sensible decision. In fact but for the emergency decree the road kill numbers would have been higher. Are minimizing deaths by preventing the spread of the virus and minimizing deaths by fixing the driving issues mutually exclusive options? 3 hours ago, rkidlad said: If you apply the discipline that's needed to avoid covid19 to driver education and safety, then you can easily and dramatically lower your numbers of road fatalities. Many people won't drive safely if they aren't educated to do so and/or made to do so by law. Exactly! Thailand has shown that it does have the ability to take on difficult issues. Road deaths should get a lot more attention than they do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff65 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Justgrazing said: This is the cause of some of the madness and I'm sure many on here will have experience of these .. it is quite ridiculous to pull across the direct flow of fast moving traffic to turn especially slow moving vehicles like trucks .. until they come up with a better idea there will always be fatalities at these U turns .. Yes these U-turns are madness and a death sentence, the only really way to solve the problem is roundabouts, It might take some time for the Thais to understand how it works but it will save lives slow and keep the traffic flowing at a steady pace. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anant72 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 It would be interesting to calculate the economic cost of traffic accidents over 1 year in Thailand. The powers that be probably don't care. The infamous, Intrinsically corrupt and lazy police are partly responsible for not enforcing the road laws on a continuous basis, especially when it comes to motorcyclists who ride their bikes like headless chickens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 A post using a trolling meme has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff65 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 If anyone is interested they can always keep and eye on accident spots and road tolls at this site. http://www.thairsc.com/eng/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Natural selection in action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pilotman Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, geoff65 said: Yes these U-turns are madness and a death sentence, the only really way to solve the problem is roundabouts, It might take some time for the Thais to understand how it works but it will save lives slow and keep the traffic flowing at a steady pace. Roundabouts? You have got to be joking. This crowd would never get it. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Around here a lot of people ride untaxed motorbikes and I assume don't have a license to operate one on a public road. With this this sort of behaviour allowed to go unchecked of course nothing will change. Same can be said for helmet wearing. And lastly, today driving back from Muang Phitsanulok on Hwy 11 I commented to the wife on the spectacular stupidity of one motorcycle rider who cut across the road in front of us...and the wife agreed! Thank goodness I have a camera...jist in case worse comes to worse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff65 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Pilotman said: Roundabouts? You have got to be joking. This crowd would never get it. Education Education Education. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, geoff65 said: Education Education Education. haha; good luck with that idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Ps: I will admit to not wearing a helmet most of the time because there is no financial pain inflicted. Last week we went down to Wang Phlong for lunch and 3 cops were there waiting for food and drinks. Not only we turned up helmetless but so did everyone else! Not a dam thing was said about it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien365 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 21 minutes ago, Pilotman said: Roundabouts? You have got to be joking. This crowd would never get it. My area has a few and naturally they are always jammed as they require users to give way to other vehicles. It's biggest vehicle or most reckless approach that gets priority 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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