Today (January 2, 2023) at the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Center for the Prevention and Reduction of Road Accidents during the New Year’s Holiday 2023, summary of the statistics on road accidents on January 1, 2023. They were 478 road accidents, 465 injured and 66 dead. The accumulated road accidents during the 4 days of the campaign (December 29, 2022 – January 1, 2023) resulted in a total of 1,664 accidents and 1,647 injured. A total of 218 dead, provinces without victims. (Zero deaths) There are 10 provinces, giving instructions to the provinces to focus on taking care of the route connecting to the main road. Add a vehicle inspection call to slow down the vehicle and assess driver readiness. Concentrate on tending to accident-prone spots, especially on long straight rides. prevent drowsiness as well as coordinate the opening of a special channel to speed up the release of cars AND organize personnel to facilitate the intersection of routes with heavy traffic. Remind drivers not to drive too fast Strictly obey traffic laws. be kind to fellow travelers To prevent accidents and arrive at your destination safely.
Boontham Lertsukeekasem, Director General, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (PACC), Secretary, Directorate Center for Road Safety (ADP), as Chair of Center for Prevention and Mitigation Ad Hoc Subcommittee Meeting of Accidents throughout the year The Center for Traffic Accident Prevention and Reduction during New Year’s Eve 2023 by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Network Partner Collaboration revealed compiled traffic accident statistics at 1 January 2023, which is the fourth day of the “New lifestyle driving safely” campaign There were 478 accidents, 465 injured, 66 dead. The main causes of accidents were fast driving 37.03%, drink driving 33.26%, the vehicles with the highest number of accidents were motorcycles 88.02%, mostly on the road of motorways 38.49% Roads in the admi subdistrict administration Organizations/Villages 32.22% The time the incident was highest between 00:01 and 01:00 15.69% The highest number of injuries and fatalities were between the ages between 20 and 29 years 23.54% 1,887 main checkpoints were established, 55,851 operations officers summoned 401,164 vehicles, a total of 59,862 people were prosecuted, 16,696 people were charged with driving without a license, 16,070 were not wearing a helmet and 7,109 were for speeding. The province with the most accidents is Songkhla (27 times), the province with the most injuries is Songkhla (31 people), the province with the most fatalities is Mae Hong Son, Sa Kaeo and Surat Thani (4 per province). 22 December – 1 January 23), there were 1,664 accidents. Total of 1,647 injured, 218 dead, provinces without fatalities The provinces with the highest number of cumulative accidents were 10. The province with the highest number of cumulative accidents was Surat Thani (56 accidents), the province with the highest number of injuries cumulative was Sakon Nakhon (57 people), the province with the most cumulative casualties was Chiang Rai (12 people). deceased (Zero deaths) with 10 provinces
However, today (January 2, 2023) is the last day of the 2023 New Year holidays, on the way back to Bangkok and major provinces in various regions. There will be heavy traffic. Celebrating the New Year can cause driver fatigue. Causing the risk of accidents caused by falling asleep in the CCP, thus stressing the province to focus on checkpoints, especially the connecting routes between main and secondary roads that people use as shortcuts and bypasses where motorists often use high speeds together as the frequency of inspections of public vehicles and buses on fixed and non-fixed routes increases slow down the speed of the car and assess the readiness of the driver Concentrate on taking care of the points at risk of an accident. Especially on long straights which often lead to accidents due to falling asleep. Including the coordination of the opening of special lanes to speed up the release of cars and the organization of personnel to facilitate intersections with heavy traffic.
Buntham Lertsukeekasem, director general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (PACC), said today that the main route is expected to experience heavy traffic throughout the day. The Road Safety Directorate Center has instructed Sonthi Province to volunteer to direct traffic and ensure the safety of people along the route. rigorously monitor accident-risk behaviour. Strictly abide by traffic laws, stop the car every 1-2 hours, do not force the car to drive when sleepy, stop the car at various service points. or gas station To get safely to their destination for people who have met or witnessed an accident, they can report the accident via the 24-hour hotline 1784 and the “Security Security 1784” line by adding a friendly line ID @1784DDPM to coordinate urgent assistance. next
