Thread: Drunk driving remains top cause of holiday road accidents

BANGKOK (NNT) - 74 people have died on the second day of the New Normal road safety campaign to suppress accidents during the New Year holidays. The total number of accidents since yesterday was 586, with driving under influence the most common cause.


The New Year road safety campaign recorded 1,000 accidents in total on 29-30 December 2020, with 117 deaths and 1,014 injuries.


586 accidents were recorded yesterday alone as people started to travel home on the last working day of the year. There were 74 deaths and 576 injuries associated with these accidents.


Most accidents have so far occurred in Nakhon Ratchasima at 26 times. The province also holds the record for the highest death toll at 5, and the most cases of injury at 32.


The number one cause of accidents is driving under the influence, at 33.96%, followed closely by speeding, at 33.45%. Most accidents so far have involved motorcycles, at a current 82.03%.


Accidents have mostly happened in the period from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., while most injuries and deaths occurred among those aged 50 or more.


The police have so far prosecuted 62,598 persons, with 19,102 bike riders charged with not wearing a helmet, and 16,135 persons over not having a driver’s license.


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pretty much the same any country yeah ?

Forget my swerve driving last night.

Originally Posted by Fondles

pretty much the same any country yeah ?

No, for the rest of the world I think it is now:

1. Distracted driving
2. Speeding

Mobile phones have a shitload to do with it.

Severe penalties for driving under the influence are another.

In Thailand it seems to be mainly about waiting for the accidents to happen, finding a cause and then doing fuck all about it except for the periodic, week-long "crackdown".

Should be legalized. Anyone who wants to drive drunk has to install a purple rotary light on their car. They are restricted to back roads and have to drive 30 km/h max

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Mobile phones have a shitload to do with it.

See this all the time nowadays...can't understand the reason why people have to be permanently connected.

Originally Posted by Troy

See this all the time nowadays...can't understand the reason why people have to be permanently connected.

There's a very interesting documentary on Netflix about this very subject.

It's called "The Social Dilemma".