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Law enforcement gets off lightly again
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/02/2022
» If the victim were not a young woman with a bright future as an ophthalmologist and the culprit were not a policeman, the accident on Phaya Thai Road on Jan 21 would have been worth at most of a few inches of coverage, and certainly not its current position as the nation's most talked-about story.
Don't only blame drivers for road tragedies
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 18/11/2017
» Every fatal accident is a tragedy and all serious accidents carry heavy human and financial costs.
It's time to rethink road safety strategy
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/05/2017
» Can anyone still remember the brouhaha over traffic crackdowns imposed by a Section 44 announcement a few weeks back?
Deadly consequences of doing things the 'Thai way'
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 22/04/2016
» By now, we have all learned about the toll that road accidents exacted on Thai motorists during the "seven dangerous days" of Songkran.
How deadly driving habits define a nation
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 04/01/2013
» The New Year traffic continued its deadly trend despite intensified official efforts to put a lid on the number of accidents. According to official reports, the seven-day period over the New Year from Dec 27 last year to Wednesday saw 3,176 accidents, 83 more than last year.