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Cough up cash to stop road carnage
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 15/05/2019
» Thailand will soon have new traffic laws, based on the more stringent Japanese model, a senior land transport official said recently. Obviously, he was thrilled.
You can't rely on luck to end road carnage
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 20/12/2018
» The numbers never lie; the state's efforts to tackle road fatalities have paid off. According to the Road Safety Group Thailand, the country's ranking improved from No.2 in the world, with 36.2 traffic-related deaths per 100,000 people, to No.9, with the deaths being reduced to 34:100,000.
No special law needed to buckle up
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/03/2017
» The latest move by the government to get tough with traffic law violators is laudable. But invoking Section 44 for this purpose seems more laughable than praiseworthy to me.
'Thainess' no excuse for bad driving
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 15/03/2017
» Call me a pessimist, but I am certain 2017 will be another bad year for road safety.
In need of a road safety crash course
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/03/2015
» A Facebook friend shared a thought-provoking item about road safety on his page this week.