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Too many lives being lost at train crossings
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/10/2020
» It was Sunday morning and a group of Buddhists from Samut Prakan were on their way to make merit at a temple in Chachoengsao. Yet the trip ended in a tragedy as their vehicle crashed into a freight train. Altogether, 19 were killed and a few dozen injured.
Need for speed will not help solve gridlock
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/08/2019
» Earlier this week, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, proposed to raise the speed limit on all four-lane roads from 90kph to 120kph in order to solve traffic congestion. He insisted that speed isn't the real cause of road accidents.
Let's make road safety a top priority
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 12/01/2017
» Solving a problem at its root cause is not a typical Thai way of doing things, but hopefully it will gradually become more common.
Harsh reality of city cycling hits home
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/06/2015
» I have written about other cyclists getting hit on the road — many not lucky enough to get a chance to cycle again — and I never thought I would have first-hand experience of it to share in this column.
Perceptions of drink drivers must change
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/05/2015
» I didn't expect to be writing about road safety for cyclists — or lack thereof — so soon after my last article. But a series of accidents over the past few days couldn't be left unmentioned.
Offerings to spirits won't cut road toll
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/04/2015
» Last Saturday, a bicyclist who was walking her bike across a Bangkok road was killed when a motorist hit her.
We need big vision, not just wider roads
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 27/03/2015
» A road, or tree tunnels?