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'Seven days' not enough
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/04/2023
» The "seven dangerous days" campaign to reduce road accidents during the Songkran festival was officially launched on Wednesday, albeit without the usual fanfare and widespread publicity befitting the first fully-fledged Songkran in three years after the pandemic-induced hiatus.
Road safety a state of mind
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/06/2022
» A new week and another campaign launched to try and drive down road accidents and deaths.
Grim road toll stats not enough
News, Editorial, Published on 17/04/2022
» This year's Songkran holidays might have been a bit livelier with return of at least some fanfare and a trickle of foreign tourists, but one thing certainly has continued to put a damper on the festive mood -- the government's grim, if not misguided, obsession with counting road accidents and deaths throughout the holiday period.
Enforce the helmet rule
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/04/2021
» Songkran, a joyful, traditional New Year festival that begins on April 13, has its own dark side. It’s renowned as a time of deadly road accidents — dubbed the “Seven Dangerous Days” — as a large number of people join in a mass exodus, heading to their home provinces and holiday destinations.
Drivers need screening
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2020
» A suggestion by the Department of Land Transport (DLT) to have holders of the lifelong driving licence be re-evaluated to ensure that they are fit to drive has been aborted quickly in the wake of fierce public pressure in what was possibly the most short-lived proposal ever.
GPS tracking is Big Brother
News, Editorial, Published on 23/10/2019
» In his efforts to tackle the country's notorious road slaughter, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has come up with a "Big Brother" touch. For the sake of safer roads, he has proposed that Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers be installed in all privately owned vehicles to monitor drivers and punish those violating speed limits and other traffic laws.
Silo mentality slows progress
News, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2019
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) and the Royal Thai Police (RTP) this week, once again, have acted as if they do not actually work in the same country.
Safe roads not just for holidays
News, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2019
» The government's road safety promotion campaign during the New Year holidays, better known as the "seven dangerous days", ended with mixed results: the number of accidents fell slightly but the death toll was up to 463, which is a 9.5% increase from last year's figures.
Steep fines not enough
News, Editorial, Published on 24/08/2018
» The carnage on Thailand's roads, ranked the second deadliest in the world in 2015, is driven by a wide range of factors. In a bid to lessen the horrific slaughter and improve road safety, the Department of Land Transport (DLT) recently came up with a harsh solution, aimed at keeping unlicensed drivers off the roads.
Cut corners take toll in bus crashes
News, Editorial, Published on 25/03/2018
» The road accident involving a double-decker bus that killed 18 holiday-makers and injured 30 more this week indicates that serious safety flaws remain in the nation's public transport.