From the tragic incident of Big Bike, police sergeant, crashed “Doctor Rabbit” to death, look back on the statistics of “pedestrians” in Thailand, why are they the most at risk of dying while WHO data in 61 pointed out that “Thai Ranked No. 1 in Asia and No. 9 in the world with the highest number of road fatalities.
From the tragic incident of Big Bike, police sergeant, crashed “Doctor Rabbit” to death, look back on the statistics of “pedestrians” in Thailand, why are they the most at risk of dying while WHO data in 61 pointed out that “Thai Ranked No. 1 in Asia and No. 9 in the world with the highest number of road fatalities.
On January 21, 65, another tragic event occurred in Thai society. from the case of a motorcyclebig bike“A pedestrian crossing the street in the areacrosswalk In front of Tribhum Rajanagarindra Institute, Phayathai Road, heading towards the Victory Monument, causing “Dr. Waralak” Supawat Chariyakul or “Rabbit Doctor” Ophthalmologist Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University died, later known as the motorcyclist It’s a crowd control police officer rank.”police sergeant” (Police Lieutenant Colonel) Name: Norawit Buadok, Group Commander, 2nd Battalion, Royal Thai Police
when it happened Police Lieutenant Norawithad made preliminary wounds at the scene of the accident and went to receive treatment at the police hospital, then on January 23, he came to surrender and acknowledge the allegations at the Phayathai Police Station, where the investigators had already measured the amount of alcohol The alcohol content result was zero.
Initially, the police filed charges against Police Lieutenant ColonelNorawit A total of 5 charges, divided into 1 criminal charge, while the other 4 were traffic offenses. The fine has been compared. After this, the investigating officer will collect the case file and submit it to the court for a criminal trial.
forThe charges against Police Lieutenant Norawit were prosecuted. namely
1. Driving recklessly and that action causing the death of others.”
2. Charges according to the Road Traffic Act on the charge of bringing a car without a license plate to use in the road
3. Drive the car off the edge of the left side.
4. Failure to follow the markings on the road (Don’t stop the car for people to cross)
5. The Motor Vehicle Act, charged with violating the use of a car that does not pay annual tax.
Bangkok online business Look up historical statistics aboutaccidentborn topedestrianIn Thailand, interesting information was found in a special report fromPromoting Fair and Safe Access to Transport (LIMIT 4 LIFE) Project: Reflecting on the Reality of Vulnerabilities on the Road (VRUs) which was published in 2019, reiterating that “pedestrian“They are the most vulnerable groups that need protection.
The special report was produced by LIMIT 4 LIFE under the Champions for Change to Achieve Safer Road Use in Thailand program, run by Internews, with the support of the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP). The objective is to drive policy pushing to reduce the rate of death and injury from road accidents.by the power of the media
“Pedestrian crashes” kill the most
The report states that from statisticsaccidentthat occurred on the roads of the Department of Highways during 2013-2017 found that the characteristics of high-intensity collisions were: pedestrian accident classified as the accident with the highest severity index, withThe average fatality is as high as 55 per 100 accidents.
followed by Car accidents collide in opposite directions. andaccident from overtaking An average of 40 deaths per 100 accidents, followed by crossroad accidents and collisions with parked cars or objects on the road. An average of 25 deaths per 100 accidents, with the majority of pedestrian deaths occurring in the 45-59 age group.
“Bangkok” kills one in three countries.
From the integrated system of deaths fromroad accidentAn average of 4 years (2014-2017) found that approximately 10,200 people died in identifiable road accidents (If the vehicle type is not required About 20,000 Thais still die on the roads a year.) in the number of suchAn average of 740 pedestrians per year die. deceased groupMost of them were teenagers 15-19 years and adults aged 50-69 years. mostly cheapmotorcycle crash followed by cars and trucks.
Information on traffic accident cases reported in 2015-2017 found that pedestrianNationwide, the proportion of birthsaccidentin the metropolitan area, which is Bangkok high 1 in 3 (34%) compared to the number of notifications across the country, that is, street in bangkok An average of 250 pedestrians die each year.
In addition, if you look at the number of pedestrians who were hit by a car from the statistics of “inpatient services” about the number of inpatients nationwide between 2015 and 2018, it states that pedestriandeath and injuryfrom road accidents 25,071, oraverage 6,267.75 cases per year which groupThe vast majority of pedestrians (56.27%) were injured as a result of being hit by a motorcycle. with children 0-9 years of age the most common injuries and deaths. followed by adults aged 45-59 years
Thailand’s highest road fatalities in the region
GLOBAL STATUS REPORT ON ROAD SAFETY 2018 ofWorld Health Organization (WHO) indicates the countryThaihave a rateHighest road fatalities in Southeast Asia and Asia at 32.7 people per 100,000 population
followed by Vietnam 26.4, Malaysia 23.6, Myanmar 19.9, Cambodia 17.8, Laos 16.6, Papua New Guinea 14.2, Timor Leste 12.7, Philippines 12.3, Indonesia 12.2, Singapore 2.8. population 1 hundred thousand
At the same time, the death rate on the road 32.7 people per 100,000 populationThailand is still in the top ten or the top 10 in the world. with the highest number being9th place in the worldAlso, almost all of the rest of the top 10 countries are in Africa.
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Reference: WHO, SDGMove, RoadSafetyThai.org
