PUBLISHED: 17 Nov 2024 at 05: 42
As visitors accident victims continue to enlist in a horrible toll, with 48 fatalities per day on average then, according to a community, road accident prevention advocates have called for stricter road safety laws to be enforced.
In a ceremony held at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre ( BACC ) on Saturday to mark this year’s World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation ( ThaiHealth ) and its coalition made a pledge to improve road safety.
Surachai Liengboonlertchai, president of legislature’s road safety committees, said the time gives people around the world the chance to give value to those who have lost their lives to traffic accidents.
In Thailand, Public Health Ministry figures show that last month 17, 498 persons perished in road accidents, or 48 murders each day on average.
Every year, about 1, 000 people are hurt and handicapped in the nation as a result of these incidents. The images drive home the need to educate drivers about traffic safety and advocate for road safety.
Ratchanee Supawatjariyakul, chairman of the Road Traffic Accident Victims Empowerment Network, proposed a set of measures to improve the condition.
Ms Ratchanee lost her child, Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, in a road mishap. On January 21, 2022, a police officer struck Dr. Waraluck, who was employed by Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine, at a cross on Phaya Thai Road in the Ratchathewi region. In response to calls to impose a ban on drivers who ignore bridges, the horror received a lot of media attention.
The system demanded that changes be made to the Land Traffic Act and the Cars Act to reduce the number of of repeat offenses and reduce the speed of law protection. The team also emphasized the need to improve the process for obtaining driver’s licenses for various vehicle types and include a more thorough applicant screen.
Ms. Ratchanee added that all vehicles must travel at 50 kilometers per hour in metropolitan areas. She argued that the penalties for individuals who do n’t stop their vehicles at pedestrian intersections and for motorcycle owners who ride on pavement should be raised.
Additionally, she noted that drunk driving consequences may be increased to make criminals accountable for both jail time and fines, she added.
Dr Withid Sariddeechaikool, deputy secretary-general of the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), told the forum Thailand has the ninth-highest rate of road accidents globally.
One of the reasons is dozing off behind the vehicle, from stress or medication. The FDA warned individuals to avoid anti-allergy and anti-anxiety medication.