WHO urges Thailand to enforce traffic laws

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WHO urges Thailand to enforce traffic laws

Published: 9 Nov 2012 at 17.11
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Thailand to strengthen the enforcement of traffic regulations to improve road safety.

Even though the country has some of the best accident prevention laws in the region, they are not being enforced, according to Ho Yong Kim, the UN agency's representative in Thailand.

For example, she said, while most communities have a speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour, it is seldom obeyed by motorists.

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nicholas
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Discussion 6 : 09 Nov 2012 at 19.246
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Education, education and enforcement, first start by ensuring the POLICE who are paid to do the job of enforcing, do actually enforce everyone, not just the Motorcycles and ars, I have been stopped but the lorry and bus that passed me at a faster speeb carried on.
The once the Plice do their job, ensure ALL Governemnt agencies comply with tyraffic laws then the public will slowly follow, at the moment it si fair game to flout all laws as an act of either defiance or sheer bloody mindness, both cause accidents and death . Life by the way is considered so cheap here that there is NO incentive to change attitudes or the culture of driving by an
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ploydonut
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Discussion 5 : 09 Nov 2012 at 19.045
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I am agree with Khun Ho Yong Kim. I think we have many rubber tree, so we should put rubber like tyre around all concrete wall and the light post incase car crash, then rubber can help save life.
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Victor
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Discussion 4 : 09 Nov 2012 at 18.464
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As far back as I can remember WHO had been saying this exact same statement to all the successive governments without any meaningful result. So don't expect this government to act on such meaningless advice this time around.
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Discussion 3 : 09 Nov 2012 at 18.403
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"The first thing that must be done is to upgrade the accident database..."

Wrong! The first thing that must be done is for the police to do their jobs and enforce traffic rules consistently. And by consistent I mean not just for the duration of a "crack-down" which usually dosn't last much longer than the press conference. By consistent, I also mean including drivers of Ferraris etc..
No need for a new database or an expensive "awareness campaign" to know we have a problem and fix it. The vast majority of the problem could be solved, without any extra expense or delay, by simply getting people to do the jobs they're already paid for.
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Discussion 2 : 09 Nov 2012 at 18.192
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No education for drivers + No consistent enforcement by police + arrogance by drivers in oversized trucks + A willingness to run away from any accident + no real consequences when you kill someone + no political will for change = chaos. Start with education and enforcement at schools (if your kids are caught without a helmet fine the school, name and shame). Fine the parents for encouraging their kids to break the law. Ensure rich high profile road killers face justice. Consequences (financial, incarceration, loss of face) are the only way to solve these problems. In Chiang Rai, only my experience and anticipation of the absurd keeps me alive
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Discussion 1 : 09 Nov 2012 at 18.141
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One big step to start down the road to reducing accidents ... get the BIB out of their air conditioned stations and on the road enforcing the law ... speeding tickets, red light running tickets, DUIs into jail ... not shaking down scooter pilots for 200 baht.
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