Muscat Regional Conference on Road Safety “Together We can Overcome the Looming Crisis” September 4 - 6, 2006 “How to tackle Road Safety Problems in Thailand”

Muscat Regional Conference Muscat Regional Conference

on Road Safetyon Road Safety

“Together We can Overcome the Looming Crisis”“Together We can Overcome the Looming Crisis”

SeptemberSeptember 4 - 6, 20064 - 6, 2006

““How to tackle Road Safety How to tackle Road Safety

Problems in Thailand” Problems in Thailand” Ministry of Transport (MOT), THAILAND.

Road Traffic CrashesRoad Traffic Crashes

in Thailandin Thailand

ContentsContents

1. Situation and Background1. Situation and Background

2. Road Traffic Crashes in Thailand2. Road Traffic Crashes in Thailand

3. Organization Body for 3. Organization Body for

Road Safety PolicyRoad Safety Policy

4. How to tackle4. How to tackle

5. Conclusion5. Conclusion

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1. Situation and Background1. Situation and Background

BackgroundBackground : in 2005: in 2005

Population 62.42 millionPopulation 62.42 million

Area 517,000 KmArea 517,000 Km2

Distance of Roads : Distance of Roads :

totals 128,176totals 128,176 Kms. Kms.

Highways 53,176 kms.Highways 53,176 kms.

Rural roads 28,500 kms.Rural roads 28,500 kms.

Local admin.46,500 kms.Local admin.46,500 kms.

Number of Vehicles 25.1 Number of Vehicles 25.1 millionmillion

2. Road Traffic Crashes in 2. Road Traffic Crashes in ThailandThailand

NationwideNationwide Road Road Traffic Accident Traffic Accident StatisticsStatistics

Road Accident during New Year and Road Accident during New Year and

SongkSongkrran an (Thai New Year) (Thai New Year) Festival.Festival.

Factor involved in Accident Factor involved in Accident OccurrenceOccurrence

Road Accident CostingRoad Accident Costing

2.12.1 Road Traffic ConditionRoad Traffic Condition Trend-Number of Road Accidents Trend-Number of Road Accidents during1993during1993-2005-2005

persons

2.1 Road Traffic Condition2.1 Road Traffic Condition (Conti.)(Conti.)Trend - Number of Deaths during 1993-Trend - Number of Deaths during 1993-20052005

2.12.1 Road Traffic ConditionRoad Traffic Condition (Conti.)(Conti.)Trend - Number of Injuries during Trend - Number of Injuries during 1993-20051993-2005

persons

Year

Trend - Number of Car Registered Trend - Number of Car Registered 1993-20051993-2005

No. of Car

Year

Figure 1 : No. of Vehicles/Accidents/Deaths & Injuries during 1983-2005

Trend - Vehicle type involving road accident during 1995-2003

New YearAccidents 2001 2002 2003

2004(29 Dec-4

Jan)

2005(29 Dec-

4 Jan)

2006(29 Dec-4

Jan)

No.of accidents

n.a. n.a. n.a. 19,562 6,875 4,164

No. of deaths 454 585 562 628 469 434

No. of injuries n.a. 34,303 32,451

26,100 8,547 4,772

SongkranAccidents

2002(11-18

April)

2003(11-18

April)

2004(9-18 April)

2005(11-18

April)

No. of accidents n.a. n.a. 25,533 12,074

No. of deaths 567 848 654 522

No. of injuries n.a. 52,058 36,642 16,395

Table 3 : Road Accidents during New Year/ Songkran

Trend – Road Accidents during New Year

Trend – Road Accidents during Songkran

2.3 Factors involved in accident occurrence

Human / Vehicle / Road environment

Human(95.62%)

Vehicle57.10

5.80

19.262.08

0.4013.46

1.90

Road & Environment

2.4 Road Accident Costing in Thailand - based on data in 2002

Source: Accident Costing Report: AC09, March 2004

~2,898 million US$

3. Organization Body for Road 3. Organization Body for Road Safety PolicySafety Policy

Concerned AgenciesConcerned Agencies•Ministry of Transport - Ministry of Public Ministry of Transport - Ministry of Public

HealthHealth

•Ministry of Education - Ministry of Ministry of Education - Ministry of InteriorInterior

•Ministry of Justice - Royal Thai Police Ministry of Justice - Royal Thai Police

•etc.etc.

Connection with many rescue Connection with many rescue

service and volunteer service and volunteer organizationorganization

4. How to tackle4. How to tackle

4.1 Road Safety Operating Center 4.1 Road Safety Operating Center (RSOC)(RSOC)

RSOC - formulate strategies and criteriaRSOC - formulate strategies and criteria

- direct, assign control and follow up - direct, assign control and follow up

** 5 E’s Strategies of RSOC5 E’s Strategies of RSOC

Ministry of Transport (OTP)Ministry of Transport (OTP) * * Thailand Road Safety Action Plan Thailand Road Safety Action Plan ((2004-2004-

20082008))

4.2 Good Practice4.2 Good Practice ((lesson from experiencelesson from experience))

* * Annual Road Safety CampaignAnnual Road Safety Campaign

How to tackle by RSOCHow to tackle by RSOC

Organization Chart’ s RSOC

Road Safety Operating

Center : RSOC

(Deputy Prime Minister)

Min.of Health Min.of Interior Min.of Transport Min.of Education

Min.of Jus. Royal Thai Police

Non govern.

Strategies 5 E’s from Strategies 5 E’s from RSDCRSDC

-- Strategy 1Strategy 1 : : Law Law EEnforcementnforcement

Strategy 2Strategy 2 : : EEngineeringngineering

Strategy 3Strategy 3 : : Public Relation, Public Relation, EEducation ducation

and Public Participationand Public Participation

Strategy 4Strategy 4 : : EMS EMS ((Emergency Medical Emergency Medical

SystemSystem))

Strategy 5Strategy 5 : : EEvaluation and valuation and MonitoringMonitoring

Traffic Measures

Using Helmet

Drunk Drive

Safety Belt

Driving License

Speeding

Free vehicle safety inspection

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ของประเทศไทย ของประเทศไทย((2547 – 25512547 – 2551))

Thailand Thailand

Road Safety Road Safety

Action Plan Action Plan

(2004 – 2008)(2004 – 2008)

Road Safety Strategies and Action Plans14 programs/core activities14 programs/core activities in 5E’s

Strategy 1: Law Enforcement 1) Traffic legislation 2) Traffic police and law enforcement

Strategy 3: Public Relations, Education and Public Participation 6) Driver training and testing 7) Road safety education of children 8) Road safety publicity and campaignsStrategy 2 : Engineering

3) Safe planning and design of roads 4)Improvement of hazardous locations 5) Vehicle safety standards

Strategy 5: Evaluation and Information 10) Coordination and management of road safety 11) Road accident data systems 12) Road safety funding and the role of the assurance industry 13) Road safety research 14) Road accident costing

Strategy 4:Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 9) Emergency assistance to road accident victims

Plan Periods

1) Short term plan (6 months – 1 year : 2004)

2) Medium term plan (2–3 years : 2005 -2007)

3) Long term plan (5 years : 2008 - 2012)

** The Cabinet has approved the

“Thailand Road Safety Action Plan”

: October 19th , 2004

With Cooperation of Related With Cooperation of Related OrganizationsOrganizations

Thailand Road Safety Action PlanThailand Road Safety Action Plan

Government Agencies

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Thailand Global Road Safety Partnership (Thailand GRSP)

4.2 Good Practices 4.2 Good Practices (lesson from (lesson from experience)experience) * Annual Road Safety Campaign* Annual Road Safety Campaign

Free vehicle safety inspection

Free vehicle safety

inspection

Check alcohol breath test

Inspecting bus and bus driver readiness During the long holiday/ festival

Inspecting bus and bus driver readiness

at terminals and sub-terminals

Rescue service collaboration

Rescue service collaboration (conti.)

Initiate Road Safety Culture

5. Conclusion5. ConclusionRoad SafetyRoad Safety

is the major problem for the third world is the major problem for the third world and and

developing countriesdeveloping countries is multi-sector function.is multi-sector function.

To solve this important issueTo solve this important issue

need technical/financial support from need technical/financial support from developed countriesdeveloped countries

joint hand to hand among all public and joint hand to hand among all public and private to tackleprivate to tackle road safety problemsroad safety problems

Sample – Road Safety Sample – Road Safety CampaignCampaign

• Mascot - Mr. Road safety ConciousMascot - Mr. Road safety Concious

(Animation)(Animation)

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