Statistics of road accidents during Songkran 2009-2011

The so-called “Seven Dangerous Days of Songkran” are nearly upon us. This year the dangerous days have been designated as 11-17 April 2012. What that means is that authorities are expecting road carnage and death as people head off for the Thai new year holidays and then again on their return. The daily average for deaths on the road throughout the year is about 34 per day. However, during the new year period this tends to rise due to drunk driving and speeding. These are the two main causes of accidents during Songkran.

Looking back at the statistics for the past three years, 2009-2011, an average of 510 accidents took place each day. From that, there is a daily average of 48 deaths and 553 injuries. That seems a lot, but from what I have been told, this is not an accurate figure. The true numbers are really higher as not all road deaths get officially noted. We saw that last year when reported road deaths in Phuket newspapers didn’t match the official tally.  In addition, if the road accident victim doesn’t die at the scene, then it is not counted as a “death”.

Stats from @pump_kt: สถิติอุบัติเหตุช่วงสงกรานต์ปี 52-54 เฉลี่ย 510 ครั้งต่อวัน เสียชีวิต 48 คน/วัน บาดเจ็บ 553 คน/วัน

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