Trat appears safest during 'seven dangerous days'

As of late yesterday, Trat was the only province not to have reported any New Year accidents so far. It was one of 15 provinces not to have had any road deaths in the first four of the "seven dangerous days" of the holiday period, Deputy Prime Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana told the Road Safety Centre's press briefing yesterday.

Apart from Trat, on the eastern seaboard, no deaths were reported in Nan, Uttaradit, Uthai Thani, Nakhon Phanom, Bueng Kan, Si Sa Ket, Nong Khai, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, Ang Thong, Trang, Phang Nga, Ranong and Satun, Phong-thep said.

So far, there have been 202 deaths and 1,898 injuries from 1,827 road accidents over that period. All the figures are lower than last year, when there were 242 deaths, 2,382 injuries and 2,167 accidents in the first four days.

Nakhon Pathom tops toll

In terms of fatalities, Nakhon Pathom topped the list with 11, followed by Chiang Mai with 10 and Phetchabun with eight. Chiang Mai also recorded the most injuries at 91 and accidents (89).

On Sunday, the fourth of the seven dangerous days, 54 people were killed and 536 injured in 505 accidents - lower than the 77 deaths, 600 injuries and 562 accidents on the same day last year.

Phongthep said driving under the influence was the biggest cause of traffic accidents at about 43 per cent, while motorcycles were involved in 82 per cent of accidents. The riskiest behaviour leading to accidents was riding motorcycles without a helmet, at 26 per cent.

As many as 105,691 motorists have been cited for violating traffic laws. Of them, 31,200 failed to provide a driver's licence, while 30,101 others were charged with failing to wear a helmet while riding motorcycles.

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