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Community Manager
Excerpt from Chiang Mai mail today
"Chiang Mai ranks 3rd in the nation for road accident deaths
Due to the high number of tourists and residents who are injured and die in Chiang Mai from road accidents the Committee for Accident Prevention and Road Traffic Management and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation Office called upon the government and relevant agencies to find a solution for the problem.
Dr. Teerawuth Komutbutr, a representative from the Committee noted that a large number of deaths were due to drunk driving and driving without a helmet. He added that the police said Chiang Mai ranks third behind Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima. He said approximately 3,903 people per one hundred thousand are injured in accidents every year while around 43 per 100,000 are killed annually making it the fifth leading cause of death in the nation.
The average age of victims of both injury and death are between the ages of 15-34 years old and include students, laborers, farmers, business people and tourists.
The doctor urged the government to declare road safety a national agenda, noting that the entire world is paying attention to the road accident death rate in Thailand as it now ranks 6th in the world and worst in the world for motorbike and two-wheeler deaths with more than 11,000 motorbike drivers or passengers dying annually. Motorbike accidents account for 70% of the country's road fatalities. Dr. Teerawuth said that a key factor is enforcement of helmet laws, noting that mortality rates for those not wearing a helmet and in an accident are 80% higher than those who are wearing helmets. "
"Chiang Mai ranks 3rd in the nation for road accident deaths
Due to the high number of tourists and residents who are injured and die in Chiang Mai from road accidents the Committee for Accident Prevention and Road Traffic Management and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation Office called upon the government and relevant agencies to find a solution for the problem.
Dr. Teerawuth Komutbutr, a representative from the Committee noted that a large number of deaths were due to drunk driving and driving without a helmet. He added that the police said Chiang Mai ranks third behind Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima. He said approximately 3,903 people per one hundred thousand are injured in accidents every year while around 43 per 100,000 are killed annually making it the fifth leading cause of death in the nation.
The average age of victims of both injury and death are between the ages of 15-34 years old and include students, laborers, farmers, business people and tourists.
The doctor urged the government to declare road safety a national agenda, noting that the entire world is paying attention to the road accident death rate in Thailand as it now ranks 6th in the world and worst in the world for motorbike and two-wheeler deaths with more than 11,000 motorbike drivers or passengers dying annually. Motorbike accidents account for 70% of the country's road fatalities. Dr. Teerawuth said that a key factor is enforcement of helmet laws, noting that mortality rates for those not wearing a helmet and in an accident are 80% higher than those who are wearing helmets. "
