Road Safety Situation in Thailand Assoc. Prof. Dr.Julaluk Carmai Assoc. Prof.Dr. Saiprasit Koetniyom Automotive Engineering Program, TGGS King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok
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Agenda Thailand Registered Vehicles Fatalities and Injuries due to Road Crashes Thailand Road Safety Strategy Motorcycle Safety Current issues facing
Vehicle safety activity for publics in Thailand
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Population as of 1 July 2014 = 64,871,000 Middle Income group; GNI per Capita = $ 5370 (2013) Registered Vehicles as of 30 June 2014 =35,352,660
Source: Department of Land Transport, Thailand ASEAN Automobile Safety Forum
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Fatalities and injuries due to road crashes Fatalities rate per 100,000 population from road crashes (FEB 2014) Ranks 3rd in highest road fatalities in 2010
Souce: Motality from road crashes in 193 countries : a comparison with other leading causes of death The University of Michigan’s transportation research institute.
Deaths/ 100,000/year for selected countries Data: WHO (2010 published 2013)
Become the world 2nd highest.
Thailand total deaths by cause Road traffic accidents are the 5th cause of deaths in Thailand and account for 5.75% of all deaths in Thailand source: Global status report on road safety 2013 by WHO
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Vehicle type involved in road crashes Proportion of road crashes classified by road user types in 2013
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Source: Royal Thai Police
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Thailand Road Safety Strategy Thailand Road Safety Master Plan (2009-2012)
Source: Thailand Road Safety management and strategy; Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior
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Thailand Road Safety Strategy
Thailand Road Safety Master Plan 2013-2016 Focuses specifically on Motorcycle safety
Enforcement of speed limit Increases collaboration among local agencies oCreate more involvement in public relations
oMore knowledge transferring and sharing
Utilization advanced technologies for road safety Better system for accident data collection ASEAN Automobile Safety Forum
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The Decade of action for road safety in Thailand Goal: Fatalities reduction to 10 persons per 100,000 population within the year 2020
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Safer Roads • Policies to encourage investment in public transport
Safer Vehicles • UN World forum hamonization of vehicle standard (May 2006) • Vehicle regulations: • Front and rear seat-belts required in all new cars • Front and rear seat-belts required in all imported cars
Safer Road Users Country Speed limits: Urban:80km/h Roral:90 km/h Enforcement :3/10
Drink-Driving law BAC limit: 0.05g/dl 26% of traffic deaths involving alcohol Enforcement : 5/10 ASEAN Automobile Safety Forum
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Safer Road Users •Motorcycle helmet law
100 % helmet wearing campaign
•Helmet for both rider and passengers •Helmet standard mandated=> 2014 standard has adopted UNECE R22
Enforcement: 6/10 •Seat-belt law •Only enforce for front occupants •Enforcement : 6/10 •No Children restraints enforcement
•Mobile phone usage during driving •Law prohibits hand-held mobile phone use •Ok for hand -free mobile phone
Safety equipments used rate
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Motorcycle Safety Highest portion of country’s registered vehicles Highest portion of fatalities Ranked worst in the world for two wheeler casualties account for almost 70% of the country road fatalities. Fatalities Young male of 15-24 years Low rate of wearing helmet is found in youth
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Injuries involved in road crashes per registered vehicles classified by vehicle types
Source: Department of Land Transport, Department of Public Health, ThaiRoads foundation and TARC
No limit number of pillion passenger No age limit for pillion passenger No motorcycle lane Regulation on brake system has not yet enforced Low rate of helmet usage for young pillions ASEAN Automobile Safety Forum
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Risks Factors Influencing Crash Involvement Human factors oInappropriate or excessive speed oAlcohol / medicinal or recreational drugs usage oFatigues oYoung riders
Vehicle factors oVehicle stability and visibility oBraking and handling failure oPoor maintenance (e.g. tyres, windscreen wipers)
Road environment factors oDefects in road design, layout and maintenance oInadequate visibility due to environmental factors
Risks Factors Influencing Crash Severity Human factors oHuman tolerance factors oInappropriate or excessive speed oSeat-belts and child restraints not used oCrash helmets not worn by users of motorcycles
Vehicle factors oInsufficient vehicle crash protection for occupants and for those hit by vehicles (VRUs)
Road environment factors oRoadside objects not crash protective
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Current road safety issues facing Speeding, drink-driving Low usage of helmet especially young people Low usage of seat-belt at rear seats Low usage of children restraints Most severely injured casualties are vulnerable road users i.e. pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists
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Safer vehicle Department of Land Transportation regulation implementation plan for light vehicle and MVA as of September 2013 2013
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2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
R13H/ R13
R28
R3
R6
R10
R12
R91
R44
R39
R14
R46
R7
R11
R34
EC78/318
R85
R43
R16
R48
R23
R21
R121
EC77/389
R94
R17/R25
R79
R112
R26
R14,R16, R17/R25 (Isofix)
EC78/549
R95
(option)
R51
R98
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With the existing of ASEAN NCAP, improvement of crash protection system can be speeded up. No need to wait until 2020!!!! For VRU issue ,ASEAN NCAP can help reducing risk to VRU by promoting crash rating for pedestrian protection and avoidance. For motorcycle issue, ASEAN NCAP can help encouraging car maker to develop a safety technology to avoid MC collision eg. Blind spot detection or lane watch Increasing level of vehicle safety awareness of consumers will help speeding up safety performance vehicles. “CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT“ ASEAN Automobile Safety Forum
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ASEAN NCAP Initiative
Seminar for publics
BIW for students and public study
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Road Safety Situation in Thailand Objectives To promote ASEAN NCAP activity in Thailand To disseminate knowledge of occupant injury from vehicle crash / collision To explain the vehicle star rating of ASEAN NCAP and results interpretation To publicize vehicle safety information Activities Thai Media Coaching on ASEAN NCAP Distribution of ASEAN NCAP results in Thai language ASEAN NCAP working group meeting in Thailand Vehicle Safety Symposium 2014 ASEAN NCAP Manufacturing Briefing and result launching
