WRI's report on traffic safety titled "Cities safer by design", launched yesterday in Bangkok, recommended design elements proven to improve traffic safety. Claudia Adriazola-Steil, WRI director of health and road safety, added mass public transportation should be prioritised by policy-makers and city planners. Better infrastructure and connectivity are as essential as bringing down speed limits, said Ben Welle, senior associate of health and road safety at the World Resources Institute (WRI), yesterday. Better urban design can reduce traffic fatalities among drivers and pedestrians in Thailand, road safety experts say. "People will never be compelled to take public transportation if city planners don't prioritise it."

Source: Bangkok Post July 26, 2016 22:07 UTC