Enforce the helmet ruleSongkran, a joyful, traditional New Year festival that begins on April 13, has its own dark side. It aims to reduce road accidents and casualties by at least 5% to reduce the three-year average of 3,405 accidents and 378 deaths in 2017–2019. One of the major reasons that road safety campaigns have failed is their broad scope, and a failure to address the problem at its core. Road safety campaigns, including anti-drunk driving measures for festivals like Songkran and New Year, have primarily focused on large vehicles — public buses and private vehicles. Data released by the Interior Ministry showed that 74.4% of all road accidents involved motorcycles.

Source: Bangkok Post April 03, 2021 03:00 UTC