The picture of the wreckage of a double-decker bus that plunged into a ravine in Prachin Buri province, which appeared on several newspapers' front pages, must have broken the hearts of many readers. It should be noted that this is not the first time that such a horrible crash involving a double-decker bus has happened on this highway. The latest crash indeed raises a serious question about state efforts to boost road safety over the past years as Thailand has become one of the worst countries for road fatalities. In this case, it's about the safety of double-decker vehicles. The time is overdue for the agencies concerned with tacking road safety to change their mindset and overhaul the ways they deal with this long-standing problem.

Source: Bangkok Post March 11, 2017 22:14 UTC