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Accidents in Bangkok Official
police figures probably won't mean much to you unless you compare them to those
in your own city. Remember vehicle ownership in Thailand is way
lower than in Europe or the US.
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Damage to Person / Vehicle |
Total |
| 1.
Pedestrian |
2,549 |
| 2.
Bicycle |
420 |
| 3.
Tricycle |
282 |
| 4.
Motorcycle |
17,814 |
|
5.
Tuk Tuk |
1,395 |
| 6.
Private Car |
26,494 |
| 7.
Van |
1,347 |
| 8.
Pickup Truck |
10,160 |
| 9.
Bus |
2,428 |
|
10.
Truck |
1,034 |
| 11.
Heavy Truck |
1,289 |
| 12.
Farm Vehicle |
62 |
| 13.
Taxi |
3,932 |
|
14.
Other |
674 |
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Cause of Accident |
Total (Cases) |
1.
Exceeding speed Limit
|
7,826 |
| 2.
Dangerous lane changing |
5,686 |
| 3.
Illegal overtaking |
4,381 |
| 4.
No head lights |
239 |
|
5.
No direction signals |
2,377 |
| 6.
Violation of stop sign |
1,692 |
| 7. Violation of traffic lights/signal |
2,811 |
| 8.
Not driving in the left lane |
1,571 |
| 9.
No light/signal for disabled vehicle |
149 |
|
10.
Cargo overload |
55 |
| 11. Inexperienced /new driver |
304 |
| 12. Equipment failure |
228 |
| 13.
Drunk driver |
781 |
|
14.
Falling asleep at the wheel |
49 |
15.
Driving under the influence of a controlled
substance |
1 |
| 16.
Avoiding animals |
52 |
17.
Driving in the wrong lane
|
2,090 |
|
18.
Driving too close to leading vehicle |
3,400 |
| 19.
Not giving to right of way |
1,033 |
| 20.
Other |
5,894 |
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The number of injured and dead victims |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1.¨
Total dead |
560 |
113 |
673 |
| 2.¨
Total gravely injured |
1,538 |
511 |
2,049 |
| 3.
Total Injured |
13,010 |
4,811 |
17,821 |
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