“Death” and “injury”… both physical and mental from “accidents” cause the victims and their families to lose members. May be the main source of income for the family. Or if disabled, there will be a loss of income for the disabled person and there will also be necessary expenses for treating the sick person. Including the cost of other work opportunities that follow even after the 7 dangerous days of Songkran Festival have passed. But the work of monitoring road accidents of every sector Still working intensively throughout the year. One of them is “The local community does not drink and drive. Songkran Go Home Safe” which is one of the mechanisms driving the reduction of road accidents at the local level with the determination to make the community strong and livable. Under direct operation together with Community Health Support Office (Bureau 3) Health Promotion Foundation Thanya Saengubon, who is responsible for the project to strengthen local community capacity for road safety management, said that the work of the network creates livable local communities. There are more than 3,000 sub-districts in monitoring road accidents. In the past, Thai Health Promotion Foundation has supported the capacity of local government organizations to have guidelines and tools for managing road safety. roads together with local mechanisms and related agencies This will allow the local area to reduce the rate of injuries and losses of people in the area if we go back to 2021, which is considered the beginning of the network’s work to systematically reduce road accidents. It’s interesting that…there is a trend of accidents decreasing gradually in each area. And…when the network works even more The more information is shared, the more good innovations will be seen. The important thing is that we can join in the exchange. Resulting in a significant reduction in the number of accidents in the network area. In addition, from jointly managing road safety during the Songkran Festival of 2022, arriving during the Songkran Festival of 2023 from 115 Local Administrative Organizations (currently 189 Local Administrative Organizations), clearly reflects the picture that… the number of incidents in the year 2022, there were 136 incidents. In 2023, there were 89 incidents, a decrease of 47 times, or equivalent to 34.56 percent, which resulted in a reduction in the number of injuries and deaths. Yothin Ampin, public health academic with special expertise The safe driving subdistrict working network of Nam Sum Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Mueang District, Uthai Thani Province added that the context of the area Mueang Uthai Thani District Thasung Temple is a big tourist attraction. which tourists come to make merit and pass by in large numbers “Even though it’s not on the Asian road. But it is the main line of the province. The temple is one of the safe driving networks. in supporting personnel, beverages, risk reduction services and reduce accidents in our area.” Image of the district this year There were 23 accidents, even though this year there were tourists and people coming out to play in the water during Songkran…a lot of people traveling on the road. But accidents were lower than last year’s Songkran in 2023. There were 34 incidents during Songkran, 7 dangerous days, and 38 cases in 2022. Yothin emphasized that the Uthai Thani Province area Working together intensively and continuously There is a surveillance plan throughout the year. Not only during festivals But we also have preparation “Innovative Risk Spot Calendar” together with the “Risk Spot Calendar” are innovations that the network joins in creating livable local communities that join in the safe driving campaign. By having each community jointly determine “risk points” and “danger points” that will cause accidents in the area. Including setting up an accident monitoring plan for each holiday season. “We have a meeting together. Prepare yourself in terms of information on risk points. Emphasis is placed on conditioning all risk points in the area. and development of human potential.” Move the perspective to the side of the main road in the area of Wang Phai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chumphon Province, which is the gateway to the southern region. Yutthana Rattanamanee, Director of the Public Health and Environment Division, Wang Phai Subdistrict Municipality, District Muang, Chumphon Province, told us that The overall picture of Songkran this year is that there are a lot of people traveling around. Starting on April 9, “lots of southbound traffic passes through main roads. and Chumphon Province is the southern gateway area. It’s like a stopping point. Before continuing to drive south,” an overview of statistics in the entire province of Chumphon. During the Songkran festival There were 3 deaths, the same as last year. In the area of Mueang District, 1 person died. The area where the accident occurred was Certainly not in the area of the network of 5 local administrative organizations in Chumphon that work together to drive together. It will be one of the goals that we may invite to work together in the future, going into more detail in the area of Wang Phai Subdistrict. There were 3 accidents in total, which occurred on April 11, 1 of which was a foreigner driving a motorcycle and crashing into the rear. Cars at the U-turn point and on April 13, 3 of these 4 cases… were caused by careless driving. No cases of drunk driving for the goal of reducing road accidents. Chumphon has an intensive operational plan using an innovative risk-point calendar. in setting the work plan both in the area and collaborate with all agencies in the province Integrate collaboration from all local administrative organizations in the network of 5 local administrative organizations and with other networks. Dr. Nisa Rattanadilok Na Phuket, Acting Director of the Community Health Support Office (Office 3), said that the road accident reduction work of the network to create livable local communities is focused on each area. There is an innovative point calendar. risk in determining risk points Important danger points on the road are…a period of intensive monitoring. “We will reinforce the work from the database. Each area has been systematically collected through TCNAP and RECAP tools, used for analysis, planning, and continuous development.” This success Therefore, it must come from integrating and working together with 4 main organizations in the area. which includes localities, localities, government organizations, and the public sector. In addition, it must be combined with Leader…which is the potential capital of the area with the final destination. We believe that “Local communities” will be an important force in “Reduce accidents” in a concrete way. Click to read more column “Scoop Page 1”
