Thailand marks Road Traffic Victims Rememberance Day-792,716 injured, 14,417 dead this year in accidents

[The Pattaya News]

THAILAND (NNT) – The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims takes place on the third Sunday of November every year, as initiated by the United Nations to remember the millions of people killed on the roads and to promote public awareness of road safety. In Thailand this year, road accidents have injured 792,716 […]

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[jocky king]

14,400 killed in a year , that’s 38 a day . That’s a very bad static’s . I think Thailand is one of the top ten of the worst fatal road accident in the world . Over 80% comes from motorcycles .  Be safe lads . 

[Oukiva]

37 minutes ago, jocky king said:

// I think Thailand is one of the top ten of the worst fatal road accident in the world . //

I Think that Thailand get the second place, and for several years already.

On of the source give this :

Countries With The Highest Road Traffic Death Rate

Rank	Country	Car Accident Deaths (Per 100,000 Inhabitants)
1	Libya	73.4
2	Thailand	36.2
3	Malawi	35.0
4	Liberia	33.7
5	Democratic Republic of the Congo	33.2

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-countries-with-the-most-car-accidents.html

Thailand may also been the only non-African country in the Top 10 

and these African countries have very poor infrastructures and few safety laws.