It is not only the world's highest death toll from motorcycle accidents that Thailand has been the champion for more than 20 years according to the Ministry of Public Health's injury surveillance system.

But there are many factors that cause Thai people to “die” on the street cemetery.

The rest were injured, maimed, and left a trail of incalculable losses.

There are still many factors that Thai people do not know.

More than 53% of vehicles registered in Thailand are motorcycles or motorbikes.

And it is a vehicle that has a high proportion of deaths on the road as high as 80%, average of people using motorcycles, whether they are riders, pilgrims or pedestrians.

Average 2 deaths from motorcycles per hour

The National Injury Surveillance System reports that children aged 15-18 have the highest proportion of serious injuries and deaths from motorcycle use.

According to information from Siriwan Santiciankul

Internet surveillance researcher

Project to drive Thai society towards safe motorcycle users

that collects information from the Internet in the form of text, images and animations

And from online media including Google, Facebook, You tube, Instagram and Twitter, indicating that the speed of driving

It is a major cause of 76% of accidents on highways.

Siriwan presents one very interesting piece of information that is the speedometer of motorcycles in Thailand.

The speed figure is displayed too high than reality.

Compared to other countries in the same motorcycle model, for example, 110-115 cc motorcycles in Vietnam.

Show the speed dial at 140 km/h Mexico 100 Km/h EU and Malaysia 120 Km/h Japan 120 Km/h while Thailand shows the maximum speed of 160 Km/h equal to the size of a 350 cc motorcycle while in developed countries already

The speedometer of a motorcycle in cc size 110 will be only 90-120 Km/h.

And it's not just the speedometer on a motorcycle that says it's too high, according to Internet surveillance researchers.

Project to drive Thai society towards safe motorcycle users

also stated that

From a survey of motorcycle advertising messages in Thailand, it was also found that

different from every country

Most of them focus on developing selling points related to speed, strength, modernity, beauty, economy, which can be seen that there is no word "safety" in advertising at all.

while abroad

Motorcycle advertising focuses on rider safety.

motorcyclist

Almost all motorcycle advertisements in Thailand appear

will focus on speed, strength, such as "strength ... strength at the level of the crowd", "cool ... strength like no other", "power, horsepower, increased torque" and the master of power

The king of adrenaline... speed, etc. are all advertising messages that increase almost the risk.

And is also one of the key selling points of the manufacturer.

And from a survey of online advertisements of almost every brand of motorcycle in Thailand, no protective gear is worn.

Whether it's a helmet, gloves, which confirms that

Why does one Thai person die from a motorcycle every 38 minutes for more than 28 years?