Deputy Mayor Verawat Khakhay
said that in 2010, 110 people were killed and 10,170 injured in 8,499
accidents on local roads.
Phasakorn Channgam
Pattaya officials are already looking toward the New
Year’s Day holiday with an eye toward improving the area’s road safety
record.
At a Nov. 15 city hall meeting, Deputy Mayor Verawat
Khakhay took suggestions on ways to cut down accident rates. Discussion
centered around increased targeting of high-risk areas, repairing damaged
roads and better educating drivers.
Just under 20 people per 100,000 were killed every year
on Thai roads from 1998-2009, with the annual rate dropping gradually over
the decade. In 2009, only 17.39 people per 100,000 died. That, however, is
considered high for a developed country and Thailand has made it a national
priority to improve road safety.
Locally in 2010, 110 people were killed and 10,170
injured in 8,499 accidents, Verawat said.