NEW YORK, USA – The Thai government has reaffirmed its efforts to halve road traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030, joining member states at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety in New York. Delegates reviewed measures under the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, including stronger traffic law enforcement, safer road infrastructure, higher vehicle safety standards, improved post-crash emergency response, and closer international cooperation.
Deputy Interior Minister Jeseth Thaiseth, who led the Thai delegation, highlighted Thailand’s Community Checkpoint program as a key initiative that improves road safety through cooperation among community leaders, village headmen, district officials, local administrative organizations, village health volunteers, and civil defense volunteers. He noted that the community-based approach helps identify risks, prevent accidents, and improve safety at the local level.
The Thai delegation also detailed its Trusted Thailand policy, which promotes safety through coordinated action from local communities to the national level. Deputy Minister Jeseth stated that all lessons learned from the meeting would be applied to improve road safety nationwide, affirming the administration’s goal of continuing to work with other countries to reduce traffic-related deaths, injuries, and property damage. (NNT)
