Thailand sets 7% annual road death reduction target

Thailand is targeting an annual 7% reduction in road accident deaths, according to the Public Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary Narong Sahametapat. The target has been revised after the previous ambitious target of slashing the death toll from road accidents by 50% from 2011-2020 was deemed unachievable based on statistics for 2011 and 2012. In 2012, 14,059 people were killed in road accidents in Thailand, up from 14,033 people recorded in 2011.
November 11, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Thailand is targeting an annual 7% reduction in road accident deaths, according to the Public Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary Narong Sahametapat. The target has been revised after the previous ambitious target of slashing the death toll from road accidents by 50% from 2011-2020 was deemed unachievable based on statistics for 2011 and 2012. In 2012, 14,059 people were killed in road accidents in Thailand, up from 14,033 people recorded in 2011.
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