Govt prepares for Songkran traffic chaos

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Re: Govt prepares for Songkran traffic chaos

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Bangkok Post....

Deaths down @ 322....

Injuries up @ 3225....

Accidents up @ 2992.....

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews ... cidents-up
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Stats in the Post today.80.7% of the deaths were due to m/c incidents. Obviously not all would have been prevented by helmets but many would
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Re: Govt prepares for Songkran traffic chaos

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I like the whole "don't drink and drive in songkran" campaign, for what little I've seen of it.

All it needs now is a "don't throw icy buckets of water directly in the path of motorcycles", at least on the main highway, and we might see some progress!
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