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Thai Health Promotion Foundation urges strict road law enforcement

Thai Health Promotion Foundation urges strict road law enforcement

Matichon•General•1h ago

Reader Briefing

The Thai Health Promotion Foundation and road accident victim networks held flash mobs in Bangkok to demand stricter law enforcement for road safety.

  • •Flash mobs under the 'NO MORE ROAD VICTIMS' campaign took place at 5 locations in Bangkok on November 13.
  • •The activity coincided with the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on November 15, 2026.
  • •The organizers demanded that the government implement strict law enforcement, speed control, and safe road environments.
  • •Road accident data from January 1 to November 11, 2026, showed 13,758 deaths and 1,017,997 injuries.

Overview

  • •On November 13, the Quality of Life Development Network, Thai Health Promotion Foundation, and other partners organized flash mobs in Bangkok.
  • •The campaign 'NO MORE ROAD VICTIMS' was held at 5 points including Asoke-Phetchaburi Intersection and Phayathai Island.
  • •The events were held to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on November 15, 2026.
  • •Krueamas Srichan urged the government to move beyond policy to actual practice and strict law enforcement to prevent further loss.
  • •Prommin Kanthiya cited RTIDC data from January 1 to November 11, 2026, reporting an average of 43 deaths per day.
  • •Ratchanee Suphachariyakul called for vehicles in communities to maintain speeds between 20 and 50 kilometers per hour.
  • •Prommin Kanthiya stated that road safety requires systematic cooperation between the government, private sector, and civil society.
  • •Ratchanee Suphachariyakul requested that drivers strictly respect traffic laws and prioritize pedestrians at crosswalks.

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Key Quotes

Krueamas Srichan
"Having a policy alone is not enough, but it must lead to practices that yield results and truly save people's lives."
การมีนโยบายเพียงอย่างเดียวไม่เพียงพอ แต่ต้องนำไปสู่การปฏิบัติที่เห็นผลและช่วยรักษาชีวิตประชาชนได้จริง
Prommin Kanthiya
"We cannot go back in time to save those who have been lost, but we can do everything today so that no one has to lose more."
เราไม่สามารถย้อนเวลากลับไปช่วยชีวิตคนที่สูญเสียไปแล้วได้ แต่เราสามารถทำทุกอย่างในวันนี้เพื่อไม่ให้มีใครต้องสูญเสียเพิ่มขึ้นอีกได้
Ratchanee Suphachariyakul
"I ask for the rights of pedestrians, that cars must stop for them first; please slow down and stop for pedestrians at crosswalks safely in every lane."
ขอสิทธิของคนข้าม ที่รถต้องหยุดให้คนข้ามก่อน ขอให้ชะลอความเร็ว หยุดรถเพื่อให้คนข้ามทางม้าลายได้ปลอดภัยในทุกช่องจราจร

Key Entities

Organization

Thai Health Promotion Foundation(สำนักงานกองทุนสนับสนุนการสร้างเสริมสุขภาพ (สสส.))
An organization that partnered to organize the 'NO MORE ROAD VICTIMS' flash mob.
Quality of Life Development Network(เครือข่ายพัฒนาคุณภาพชีวิต)
A network that joined forces with the Thai Health Promotion Foundation to demand government action on road safety.
Road Accident Reduction Network Office(สำนักงานเครือข่ายลดอุบัติเหตุ (สคอ.))
An office that collaborated in organizing the flash mob activities.
Road Accident Victims Power Network(เครือข่ายพลังผู้สูญเสียจากอุบัติเหตุทางถนน)
A network of people who lost loved ones to road accidents that participated in the flash mob.
Active Youth
A youth network focused on reducing risk factors that participated in the flash mob.
Road Traffic Injury and Death Integrated Data System (RTIDC)(ระบบบูรณาการข้อมูลการบาดเจ็บและเสียชีวิตจากอุบัติเหตุทางถนน (RTIDC))
The data system of the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, providing road accident statistics.
Department of Disease Control(กรมควบคุมโรค)
The government department overseeing the RTIDC system.
Ministry of Public Health(กระทรวงสาธารณสุข)
The ministry responsible for the Department of Disease Control.

Place

Bangkok(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️
The city where 5 flash mob points were organized.
Asoke-Phetchaburi Intersection(แยกอโศกเพชรบุรี)
One of the flash mob locations in Bangkok.
Bhumirajanagarindra Kidney Institute Hospital(โรงพยาบาลสถาบันโรคไตภูมิราชนครินทร์)
A location in Ratchathewi district where a flash mob was held.
Phayathai Island, Victory Monument(เกาะพญาไท อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิฯ)
One of the flash mob locations in Bangkok.

Person

Krueamas Srichan(เครือมาศ ศรีจันทร์)
Coordinator of the Quality of Life Development Network.
Prommin Kanthiya(พรหมมินทร์ กัณธิยะ)
Director of the Road Accident Reduction Network Office.
Ratchanee Suphachariyakul(รัชนี ศุภจริยากุล)
President of the Road Accident Victims Power Network.