Citation

Fukuda T, Okamura M, Fukuda A. Proc. Road Saf. Four Continents Conf. 2010; 15: 717-733.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Conference Sponsor)

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Abstract

In Thailand, the number of road accidents, fatalities and injuries still continues increasing, particularly, in the rural areas during the festive holidays. There are some engineering measures and one of them is an improvement of road design through road safety audit which is practical for highway engineering. The strict enforcement of traffic rules and regulation has been implemented sometimes through inspecting points to detect drunk-driving by traffic police. However, the direct measure for rising traffic safety awareness among local communities which is crucially important for traffic safety is still impractical and lacks educational. This paper introduces a Japanese experience on community participation in hazardous spots identification (and black spots identification) to Thai communities to raise awareness on road traffic safety. Direct community- based approach was utilized through workshop and training programs at the following targeted cities: Udonthani, Samutprakarn, Khon Kaen and Chiang Mai. The results from the study show that the hazardous spots identification by community helps significantly heightening traffic safety awareness among local peoples in the communities of Thailand.