The Reduction of Land Accidents in the Area of Bangkok Metropolitan

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study the policy on the administration of land accident reduction, the factors causing land accident, and the effectiveness of the administration of land accident reduction in Bangkok Metropolitan.The research methodology was mainly based an qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis. For the qualitative research, the methodology was mainly used for explanation of the phenomenon to give the answers to the research questions by documentary research. The data was collected by in-depth interview. The samplings were the experts, the government officers, and the private organization officers. For the quantitative research, the data was collected by questionnaires.

The results revealed that the policy on the administration, the prevention, and the solution of Thailand’s land accidents reduction was implemented according to the Mosco declaration of the United Nations and by applying the frame to the master plan of the different performance plans. So that Thailand was in line with the international standard. The main factors causing land accident found that the most severe cause of the land accidents was people’s behavior including carelessness, unconsciousness, and violation. cars, roads, and environment. The less severe causes were respectively The effectiveness of the administration of land accident reduction in Bangkok Metropolitan found that there would be problems in this matter because of redundant organizations, and indistinct duties and responsibilities. So, the administration was not united. Collaboration with the other sections of Bangkok Metropolitan was not effective as the road safety directing center aimed at especially, the number of people who died from the land accidents did not decrease according to the United Nations’ goal with 50 percent reduction within B.E. 2564 (Yearly death rate should not more than 10 percent of 100,000). For example, in B.E. 2556 , 353 people out of around 5,700,000 died (about 19 percent out of 100,000).