In the first six months of this year, 209 people died and 1,792 others were injured in 1,261 road accidents across the country, mostly in Phnom Penh, according to Minister of Interior Sar Kheng.

In a Facebook post, he said 50 per cent of the cases happened at night. Among the injured, 1,046 were in critical conditions.

“This figure for accidents shows a decrease of 358 cases, or 22 per cent, over the same period last year. Death toll decreased by 152, or 18 per cent, and injuries are down by 657, or 27 per cent,” he said.

Speeding was the main cause of accidents at 34 per cent, followed by disregard for other road users’ priority, 23 per cent; carelessness, nine per cent; ignoring the right-of-way rule, 16 per cent; overtaking or making turns under dangerous conditions, eight per cent; drunk driving, three per cent; mechanical malfunction, three per cent; and falling asleep at the wheel, one per cent.

Phnom Penh recorded the most accidents at 340, followed by Kandal and Svay Rieng provinces at 86 and 77 cases respectively.

Accidents also happened among vehicles transporting factory workers in Svay Rieng, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu and Takeo provinces, leaving a total of 276 people injured.

During the six-month period, police also stopped 102,995 vehicles including 600 trucks for inspection. Among them, 77,795 motorcycles riders were caught violating traffic law, mostly driving without helmets.

Among car and truck drivers who violated the law, 52 per cent were caught for driving without putting on seat belts, 16 per cent for speeding, and 10 per cent for using phones behind the wheel,” Sar Kheng’s post said.

“If you love your life, your family and avoid ruining other people’s happiness, you have to respect the law. When everyone complies with the law, traffic in our country would improve and that would lead to a decrease in injuries and disability and damage of properties. National budget would also be not wasted. It would also promote our national prestige,” Sar Kheng said.

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/sites/def ... k=UzhslUJO

atst wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 5:15 am In the first six months of this year, 209 people died and 1,792 others were injured in 1,261 road accidents across the country, mostly in Phnom Penh, according to Minister of Interior Sar Kheng.

Speeding was the main cause of accidents at 34 per cent, followed by disregard for other road users’ priority, 23 per cent; carelessness, nine per cent; ignoring the right-of-way rule, 16 per cent; overtaking or making turns under dangerous conditions, eight per cent; drunk driving, three per cent

What percent when all of the above at the same time? 93% ?

No accidents due to phone usage, or is that what carelessness means? Bullshit.

I think they just apportion whatever percentages they want to the individual said causes of accidents, when they're all a factor many times.

atst wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 5:15 am “If you love your life, your family and avoid ruining other people’s happiness, you have to respect the law. When everyone complies with the law, traffic in our country would improve and that would lead to a decrease in injuries and disability and damage of properties. National budget would also be not wasted. It would also promote our national prestige,” Sar Kheng said.

That paragraph is definitely a great source of humor. Find me a Khmer who gives a rat's ass about another's happiness. Waste the national budget??

Politicians/governmental appointees seem to have no problem telling citizens about the importance of following laws, when success in Cambodia is predicated on abusing laws to one's advantage using their clout.

The Judge wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:39 am

atst wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 5:15 am In the first six months of this year, 209 people died and 1,792 others were injured in 1,261 road accidents across the country, mostly in Phnom Penh, according to Minister of Interior Sar Kheng.

Speeding was the main cause of accidents at 34 per cent, followed by disregard for other road users’ priority, 23 per cent; carelessness, nine per cent; ignoring the right-of-way rule, 16 per cent; overtaking or making turns under dangerous conditions, eight per cent; drunk driving, three per cent

What percent when all of the above at the same time? 93% ?

No accidents due to phone usage, or is that what carelessness means? Bullshit.

I think they just apportion whatever percentages they want to the individual said causes of accidents, when they're all a factor many times.

atst wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 5:15 am “If you love your life, your family and avoid ruining other people’s happiness, you have to respect the law. When everyone complies with the law, traffic in our country would improve and that would lead to a decrease in injuries and disability and damage of properties. National budget would also be not wasted. It would also promote our national prestige,” Sar Kheng said.

That paragraph is definitely a great source of humor. Find me a Khmer who gives a rat's ass about another's happiness. Waste the national budget??

Politicians/governmental appointees seem to have no problem telling citizens about the importance of following laws, when success in Cambodia is predicated on abusing laws to one's advantage using their clout.

The Judge has made some succinct comments above: No accidents due to phone usage..bullshit. Khmers don't give a rats arse about other people's happiness. Success in Cambodia is based on abusing laws to one's advantage. Brilliant stuff.

Those numbers of fatalities and injuries are likely something like 20% of reality.
The number of accidents... there's not space enough on this page to type those figures.

As a comparison, at least 139 fatalities during February 2020.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/697213/at- ... accidents/

The numbers in the first six months of 2021 must be lower than the same period last year because there has been way, way less traffic due to covid, lockdowns etc etc.

That's the only explanation for the decrease IMHO, not law abiding citizens.