Let's tackle road safety, all year long

I agree with his view that road safety should be year round and also to clamp down on drink driving.
I disagree with his idea to share fines among the arresting police. That perpetuates the culture of corruption already within Thai society.
The fines, as Burin suggested, should be used to assist all motorcyclists to have proper safety helmets, used for media campaigns and in some way to reward drivers who do not offend.
The following points are also made:
As an Australian living in Bangkok, I suggest the accident-reduction programmes put in place in Australia and elsewhere would greatly assist in reducing Thai road tolls.
Comparatively for same period, Australia had 28 deaths or one death per 857,400 persons, whilst Thailand is one per 164,000.
Some other suggestions: Compulsory helmets for motorcycle drivers and passenger; only one passenger per motorcycle; compulsory seatbelts for all car passengers, and special baby seats and harnesses for children under five years; vigorous policing of compliance with all road laws, including the 0.05 per cent blood-alcohol limit in tandem with “booze bus” testing; policing speed limits via the use of radar guns and speed cameras, both fixed and on vehicles.
There also needs to be an intensive media campaign to promote road safety.
Ray Gregory
Bangkok