A survey of School Zone Traffic Safety in Bangkok

Safe Kids Thailand/CSIP surveyed 219 primary schools in Bangkok by the collaboration of Department of Education, BMA, and Office of the Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education. The results as following,

  • Trip to/from School (Monday-Friday) of 134,386 students, it found 33% of students travelling by motorcycle, 28% of students walking, 14% of students travelling by public bus, 10% of students travelling by school bus, 10% of students travelling by car, and 3% of students travelling by bicycle.

 

  • ‘Traffic Sign’ in school zone, it found 74% of schools which have ‘School Zone’ sign, 24% of schools which have ‘Speed Limit’ sign, 58% of schools which have ‘Watch for Pedestrians’ sign, and 68% of schools which need more ‘traffic signs’.

 

  • ‘Sidewalk’ in school zone, it found 56% of schools which have ‘Sidewalks or Paths’, 47% of schools which sidewalks that are clearly separated from roads, 18% of schools which sidewalks that have barrier, 20% of schools which sidewalks that are broken or cracked, 28% of schools which sidewalks that are blocked, 11% of schools which sidewalks that have vendors, 11% of schools which sidewalks that have motorcycling, 9% of schools which vendors that blocked school gate, and 6% of schools which have injured students present at ‘Sidewalk’.

 

  • ‘Pedestrians Crossing’ in school zone, it found 50% of schools which have ‘Pedestrian Crossing Street’, 17% of schools which have ‘Pedestrians Overpass’, 59% of schools which have safe ‘Pedestrians Crossing Streets’, 20% of schools which have ‘Traffic Lights’, 66% of schools which driver always stops his car when students cross a road, 70% of schools which crossing roads is easy for students to cross a road, 63% of schools which have crossing guards (ie: police, volunteer) present at crosswalks before school hours, 58% of schools which have crossing guards (ie: police, volunteer) present at crosswalks after school hours, and 6% of schools injured students present at ‘Pedestrians Crossing Streets’

 

  • ‘Drop-off area’ in school zone, it found 73% of schools which have clear ‘Dropping Zone’ and 77% of schools which have safe ‘Dropping Zone’, and 1% of schools injured students present at ‘Drop-off area’.

 

  • ‘Driver Behavior’ in school zone, it found 10% of schools which most drivers blocked pedestrians crossing, 12% of schools which most drivers did not yield for student pedestrians, and 32% of schools which most drivers speed beyond 30 km./hr.

 

The survey results was delivered to the representatives from the BMA at the event of the 5th UN Global Road Safety Week leadership for road safety on June 5, 2019 in order to know the safety situation of child pedestrians and apply the findings to improve unsafe occurrences in school zones. The BMA has a policy to ensure the safety of people, especially children in all aspects, including road safety as can be seen from the Governor of Bangkok has set a policy for all schools to have a safe road crossing.


 

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