PM Targets 50% Reduction in Road Deaths by 2030
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul marked the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims by announcing a goal to cut road fatalities and injuries by 50 percent by 2030. The government plans to deploy community checkpoints and integrate area-based prevention measures under the national road safety master plan to achieve Vision Zero.
On November 15, 2026, Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul delivered a message for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Following a 2002 cabinet resolution designating the third Sunday of November each year as this remembrance day, in line with the United Nations, the occasion aims to honor victims, raise awareness of the problem's magnitude, foster safety consciousness, and unite all sectors in preventing road crashes.
The government has prioritized road safety as a national agenda, targeting a fatality rate of 12 per 100,000 population by 2027 to achieve Vision Zero. This integrates prevention mechanisms across all levels and dimensions through an area-based approach under the 2022-2027 Road Safety Master Plan, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Stockholm and Marrakech Declarations.
Marking the 2026 remembrance day, the government reaffirmed its commitment to the 2030 goal of a 50 percent reduction in road deaths and injuries. Measures include upgrading physical standards, fixing hazardous spots, enforcing laws, developing safe infrastructure and vehicles, managing speeds, promoting organizational safety measures to change behavior, leveraging data and technology, and encouraging local administrators to establish community checkpoints that screen, warn, and prevent losses from the outset.
On behalf of the government, the Prime Minister thanked all sectors for their cooperation as a vital force to sustainably build safety in Thai society. He extended encouragement to all victims' families, urging continued cooperation to turn concern into action toward a sustainable road safety culture in Thailand.
