Thailand's Office of Insurance Commission presents road safety pilot results and five strategies for six model communities

Thailand’s Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) presented research findings and sought stakeholder views on its road safety and motor accident victim protection initiative, outlining five local strategies for six model communities across four provinces. The findings consolidate work already extended from Prachin Buri to Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Sawan and Suphan Buri, combining targeted accident prevention with wider compulsory motor insurance coverage and faster access to compensation. Research presented by the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), using monitoring data through Aug. 31, 2026, found that average deaths at Prachin Buri’s Pu Thon downhill danger spot fell 75% following GPS controls on commercial vehicle speeds. Average accidents outside the Kabin Buri industrial zone declined 77% following a 60 kph speed limit and stricter traffic enforcement. The five strategies cover motorcycle risk communication and safer urban areas and bypass routes. They also address safety around industrial estates and schools. Alongside prevention, the initiative targets continuous compulsory motor insurance coverage of 100%, easier claims access and measurable improvements in accident numbers, dangerous locations and policy ownership. Policy proposals presented at the meeting would embed the strategies in existing provincial and district governance arrangements and coordinate provincial budgets, road safety funding and insurers’ corporate social responsibility spending. A further proposal calls for the OIC to study legal changes allowing the Motor Vehicle Accident Victims Compensation Fund to support proactive accident prevention more flexibly. These remain proposals rather than adopted legal changes.