Thailand's Office of Insurance Commission has published findings from community-based accident analysis in Tha Tum and Nong Ki, Prachin Buri province, under its model safe-road community project. The analysis identified recurring accident locations and risk behaviors to support locally tailored safety measures. Prachin Buri recorded 180 road deaths and 1,753 injuries in 2025, with men aged 15 to 44, particularly those aged 25 to 34, forming the main risk group and motorcycles accounting for the most accidents. Priority locations are concentrated along highways 304 and 3079, including routes serving industrial areas where high-speed traffic, trucks, cars and motorcycles converge. Key behavioral risks include speeding, drowsy driving, abrupt lane changes, failure to wear helmets or seat belts, and driving without a license. Communities proposed speed-reduction measures, road-environment improvements and stronger protections for motorcycle users. The findings will form a database for community road-safety action plans and support agencies in improving hazardous locations, enforcing traffic laws, changing driver behavior and promoting compulsory motor insurance coverage. The wider 2026 project covers six areas and more than 40 communities across Prachin Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Sawan and Suphan Buri provinces.

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