Abstract
Networking and Processes for Road Accident Policy Road accident cases in Thailand were on the rise since 1983 to 1991. Road users were increasingly injured by 60% and 38% more death rates found during this period. Despite the availability of road accident prevention policy e.g. compulsory use of motorcycle helmet and safety belt, injured cases were not reduced to satisfactory level. This study was to analyze Thailand’s road accident policy by using secondary data and interviewing those who were involved in the policy-making process. Limitations of policy-making process were explored and recommendations were synthesized to improving the process of policy-making. Lack of networking various agencies and stakeholders to processing the policy was the prime disadvantage while resources were also restricted to effectively facilitate the networking establishment. The road accident problems should be made realized into wider groups of people including all road users, policy makers and politicians. The most active role player should be the government to set up the institution responsible for networking a number of agencies and people to get involved in the policy-making process and for evaluating policy implementation.
