The National Police Traffic Center (NPTC) summarized the overall results of the 7 Dangerous Days of New Year 2026. Strict traffic measures helped reduce accidents and losses. Police stressed "strictness to protect citizens' lives," revealing highway police enforced laws on 10 main offenses in as many as 298,499 cases. Following that was Nakhon Pathom province with 21,935 cases, and third was Ubon Ratchathani province.
Today (6 January 2026), the National Police Traffic Center (NPTC) reported the results of the intensive 7 Dangerous Days road safety campaign for the New Year 2026 festival from 30 December 2025 to 5 January 2026. It found a clear downward trend in road accidents overall, including fewer accidents, injuries, and deaths compared to the same period during New Year 2025. This reflects the effectiveness of road safety measures and the public's cooperation in obeying traffic laws.
Police General Samran Nualma, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police and Director of the New Year 2026 Road Accident Prevention and Reduction Command Center, revealed that throughout the intensive control period, police nationwide worked diligently to facilitate traffic, ensure safety, and strictly enforce laws against risky behaviors that are main causes of serious accidents, such as drunk driving, speeding, and traffic violations. These measures played a key role in reducing road fatalities.
During the 7 Dangerous Days, authorities prosecuted traffic offenses in 10 main categories totaling 491,436 cases. Among these, enforcement focused on five high-risk offenses linked to serious accidents, totaling 280,424 cases. By province and police division, the highest enforcement of the 10 main offenses was by the highway police with 298,499 cases, followed by Nakhon Pathom province with 21,935 cases, and third was Ubon Ratchathani province with 19,175 cases.
Meanwhile, drunk driving offenses, a major cause of fatalities, totaled 18,098 cases. Of these, 139 were repeat offenses. The province with the highest number of drunk driving cases enforced was Nakhon Ratchasima with 2,001 cases (also the top in repeat drunk driving arrests nationwide with 65 cases), followed by Chiang Mai with 987 cases, and Chonburi with 935 cases. This reflects the seriousness of law enforcement efforts to prevent harm and protect road users.
Police General Samran added that the decrease in accidents and losses is not solely due to police work but also stems from public cooperation, awareness of safety, respect for the law, and discipline in road use. These are the key factors for sustainable road safety.
Police Lieutenant General Somprasong Yenthuam, Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police and Deputy Director of the National Police Traffic Center, said that although the intensive New Year campaign has ended, road safety efforts must continue consistently. The Royal Thai Police will maintain law enforcement alongside traffic facilitation to safeguard the public at all times, not just during festivals.
Meanwhile, Police Lieutenant General Nithithorn Jintakanon, Commander of Education and Head of the Traffic Police Image Enhancement Task Force at the National Police Traffic Center, emphasized that road safety is everyone's responsibility. He urged the public to use roads cautiously, respect traffic laws, and maintain discipline consistently to collectively reduce accidents and losses sustainably.
The Royal Thai Police will continue to advance road safety measures to ensure that daily travel for the public is safe, reassuring, and sustainably reduces losses on the roads.