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Reading Journal By Kotchanipha Khanunthong Id number 6031006001 This journal is submitted in partial fulfillment of therequirements for English reading and writing 1 course of Liberal Arts in English Program, Mae Fah Luang University First semester 2018

Safer roads will boost Thai GDP by 22 per cent: World Bank nationalPRATCH RUJIVANAROMTHE NATION September 24, 2018 01:00THAILAND could gain significant long-term economic benefit by making the roads saferand saving its mainly young and capable population from premature death in accidents,the World Bank says.A report released earlier this year, titled “The High Toll of Traffic Injuries: Unacceptable andPreventable”, concludes that, if road traffic injuries could be reduced in Thailand by 50 per cent andsatisfactory road safety sustained for 24 years, the economy would enjoy a 22-per-cent boost.Dipan Bose, one of the researchers involved, said the key to earning that substantial benefit wasensuring that productive young people live long enough to contribute to the country’s prosperity.Instead, they’re dying or being maimed in road crashes while still young.Dipan Bose “Road traffic injuries are the single largest cause of mortality and long-term disabilityamong people in the prime working ages of 15 to 29 years old,” said Bose of the World Bank’s GlobalRoad Safety Facility.“By improving road safety, we can save many young and valuable people – human capital – frombeing killed or disabled in road accidents,” he said in an exclusive interview with The Nation earlierthis week.Statistics indicated that three out of four victims of traffic accidents were young and male and mostwere poor families’ breadwinners.By losing these productive young people, not only does the country lose the benefit of their economiccontributions, but their families suffer heavily as well.According to the Thai Road Safety Centre, 15,256 people died in road accidents last year. Nearly 79per cent of the deceased were male and most were 16 to 25 years old.Bose said improved road safety also brings welfare benefits to society. The researchers calculatedthat, if the road-accident mortality rate could be halved from now to 2038, 138,168 deaths could beprevented.That would lead to macro-level income growth, generating an additional flow of income equivalent to22.2 per cent of Thailand’s 2014 GDP, he said, and provide general welfare benefits to societyranging from $850,000 to $1.8 million.With the potential for such high economic and social gains, said Bose, Thailand and other middle-income countries would be wise to give priority to making roads safer.Improving the infrastructure, promoting use of public transport and encouraging people to walk orcycle rather than driving would all accomplish this.

Thailand’s roads are the second deadliest in the world, according to the World Health Organisation,with accident fatalities topping 36 per every 100,000 people and an annual estimated death toll above24,000.That breaks down to 66 people dying daily on the roads, causing preventable financial loss equivalentto 3 per cent of Thai GDP.More than 11,000 deaths and 717,000 injuries have occurred in road accidents in Thailand so far thisyear.http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30355064

Week 5 Title: Safer roads will boost Thai GDP by 22 per cent: World Bank national Author: PRATCH RUJIVANAROM Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30355064 Summary The rate of casualty in Thailand from road accidents are the secondhighest rate in the world. The statistics said three out of four victims of trafficaccidents were young and male and most of them were poor families’breadwinners. The losing of young people from road accidents makes thecountry lose the benefit of their economic investments and their families sufferheavily. Then, the World Bank said Thailand should make the road safer andsave young adults and efficient population from premature death in accidentsfor gaining valuable long-term economic benefit. The development of roadsafety can save many young, valuable people and human capital from beingkilled or disabled in the road accidents. Moreover, the development of roadsafety brings welfare benefits to the society. Finally, If Thailand can reduce theroad traffic injuries and gratifying the road safety sustained, the economy ofour country would get better. My reaction/reflection: I think our country should make the roads safer and promote usingpublic transport and encourage people to walk or ride a bicycle forreducing the rate of casualty in Thailand from road accidents. Thailandshould emphasize the way to solve the problems of road accidents.Moreover, the government should enforce the law for using on the roadand strict punishment for people who careless on the road. There are theways to reduce road accidents, for example; don’t use cell phone whenyou’re driving, keep eyes on the road and pay attention on road in front ofyou because if you are not concentrating on your driving, you are riskingan accident, follow the rules of the road and follow speed limits and don’tdrive when you are drunk because you don’t have the same abilities fordriving on the road safely.

New words learned New Words Definitions1. Premature (Adj.) Occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early. The sun can cause premature ageing.2. Prosperity (N.) The state of being prosperous. A long period of peace and prosperity.3. Mortality (N.) Death, especially on a large scale.4. Breadwinner (V.)5. Productive (Adj.) Women have many children but there is a6. Infrastructure (N.) high rate of infant and child mortality. A person who earns money to support their family, typically the sole one. When Roland's grant ran out, Val became the breadwinner. Achieving a significant amount or result. He hasn't been able to do anything productive since he left us and he came back just in time for the birth. The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. In France, investing in railways is seen as investing in the infrastructure of France.