BANGKOK: Honda announced it has begun a four-year investigation into factors that cause road accidents in Asia and Oceania, starting with Thailand.
The investigation is conducted by the Thailand Accident Research Centre, which specialises in road accident research and analysis, from 2016 to 2020, covering a total of 1,000 cases.
The results obtained through these investigations will be used to improve safety technologies and contents for safe riding and driving education with an aim to provide enhanced on-road protection for motorcycles and automobiles.
Honda said Thailand has been ranked highest in Asia for death toll in road accidents, and the findings would be roll out to other countries in the region at a later stage.
The investigations will be conducted in four major provinces with high accident toll, namely Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Songkhla.
The research centre will deliver its first report to Honda at the end of 2017.
