Transforming Sub-district Charter into Implementation of Road Safety Management in Siao Sub-district, Pho Si Suwan District, Sisaket Province

Abstract

Abstract

          This case study of qualitative research aimed to investigate transformation of Sub-district charter into implementation of road safety management in Siao sub-district, Pho Si Suwan district, Sisaket province. Key informants, selected by purposive sampling, were 15 personnel associated with road safety management in Siao sub-district. Data were collected during September 2020 – February 2021 by documentation, participant observations, and focus group discussions. All data were analyzed by content analysis.

          The results found that the issue of road safety management was selected by Siao sub-district for implementing the sub-district charter. The workforce committee of road safety operation center was reviewed, and the leaders were trained about using knowledge toolkit for road safety management. The risk points of traffic accident were analyzed by workforce committee. There were nine points on main-rural roads and 58 points on sub-rural roads of the risk points. The root causes of top three high risk points were analyzed by problem tree analysis. The implementations were proceeded and followed by community measures; all risk points of traffic accidents were improved and referred to the collaborative organizations. Moreover, educating of road safety to community leaders and villagers, and also creating a prototype village in road traffic discipline were conducted. After monitoring and evaluating the implementation of road safety management, traffic accidents were decreased at 12.1%. The guideline of sub-district- charter implementation was divided into seven steps including 1) selection of a topic of a local charter for implementing by sub-district committee; 2) review and development the capacity of workforce committee;
3) data management; 4) selection of leading causes and goals setting; 5) budget supporting, coordinating, tracking and reinforcing; 6) communication and public relations; and 7) conclusion and evaluation.

          Therefore, sub-districts that need to drive the sub-district charters into implementation should start up with the selection of the important problems in the areas. It could be simply for moving forwards and showing benefits of local charters.

Keywords: Sub-district charter, Road safety management, Transforming sub-district charter into implementation