About
Recognizing the urgent needs of accident knowledge and research, the Thailand Road Safety Master Plan, among others, identified the need for establishing a Thailand Accident Research Center (TARC) as a priority in its long-term action plan. Furthermore, the Master Plan made a strong recommendation that the best results of the research are achieved when it is carried out in an academic community, such as an university or a research institute and if possible, independent of the authorities responsible for implementing road safety measures. Another important point is that research is a long term and learning process. It is therefore preferably combined with education and training to transfer the knowledge gained by research to new generations of students. Thailand Accident Research Center (TARC) officially saw the light of reality in 2002 when the center was opened by King Carl XIV Gustav of Sweden.
Vision and Mission
The Center is envisioned as the research center to study the data related to accidents and other constraints for road safety improvement in Thailand
The Center Mission can be understood as
Mission
- Increased efficiency in road safety work through increased expertise and understanding about why road accidents happen in Thailand.
- To find innovative and yet, pragmatic solutions to avoid accidents and improve road safety in general, through high-standard research, application, evaluation and dissemination of practices on the partnership basis.
Focus Areas
The Thailand Accident Research Center (TARC) focuses on various aspects of road safety in the Thai context, including accident investigation, reconstruction, road safety audit, and research activities aimed at analyzing, evaluating, and acquiring knowledge to enhance road safety. TARC’s objectives include studying contributing factors to accidents, evaluating the effectiveness of safety programs, and conducting in-depth analysis of road crashes, particularly in areas such as car-following driving simulations and construction project safety.
Expertise
- Conducting accident investigation and reconstruction
- Collecting scientific information about road crashes
- Road safety audit
- Amalgamating knowledge from various disciplines
- Scientific information and actionable solutions to road safety
- Studying contributing factors of road crashes
- In-depth investigation of motorcycle crash characteristics
Services Offered
- In-depth study of accidents
- Database system for searching for causes and rehabilitation of accidents
- Road safety inspection
- Training and seminars
- Consultant
