A New Year holiday and Songkran festival (Thai traditional New Year) are the major
holidays that encourage a million of travelers who travel to/from their hometown and doing
the activities during these holiday periods. Unfortunately, number of road accidents, fatalities,
and injuries, are raised up dramatically. The following sections describe the situations and
characteristics of accidents during these festivals in Thailand. Moreover, the situation and
characteristics of non-festival period are also compared as a community case study in Khon
Kaen.