Road Safety India Ppt

ROAD SAFETY IN INDIA

S.K. MISHRA DIRECTOR(ROAD TRANSPORT) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

ARE INDIAN ROADS DIFFERENT? • Traffic conditions vary. • Heterogeneous traffic in India – ranging from pedestrians to animal – drawn carts, non-motorized traffic, two-wheelers, cars, buses and trucks. • Different traffic sharing the same road space while roads and vehicles get more modern.

GROWTH OF VEHICLE POPULATION Year

No. of vehicles (in million)

1951

0.3

1971

1.9

1991

21.4

2001

55.0

2003

67.0

COMPOSITION OF FLEET Percentage share in 2003 Cars 12.9 Buses 1.1 Trucks 5.2 Motorcycles 70.9 Category

TREND OF ACCIDENTS Year

All roads Accidents

killed

National Highways injured

Accidents

killed

injured

1999

386456

81966

375051

103839

28713

98427 (P)

2000

391449

78911

399265

110508

30216

124600

2001

405637

80888

405216

115824

32108

119592 (P)

2002

407497

84674

408711

131738

33621

132307

2003

406726

85998

435122

127834

33153

131102

TREND OF ACCIDENTS IN RELATION TO VEHICLES Year

No. of vehicles

Accidents

Fatalities

(in thousands)

Accidents per 10000 vehicles

Fatalities per 10000 vehicles

1999

44875

386456

81966

86.12

18.27

2000

48857

391449

78911

80.12

16.15

2001

54991

405637

80888

73.76

14.7

2002

58924

407497

84674

69.23

14.39

2003

67033 (P)

406726

85998

60.68

12.83

ROAD ACCIDENT DATA COLLECTION • Existing system • UN-ESCAP sponsored APRAD/IRAD project

CAUSES AND COST OF ACCIDDENTS • • • • •

Drivers’ fault – 77.91% Pedestrian fault / fault of passengers - 1.36% Mechanical defect in vehicles - 2.01% Bad roads – 1.32% Other factors like bad weather, cattle coming in the way, fallen trees, road blockage, absence of rear reflectors, road signages, non-functioning of road signals, etc – 17.40% • Cost of road accidents – 3% of GDP (estimated in the year 2000)

MEASURES TAKEN ENGINEERING • Design stage • Role of Indian Road Congress • NHAI roads – Geometric and safety standards including flyovers, grade separators, by-passes, Railway Over/Under bridges, bus/truck lay-byes, informatory retro-reflective sign boards, crash barriers, median railings, thermoplastic road markings, traffic lights and delineators. • Bye-passes and service lanes • Road Safety Audit

ENFORCEMENT MEASURES • Testing the competence of drivers at the time of licensing • Checking the physical fitness of vehicles and their compliance with regulations at the time of registration and periodical fitness check of commercial vehicles • Statutory use of helmets, wearing of seat-belts, detection / prosecution of drunken driving and prevention of plying of overloaded vehicles.

EDUCATIONAL MEASURES • Awareness campaigns through print and electronic media, • Calendars, posters, hand bills/stickers and fund games for school children • Observance of the Road Safety Week • Appreciated by a large number of persons and organizations including Members of Parliament. • Road safety part of curriculum in class VII under Central Board of Secondary Education.

VEHICLE SAFETY • Central Government has powers under Motor Vehicles Act. • Both active and passive safety covered. • Already legislated - safety belts, laminated safety glass for wind sheet, rear view mirrors, and power-steering for certain category of vehicles. • A Road Safety Map under preparation. • Progressive harmonization with ECE. • Accession to 1998 Agreement of WP-29

IMPORTANT CENTRAL SCHEMES • Refresher training to drivers – 46,458 covered in 2005. • Model Driving Training Schools – 10 already sanctioned. • National Highways Accident Relief Service Scheme

ROAD SAFETY ORGANIZATION • National Road Safety Council. • Department of Road Transport & Highways. • National Highways Authority of India. • Transport, Police, Health and Road Agencies at the State level. • Committee of Experts to suggest a road safety body at Central level.

THE WAY FORWARD • A complete and comprehensive system and scientific approach to the issue involving all relevant agencies and stakeholders. • Re-look at organizational issues.

WHAT CAN ESCAP DO? • Universalisation of road signs and signage. • Promotion of time-tested safety devices such as seat-belts and helmets. • Campaigns against drunken driving and for promotion of safe driving practices. • Equipping and training police and other agencies to collect, compile and analyze accident data, investigate accidents, enforce speed limits and detect drunkenness. • Sharing the best-practices in road-safety among countries of the region. •

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WHAT CAN ESCAP DO? - contd. • Networking of academic and research bodies • Designing simple and effective technical aids to make driver licensing procedure safe and foolproof. • Building and sharing motor vehicle and driver databases of countries in the region. • Segregation of different streams of traffic on Asian Highways. • Coverage of third-party insurance along AH

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