Overview of Road Safety Scenario in India

Binoy MascarenhasManager -Urban Transport & Road Safety

India Vision Zero18 September 2016Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

Growth in road accident deaths in India (2005-2014)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 -

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

98,254

133,938 141,526

Year

No. o

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Acci

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Dea

ths

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN)

India Road Accident Snapshot (2014)

Deaths Injuries Accidents

141,526

477,731450,898

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN)

Share of deaths by unnatural causes in India (2014)

Road accidents45%

Drowning9%

Rail accidents9%

Accidental Fire6%

Falls5%

Electrocution

Collapse of Structure

Accidental Explosion

Factory Accidents

FirearmMines or Quarry Accident

Stampede

Other Causes18%

Unknown4%

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN)

388 road accident deaths in India every year

1 death for every 34 km of road

1 death for every 1127 vehicles on the road

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN)

How serious is the road safety

problem?

Road accident deaths by urban-rural split (2014)

URBAN POPULATION

RURAL POPULATION ALL INDIA

Population 37.7 cr. 83.3 cr. 121 cr.

Population share 31% 69% 100%

Road accident deaths 54,565 86,961 1,41,526

Road accident deaths per 1 lakh pop. 14.5 10.4 11.7

Share of road accident deaths 39% 61% 100%

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN) and GoI Census 2011

Share in road accident deaths (Top 10 states)

UTTAR PRADESH12%

TAMIL NADU11%

MAHARASHTRA10%

KARNATAKA7%

RAJASTHAN7%MADHYA PRADESH

7%

ANDHRA PRADESH6%

GUJARAT6%

TELANGANA5%

WEST BENGAL5%

REST OF INDIA26%

TAMIL NADU

HIMACHAL PRADESH

GOA

TELANGANA

HARYANA

KARNATAKA

PUNJAB

CHHATTISGARH

RAJASTHAN

GUJARAT

INDIA (Average)

21.1

20.4

20.4

19.6

19.2

17.1

16.7

15.6

15.0

13.0

11.4

Road accident deaths per 1 lakh pop.

(Top 10 states)

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN) and GoI Census 2011

Road accident deaths – Top 10 cities (2014)

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN) and GoI Census 2011

Traditional road safety focus areas

But who is really

vulnerable on the road?

Mumbai Road Accident Deaths by Mode (2008-2012)

Pedes-tri-ans58%

Motorcy-cle (Rider &

Pil-lion

)29%

Others6%

Auto-rickshaw3%

Cars3%

Cyclists2%

Data Source: Mumbai Traffic Police

Share of road accident deaths by mode -All India (2014)

Truck, Lorry20%

Bus9%

Motor 4-wheeler

20%Motor 3-wheeler

5%

Motor 2-wheeler

26%

Bicycle, Cycle Rickshaw

1%

Pedestrian5%

Others14% Truck, Lorry

19%

Bus8%

Motor 4-wheeler

17%Motor 3-wheeler

5%

Motor 2-wheeler

28%

Bicycle, Cycle Rickshaw

2%

Pedestrian10%

Others11%

Share of road accident deaths by mode -

Major Cities (2014)

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN)

Share of road accident deaths by mode category (2014)

INDIA

UTTAR PRADESH

TAMIL NADU

MAHARASHTRA

KARNATAKA

RAJASTHAN

MADHYA PRADESH

ANDHRA PRADESH

GUJARAT

TELANGANA

WEST BENGAL

0.484992156918163

0.602738884794891

0.528768926925609

0.391603222706778

0.406357717349674

0.5249343832021

0.462978906586311

0.40048052604957

0.516736667939417

0.475383724297712

0.49922815683853

0.371331062843576

0.266764922623434

0.396840026333114

0.519846256190406

0.444465721945615

0.302517740837951

0.37709857942316

0.425644916540212

0.363879343260787

0.325803649000869

0.317690645260883

0.14367678023826

0.130496192581675

0.0743910467412772

0.0885505211028162

0.149176560704711

0.172547875959949

0.159922513990529

0.173874557410218

0.119383988799796

0.198812626701419

0.183081197900587

All 4-Wheel Vehicles Motor 3-wheeler, Motor 2-wheeler, Cycle, Cycle-rickshaw, Pedestrian Others

Mumbai mode share

51%

Pedestrian / Cyclists

25%

Trains

12%

Buses

5%

IPT

2%

Cars / 2Ws

5%

Others

Data Source: Draft Development Plan for Greater Mumbai 2014-2034, MCGM

Road Accident Deaths by Road Classification (2014)

Major Cities

India

30%

33%

12%

28%

1%

1%

57%

38%

National Highways State Highways Expressways Other Roads

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN)

Road Accident Deaths by Time of Day

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20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

90,000

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

All India Major Cities

All I

ndia

Tota

l Maj

or C

ities

6 AM

9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN)

Road Accident Deaths by Gender (2014)

Male86%

Female14%

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN)

Reported causes of accidents in India (2014)

Overspeeding34%

Dangerous or Careless Driving, Over-taking, etc.

30%

Driving under Influence of Drugs or Alcohol2%

Physical Fatigue of Drivers

Vehicles Parked on Road

Mechanical Defect of Motor Vehicle; 2%

Lack of Road Infra-structure; 1%

Weather Conditions

Animal Crossing

Unmanned Railway Crossing

Other Causes21%

Causes Not Known

Data Source: National Crimes & Records Bureau (NCRN)

Road Accidents as a multi-factor occurrence

Vehicle Factors

Human Factors

H

H + R

H+V+R

V + H

V +

R RV

H

H + V

V + R

V + R

RV

H+V+R

Road Factors

Ministry of Road Transport and

Highways

Ministry of Urban Development

National Highway Authority of India

Indian Roads Congress

Automotive Research

Association of India

State Highway Authorities

State Public Works Departments

Sate Road Development Corporations

Sate Road Transport

Corporations

State Road Transport Offices

Development Authorities

Municipal Corporations

Traffic PoliceLaw & Order Police

City Bus Transport Corporations

Health Departments

CourtsNational Crime Records Bureau

Automobile Manufacturer Associations

Driver Training Institutes

NGOs

Insurance Agencies