Punjab Road Safety & Traffic Way Ahead

Navdeep Asija

Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Founder, Ecocabs 25th October 2012

Punjab- India

Present Road Safety Approach

Pragmatic

To

More Scientific

•Road safety is

largely

preventable and

predictable

phenomena

•Road Safety is

No Accident

•Act of GOD?

Understanding Road Crash..

Environment

Humans

Vehicle

Accident is a failure in a subsystem, or the system as a whole that

damages one or more unit

54-62%

8-12%

28-34%

Haddon Matrix

Element Pre Crash In Crash Post Crash

Humans •Training

•Education

•Behavior

•Attitude

•Conspicuous

•Clothing on Pedestrian

& Cyclist

In Vehicle Restrains are

Fitted and Worn Emergency Medical

Services, Like First Aid

and Ambulance

Vehicle •Primary Safety

Breaking, Visibility & Space

Secondary Safety Like

Impact Restrains Salvage

Road •Delineation

•Road Geometry

•Surface Condition

•Visibility

•Road Safety Audit

•Road Side Safety

•Safety Behavior

Restoration of Road

and Traffic Devices

Conditions

Pre Crash In Crash Post Crash

Hand Railing Design

Design : Open Drain

Fixed Hazards in Clear Zone

Human Error

Road Accidents are mainly due to human Errors ???

ROAD SAFETY IN INDIA

By

S.K. Mishra, Director (Road

Transport)

Ministry of Shipping, Road

Transport and Highways, Govt.

of India

An analysis carried out on the

accident data for the year 2003

shows that the main causes of road

accident in our country are: drivers’

fault (77.91%), pedestrian fault/fault

of passengers (1.36%), mechanical

defect in vehicles (2.01), bad roads

(1.32%) and other factors like bad

weather, cattle coming in the way,

fallen trees, road blockage, absence

of rear reflectors. road signage, non-

functioning of road signals etc.

(17.40%).

GDP & Sustainable Transport

Contribution of the Transport Sector to GDP : 6.4%

Contribution alone by Road Sector : 5.4%

Loss of GDP on Road Crashes : 3%

Net GDP @ National : 2.4%

We are able to achieve 2.4% of GDP by giving the life of

0.15 million young Indian

Trends & Practices

Understanding Road Safety in Punjab..

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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Year

Road Fatalities Trend in Punjab (2001-11)

Punjab Infrastructure

Regulatory Authority

Privatization

Started

10%

-5%

Factor Responsible for Reduction in Road

Fatalities

Transport Policy

Fuel Price

Excise Policy

Land Price – Land Use

Road Infrastructure

Enforcement Level

Evacuation Mechanism : Post Crash Scenario (108 & 1073)

Public Transport- State Transport

Undertaking (Intercity Travel)

Occupancy Ratio : PUNBUS = 100.3%

Punjab Roadways : 90.3%

64 Buses Per million Population (Karnataka : 348)

Source :Review of the Performance of State Road Transport Undertakings 2010-11

Speed on Punjab State Road Sector Project

Source : Consultancy Services for Undertaking Road Surveys for Monitoring and Evaluation

of Project Indicators : Punjab Roads and Bridges Development Board

22,6 23,9 23,1

41,6 42,9 43,5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Upgradation Roads Rehabilitation Roads Periodic Maintenance

Roads

Avera

ge J

ou

rney S

peed

(km

/hr)

2005 2011

Fuel Pricing/Parking Policy

10% increase in fuel price typically reduces vehicle travel 2-3% (Johansson

and Schipper 1997; Goodwin, Dargay and Hanly 2004) so as Crashes and

Fatalities.

Punjab Road Network

Road Type Length in State Fatalities

Percentage

National Highways (NH) 1,739 Kms (2.79%) 36%

State Highways (SH) 1,503 Kms (2%) 46%

Major District Roads

(MDRs)

2,107 Kms

Other District Roads

(ODRs)

4,658 Kms

Link Roads (LR)

(PWD-27,229 Kms, PMB

– 26,801 Kms)

54,030 Kms

Total 62,298 Kms 83%

Urban; 1119;

35%

Rural; 2087;

65%

Rural Vs Urban Area Road Fatality Ratio

Traffic on different types of roads & fleet

composition in Punjab (2010)

5 3 6 3 11

32 35 31 35

10

41 43 41 42 74.1

15 12 14 13

3

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

National

Highways

State Highways MDR ODR Modal Share

Bus Agro Car/Jeep/Taxi 2-W LCV, Truck Others

Registered Vehicle Vs. Involvement in Road

Crash

Buses

1%

Cars and

Station

Wagons

9%

Jeeps

1%

Taxis 0%

Three

Wheelers

1%

Two

Wheelers

76%

Four

Wheelers

Above

Trucks and

Lorries

3%

Three

Wheelers

0%

Tractor

9%

Others

0%

Two Wheelrs

15% Auto Rickshaw

2%

Car

19%

Jeep

8% Bus

11%

Truck

19%

Tractor

6%

Tempo

4%

Station Wagon

1%

Tractor

15%

Registered Vehicles (2011) Vehicle Involved in Crashes

Registered Motor Vehicles 2011

Year

Passenger Vehicle Goods Vehicles

Grand

Total Buses

Cars and

Station

Wagons Jeeps Taxis Three

Wheelers

Two

Wheeler

s

Trucks

and

Lorries

Three

Wheeler

s Tractor Others

2010-11 1317 40011 2410 1359 3554 376261 9812 0 5793 2227 442744

2010-11

(Cumulative) 28377 526681 57208 9393 61433 4332540 159179 20186 504310 12408 5711715

•Motor Vehicle Ration behind 1000 People is : 208

•19 people out of 1000 have Cars in Punjab

Road Crash Trends

Overturning

1% Head-on

19%

Head Tail

Collision 15%

Side Swipe

2%

Right Angle

20%

Pedestrian

18%

Others

25%

Road Safety Assessment Report- PRBDB

Urban Areas

Overturning

1% Head-on

31%

Head Tail

Collision

12% Side Swipe

1% Right Angle

15%

Pedestrian 13%

Others

27%

Rural Areas

Health Index Fatality Map-District Wise 2009-11

Fatality Rate 2009,2010 & 2011

Fatality Per

Million

Population

Fatality Rate 2009 : 133

Fatality Rate 2010 : 124

Fatality Rate 2011 : 122

Fatality Map-District Wise 2009 2010

Fatality Map-District Wise 2011 2010

Average Consumption of Alcohol by Person

above the age of 18.

11,5 14,7

22,2

12,8

135,8

0,0

20,0

40,0

60,0

80,0

100,0

120,0

140,0

160,0

Punjab. Delhi Haryana Himachal Pardesh Chandigarh

Nu

mb

er

of

Bo

ttle

s S

old

Average consumption of alcohol by person above the age of 18.

Source : People for Transparency, Kamal Anand, Sangrur

Indian Cities – Urban Transport

Modal shares

30-50% Pedestrians

10-20% Bicycles

~ 30% formal/informal “Public” transport- Para Transit

(Auto/Cycle Rickshaw)

10-20% Motorcycles

5-10% cars (Delhi ~ 15%)

Recognizing the Importance of Para Transit

Non Motor Transport

Motor Vehicles Non-Motor Transport

5,274,254 (2010)

5,71,1715 (2011) – 8% Growth 4,091,480

Animal Driven/Animal Slow Moving

Total NMT

Horses

and

Ponies Mules Donkey

Buffalo

(Male)

Cow

(Male) Camel

Cycle

Rickshaw

(Passenger)

Cycle Rickshaw

(Cargo)/Rehri

Rehri

(Four

Wheel) Bicycle

29810 96480 23390 85060 163130 21610 300000 120000 Unknown 3252000 4,091,480

Source :Statistical Abstract of Punjab 2010

Traffic Police

Enforcement…

About Police (Traffic Wing)

The Traffic Wing of Punjab was a separate wing till 1992. It was discontinued vide order No. 1/358/9141-11/SPL/3067 dated 03/08/1992.

The wing was revived in the year 2001 without creation of any new posts as it was ordered that it has to be staffed from within the existing resources.

There about 1950 people are managing the Traffic in

Punjab.

18+ agencies Handling Road Safety in the

State

State and District Punjab State Road Safety Council

Assembly Committee on Road Safety

Punjab State Transportation Society

Public Works Department (B &R)

Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB)

Punjab Road & Bridges Development Board

Punjab Urban Planning & Development Authority

Punjab Mandi Board and Market Committees

Local Bodies Department

Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company

State Transport Authority

Regional Transport Authority

Punjab Roadways

Punjab State Bus State Management Company Limited

Punjab Police (Traffic)

Punjab Infrastructure Regulatory Authority

Punjab State Health Department

Unified Multimodal Transportation Authority (UMTA)

Department of Education, Punjab

Road Safety

Authority ?

Challans – Enforcement Drive

Type of Challans Number of

Challans Amount Collected (Rs)

2010 (Non-Compoundable)

2010 (Compoundable)

4,96,085

3,10,532 15,35,70,824.00

3,30,80,500.00

8,06,637 18,66,51,324.00

2011

(Non- Compoundable)

2011

(Compoundable)

6,18,352

3,60,362

16,20,74,960.00

3,81,42,540.00

9,78,714 20,02,17,500.00

January 2012 to July 2012 (Non-

Compoundable)

January 2012 to July 2012

(Compoundable)

4,01,754

2,30,276

12,05,29,483.00

2,97,50,409.00

6,32,030 15,02,79,892.00

Moving vs. Static Violations

Static

Moving

Total Challans

9,42,043 (2011)

Drink and Drive = 0.2% (1049)

Over speeding = 0.5% (2699)

Moving Violations

Static Violations

Legal Framework Courtesy : ArriveSafe, Chandigarh

Amendments in Motor Vehicle Act

Legal Framework : 174 CrPC, 304, 304A

Database Management : Under Reporting of

Data

Ambulance Hospital Data Insurance Police

26,000 + 12,000

people evacuated

by Ambulances

-Not Available- 21.5% in the case of

Cars. Average 10%

vehicles are taking

claim back.

6 Lakhs

3389 (Fatal)

Total FIR Registered

: 5731

1 Fatal : 20 Non Fatal Serious : 70 Minor

Injured

Policies Vs Claim-Motor Insurance

215

33

98

42

72

31

108

44 40

207

113

0

50

100

150

200

250

Private Cars Two

wheelers

Goods

Carrying

Vehicles

(Public

Carriers -

other than

3 wheelers)

Goods

Carrying

Vehicles

(Private

Carriers -

other than

3 wheelers)

Goods

Carrying

Vehicles

(Public

Carriers -3

wheelers)

Goods

Carrying

Vehicles

(Private

Carriers-3

wheelers)

Passengers

Carrying

Vehicles -4

wheelers

Passengers

Carrying

Vehicles -3

wheelers

Special

Type of

Vehicles

Motor

Trade

(Road Risk

only)

Others

Claim/Policy Ratio (per 1000 vehicle)

Year 2009-10

Source :IRDA

Key Interventions

Actions

Key Interventions

Integral Approach Towards Road Safety- Safety Council

Enforcement Agencies

Human Resource Development

Research and Development

Road Safety Database

Road Design Standard and Recognizing Non-Motor

Transport

Legal Framework – State Road Safety Policy

Black Spot Improvement- Corridor Approach

Road Crash Database Management: Integrated Data

Evaluation System on Accidents

www.punjabroadsafey.org

National Urban Transport Policy-GoI

• “Bringing about a more equitable allocation of road space with

people, rather than vehicles and by encourage greater use of

public transport and non-motorized modes”

NMT Inclusion : Approach to Golden Temple,

Amritsar- Before

NMT Inclusion : Approach to Golden Temple,

Amritsar - After

Near Bharawan Da Dhaba,Amritsar- Present

Near Bharawan Da Dhaba,Amritsar- After

NH1-Junction (Sirhand-Patiala)

More View of NH Junction Improvement

6-2 Lane Converging Section

Night Vision

Khanpur Junction near Chandigarh

One Fatality Per Month

Zero Fatality : Three Months Observation

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