Road Safety

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ROADSAFETY

Dr.RohitSinghLather,Ph.D.AssociateProfessor,

TheNorthCapUniversity,Gurugram

ONEDEATHEVERYFOURMINUTESDUETOAROADACCIDENTININDIA

http://sites.ndtv.com/roadsafety/important-feature-to-you-in-your-car-5/?q=/roadsafety/important-feature-to-you-in-your-car/

INDIANACCIDENTALDATA• Over1,37,000peoplewerekilledinroadaccidentsin2013alone- Morethanthenumberofpeoplekilledinallourwarsputtogether

• Oneseriousroadaccidentinthecountryoccurseveryminuteand16dieonIndianroadseveryhour• Drunkendriving isoneoftheleadingcausesofroadfatalities• 5livesendonDelhi’sroadseveryday• 16childrendieonIndianroadsdaily• 1214roadcrashesoccureverydayinIndia• Twowheelersaccountfor25%oftotalroadcrashdeaths• 20childrenundertheageof14dieeverydayduetoroadcrashesininthecountry• 377peopledieeveryday- Equivalenttoajumbojetcrashingeveryday

• TwopeopledieeveryhourinUttarPradesh– Statewithmaximumnumberofroadcrashdeaths

Source:NationalCrimeRecordsBureau,MinistryofRoadTransport&Highway,Lawcommission ofIndia,Globalstatusreportonroadsafety2013

TOP10CITIESWITHTHEHIGHESTNUMBEROFROADCRASHDEATHS

☞Delhi(City)

☞ Chennai

☞ Jaipur

☞ Bengaluru

☞Mumbai

☞ Kanpur

☞ Lucknow

☞ Agra

☞Hyderabad

☞ Pune

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ROADACCIDENTPARAMETERS2014- 2015

Parameter 2014 2015 %Changeoverpreviousyear

TotalAccidentsinthecountry 4.89,400 5,01,423 2.5

Totalnumber ofPersonskilledinthecountry 1,39,671 1,46,133 4.6

Total number ofpersonsinjured inthecountry 4,93,474 5,00,279 1.4

Accidentseverity* 28.5 29.1 2.1*No.ofpersonskilledper100accidents

Source:“RoadAccidents inIndia– 2015”,GovernmentofIndia,MinistryofRoadTransport&HighwaysTransportResearchWing.

NUMBEROFROADACCIDENTSANDNUMBEROFPERSONSAFFECTED:2005- 2015


NUMBEROFPERSONSKILLEDPERLAKHPOPULATION(1970– 2015)


TOP13STATES:SHAREINTOTALNUMBEROFROADACCIDENTS(IN%):2015


TOTALNUMBEROFPERSONSKILLEDINROADACCIDENTSINTERMSOFROADUSERCATEGORIES:2015


TOTALNUMBEROFACCIDENTS,PERSONSKILLED&INJUREDBASEDONTHEINVOLVEMENTBYVEHICLETYPE:2015


TOTALACCIDENTS,PERSONSKILLEDANDINJUREDINURBAN&RURALAREA:2015


ROADACCIDENTSASPERTHETIMEOFOCCURRENCE:2015


ACCIDENTSCLASSIFIEDACCORDINGTOCAUSES:2015


AGEOFPERSONSKILLED(GENDERWISE):2015


AGEPROFILEOFROADACCIDENTS:2015


ACCIDENTSCLASSIFIEDACCORDINGTOTYPEOFJUNCTIONS:2015


ACCIDENTSCLASSIFIEDACCORDINGTOAGEOFVEHICLES


ACCIDENTSCLASSIFIEDBASEDONTYPESOFLICENSEDURING2015


ACCIDENTSATVARIOUSTRAFFICCONTROLLEDAREASDURING2015


COUNTRY– WISENUMBEROFPERSONSKILLEDPER1,00,000


DEATHSONROAD2014

SPEEDING57,844

MAJORCAUSESOFDEATHSIN2014

OVERLOADING26,809

DRUNKDRIVING6,968

HIT&RUN19,569

TotalFatalities1,39,671

TWOWHEELER23.3%

VEHICLESHAREINDEATHS,2014

3WHEELER4%

CAR/JEEP/TAXI18.6%

BUS8.7%

TRUCK/TEMPO/TRACTOR55.6%

HIT&RUN19,569

4.5LROADACCIDENTS

VEHICLESHAREINDEATHS,2014

1.4LDEAD

4.8LINJURED

37%ACCIDENTSDUETOSPEEDING

Source:http://indpaedia.com/ind/index.php/Road_accidents:_India,Courtesy:TimesofIndia

SPEEDBREAKERS:RUMBLE&TUMBLE



ThePunjabandHaryanahighcourthasaskedtheHaryanagovernmenttoidentifyandflattenallspeedbreakersthatdon'tadheretostandards

2016: Delhi HC orders removalThe Times of India, May 26 2016A bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva said speed breakersconstructed on public roads without authorisation or recommendation of trafficpolice and not conforming to prescribed norms are “unauthorised“ and must beremoved. The high court gave four weeks to all civic bodies--the three municipalcorporations, public works department, New Delhi Municipal Council, DelhiCantonment Board and Delhi Development Authority--which are responsible formaintaining the roads in the capital.The court also directed the traffic police and the civic bodies to ensure that speedbreakers which do not conform with the guidelines of Indian Road Congress andthe Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning & Engineering)Centre are not constructed.The court said that plastic or PVC speed breakers must also be removed if theyfail to conform with the guidelines and if they haven't been cleared by the trafficpolice. The high court also directed the agencies to put up signage, according tothe guidelines, which will help the commuters to know there is a speed breaker.




GURGAON– JAIPURSTRETCHOFNH48:MOSTACCIDENTPRONEHIGHWAY,2010-2015DEATHCOMESATHIGHSPEEDHERE

http://indpaedia.com/ind/index.php/Road_accidents:_India

TOP10LEADINGCAUSESININDIAIN2013

Source:Mohan.D,Tiwari.GandBhalla.K.,“RoadSafetyinIndiaStatusReport”,TransportationResearchandInjuryPreventionProgramme,IndianInstituteofTechnologyDelhi,2015

TOP10LEADINGCAUSESOFHEALTHLOSSININDIAIN2013


COSTOFRO

ADCRA

SHES

GROSSECONOMICLOSS:3%GDP(INR3.8LAKHCRORE)CostofroadCrashcanfundSwachh BharatMission(rural)for29Years,NationalFoodSecuritySchemefor7years,Centralassistancefordeveloping847smartcities

2013:DeathsduetoHIV/AIDS:1.3Lakh2013:Peoplekilledduetoroadaccidents6%higher2013:Childrenkilledduecrimes,murder,infanticide&feticide:20452013:Childrenkilledinroadaccidents:16,901

2014:TotalRoadDeaths:1.4Lakh7TimesmorethanliveslostinNaturalDisasters(20,201)7TimesofFireCausalities(19,513)6TimesofRailwaysAccidents(25,006)9,435TimesofAirCrashes(15)

INDIANROADS,WORLD'SDEADLIEST,KILLEDRECORD400DAYIN'15


• Onoccurrenceofatrafficcrashisbroughttothenoticeofapolicestation(byanyoneinvolvedinthecrash;

anyonewhoknowsaboutthecrash;orapoliceofficerwhocomestoknowaboutthecrash)theinformation

reportedisrecordedinaFirstInformationReport(FIR).

• AfteranFIRhasbeenfiledthecontentsoftheFIRcannotbechangedexceptbyarulingfromtheHighCourtor

theSupremeCourtofIndia.

• Aftertheinvestigationiscompleteacasefileispreparedwhichrecordsthedetailsofthecrashasdeterminedby

thepolicedepartment(whichneednotnecessarilytallywiththoseintheFIR)andthe‘offendingparty’(as

determinedbytheinvestigation)ischargedwithoffencesunderprovisionsofthe

- IndianPenalCodeand

- TheMotorVehiclesActofIndia1988(MinistryofRoadTransportandHighways,1988)

LEGALANGLE


• Someoftherelevantprovisionsare:

IndianPenalCode

☞ Section279.Rashdrivingorridingonapublicway

☞ Section304A.Causingdeathbynegligence

☞ Section336.Actendangeringlifeorpersonalsafetyofothers

☞ Section337.Causinghurtbyactendangeringlifeorpersonalsafetyofothers

☞ Section338.Causinggrievoushurtbyactendangeringlifeorpersonalsafetyofothers

MotorVehiclesAct

☞ Section185.Drivingbyadrunkenpersonorbyapersonundertheinfluenceofdrugs

☞ Section184.Drivingdangerously


BLOODONROADS

In2015,Deathsdueto

☞ Overtaking:Over30,000

☞ Divergingandmerging:32,000

☞ Stationaryandotherparkedvehicles:7,280

SPECIFICCAUSESOFACCIDENTSINCLUDE

• Specificcausesofaccidentsinclude:

☞ Mediankerb stonesindualcarriagewaysandpoorvisibilityofkerb stones

☞ Stagedroadconstruction

☞ Lackofmaintenanceofroadsigns

☞ Drivererrors

☞ Plantationoftreesinrightsofway

☞ Depressedsideshoulders

☞ Contractorerrors

☞ Bridgerailings

☞ Poordrainage,and

☞ Haphazardcrossingofroadsbypedestriansandcattle

• Somerecommendations forimproving roadsafety,including

- Roaddesignimprovements

- Blackspotidentificationandimprovement, trafficbarriers

- Roadsafetyaudit,advancedwarningsystems

- Roadpatrolling

- Traininginfirstaid

- Uniformgeometricdesign

- Roadsideamenities

Roadsafetyconsiderationsfornationalhighways(Sharma,A.andDua,L.,2000)

TENGOLDENRULESFORROADSAFETY1.STOPORSLOWDOWN:Allowpedestrianstocrossfirstatuncontrolledzebracrossings

2.BUCKLEUP:Sothatyourfamilyandyouaresafeinthecar.SeatBeltsreducethechancesofdeathofacar

occupantinaccidents

3.OBEYTRAFFICRULESANDSIGNS:Topreventroadaccidents

4.OBEYSPEEDLIMITS :Foryourownsafetyandthatofothers.Inresidentialareasandmarketplaces,idealspeed

shouldbe20kmph andthemaximum speedlimitis30kmph

5.KEEPVEHICLEFIT:Topreventbreakdownandaccidentsonroad

6.NEVERUSEMOBILEWHILEDRIVING:Toavoiddistractionsthatlargelyleadtoaccidents

7.WEARHELMET:Toprotectyourheadwhileridingatwowheeler.Agoodqualityhelmetreducesthechancesof

severeheadinjury

8.NEVERDRIVEDANGEROUSLY:Toensureyourownsafetyandthatofotherroadusers

9.BECOURTEOUS:Sharetheroadwithallandbeconsiderate.Neverrageon theroad

10.NEVERMIXDRINKINGANDDRIVING:BeResponsible...Don’tdrink whiledriving

• It is necessary to have first aid facilities in the vehicle, so that preliminary treatment may be given to the personimmediately after the accident before reaching the doctor to the patient or takingpatient to the doctor

• Duties of the First Aider- To maintain first aid box properly and replace the expire medicine- To know the first aid techniques- To reach as soon as possible with the first aid box at the place where accident occurs- To bring the patient in the fist aid room for further treatment- To have full sympathy with the patient

• FirstAidMaterials- Rolledbandages- Knife,scissors- Dettol- Burnol- Sterilizeddressings- Safetypineyedrops

• FirstAidtoSaveLife- MouthtoMouthArtificialRespiration- Layingthevictimwithhisfaceandchestdownwards

FIRSTAID

Head atlargestCircumference,CM

HELMETSIZE

51-52 XXSMALL

53-54 XSMALL

55-56 SMALL

57-58 MEDIUM

59-60 LARGE

61-62 XLARGE

63- 64 XXLARGE

According totheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAssociation,headinjuriesareof themostcommon injuriesaftermotorcyclecrashesandwereestimatedtobethecauseofdeathin>50%ofthesefatalities.Despitethesefacts,itisestimatedthatonly50%

ofmotorcyclistsroutinelywearhelmets

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