Session 3B - 'Road Safety in Indian Cities'

1. Road Safety
Ranjit Gadgil – Program Director, Parisar

2. Two-Wheeler Survey
• Pune
• 1000 intercept surveys
• 72% male 28% female
• 200 had an accident

3. Accident Type
10%
9%
2%
4%
5%
41%
29%
Collision with automobile
Collision with bus
Collision with goods carrier
Collision with pedestrian
Collision with three-wheeler
Collision with two-wheeler
Fell off bike

4. No of Accidents
125
61
8
3 1 2
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
1 2 3 4 5 6

5. Do you use a helmet
34%
24%
42%
No
Occassionally
Yes

6. Helmet Law
For 64%
Against 34%
6%
2%
4%
19%
5%
17%6%
41%
Can't See/Hear
Cost
Feel suffocated
Inconvenient to carry
Neck/Back pain
Not Safe/Can't Hear
Other
Should be Personal Choice

7. Use - Accident
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Yes No Occassionally
No Accident
Accident

8. Two-Wheeler Challenges
• Used by every section of society
• Diverse use
• Inherently unsafe
• 50% use as a family vehicle  car (?)
• Politically sensitive issue
• Reluctance to use a helmet

9. Switch
Switch to Public
Transportation
Won't use PT 127
Reliable/Regular 101
Less Crowd 82
More Frequent 65
Clean/Neat 65
Better Buses 57
Switch to Cycling
Won't Cycle 429
Small Distance 152
Recreation/Exercise 147
Cycle Track 90
Compulsory/Law 51
Switch to Walk
Small distance 485
Exercise 244
won't walk 127
better footpath 78
last option 37

10. Towards Safety
• The Transport System needs to be safe, not
the mode
• Licencing
• Enforcement
• Street Design