This document discusses road safety in urban India, with a focus on Mumbai. Some key points: 1) 158 people die on India's urban roads every day, with one death occurring every 17 km of urban road or for every 1145 vehicles. 2) While urban areas account for 30% of India's population, they see 40% of road crash deaths. The road crash death rate is higher in urban (14.5 deaths per 100,000 people) than rural (10.4) areas. 3) In Mumbai, which sees over 50% of trips made by pedestrians and cyclists, 58% of road accident deaths are among pedestrians, highlighting their vulnerability on roads designed primarily

1. Binoy Mascarenhas
Head – Integrated Transport
WRI India Sustainable Cities
Setting the context

2. How many
people die on
India’s roads?

3. India: Urban road safety snapshot
158road crash deaths take place in urban India every day
1 death for every 17 km of urban road
1 death for every 1145 vehicles on the road

5. 98,254
105,725
114,590
118,239
126,896
133,938
136,834
139,348 137,423
141,526
150,785
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
No. of road crash deaths in India (2005-2015)
NCRB Data: 2005-2015

6. 30%
70%
URBAN RURAL
POPULATION SHARE
40%
60%
URBAN RURAL
SHARE OF ROAD
CRASH DEATHS
14.5
10.4
URBAN RURAL
ROAD CRASH
DEATHS PER 1 LAKH
POPULATION
NCRB Data: 2014
Census Data: 2011
India: Stats

7. RoadCrashDeaths
Deathsper100,000people
Road Crash Deaths (Top 15 cities)
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Road crash deaths Deaths per 100,000 population

8. Road Crash Deaths by Road Classification (2014)
30%
33%
12%
28%
1%
1%
57%
38%
MAJOR CITIES
INDIA
National Highways State Highways Expressways Other Roads
Data Source: National Crimes &
Records Bureau (NCRN)

9. Traditional road safety focus areas
But who is
really
vulnerable
on the
road?

10. Case of Mumbai: Road accident deaths (2008-12)
Pedestrians
58%
Motorcycle
28%
Others
6%
Auto-
rickshaw
3%
Cars
3%
Cyclists
2%
Data Source: Mumbai Traffic Police

15. Fatality risk for pedestrians at different
speeds
Source: OECD, 2006

16. 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

17. Aspirations of Mumbai?

19. 20,000+ Crores
3.5+ Billion USD
Annual Maintenance
10-25% (2,000-5,000 Crores)

20. I-405 Widening, Los Angeles
USD 1 Billion, 5 Years
Traffic is slower than before

24. Is there enough
space on India’s
roads for
“Streets for all”?

29. What is meant by
a “Street for all”?

32. Thank you