by: Vedant Shriniwas Goyal, Road Design & Transport Coordinator, Mumbai Presented at Transforming Transportation 2017

1. www.TransformingTransportation.org
Mumbai Road Safety Initiative
Vedant Shriniwas Goyal, Road Design &
Transport Coordinator, Mumbai
Presented at Transforming Transportation 2017

2. Vedant S. Goyal,
Road Design & Transport Coordinator
Embedded Staff, BIGRS Mumbai
Mumbai Road Safety Initiative
13 January 2017

3. Factsheet about Mumbai
Over 88% of the commuters in Mumbai use public transport. Mumbai has the
largest organized bus transport network among major Indian cities.

4. Accessibility and Mobility a major issue!
Pedestrians are often squeezed out of their space and forced to share road space with
high-speed vehicles.

5. Result: Deadly roads of Mumbai
Road accidents accounted for 23,468 accidents, with 611 deaths in Mumbai in 2015, the most
accidents in any city in India and almost triple the 8,085 in the Delhi
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000
MUMBAI
NEW DELHI
CHENNAI
HYDERABAD
BENGALURU
23468
8085
7328
5873
4834
Cities with most road crashes
488 595 598 611 427
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Killed
Road Crashes in Mumbai
2012 2013 2014 2015 Oct-16

6. Partnership with the Bloomberg Initiative for
Global Road Safety (BIGRS) Program
Objectives
Focus on improving road safety in Mumbai
1. Undertake road safety assessment for the 9.5km corridor
2. Prepare infrastructure design for the corridor
‣ Focus on improving access to the Public Transport Terminal
– Redesign of Dindoshi Bus Terminal
– Crash evaluation and risk mitigation for B.E.S.T bus operations

7. Pilot Road Corridor
Kurla Railway
Ghatkopar Railway
Vikhroli
Gandhinagar
Jn.
Vikhroli
Station
Ghatkopar
Station
Kurla Station
BKC
Rd.
L B S Road
Int’l
Airport
Pilot Corridor of 9.5 km length
selected for improvement
3 high-density station areas
8 major junctions
Wide range of ROW : 14- 47 m
Wide range of land-uses:
residential, mixed-use, Comm,
Industrial

8. Accident Intensity Mapping
1 fatal accident
2 fatal accidents
>2 fatal accidents
Equal number of fatalities at both intersection and
midblock black-spots
Kanjurmarg Station Jn.
Gandhi Nagar Jn
Hometown
Gopal Bhawan
CST Bridge Junction
Guru Nanak Nagar
0
50
100
2012
2013
2014
Upto Sep
2015
Total
20 9 11
10 50
32 19 26 22
99
On Pilot Corridor
Half of the recorded fatal accidents
occurred on the pilot corridor

9. Findings from Road Safety Inspection
Lack of adequate footpaths Unsafe kerbs without
ramps
Lack of uninterrupted
footpaths
Lack of footpath continuity at
property gates
High mid-block crossing
demand
Over speeding due to wide
slip lanes

10. Design Framework
Retain existing
median
Retain existing CC
lane
Proposed Multi-utility zone: 1.8m of
uninterrupted walkway + bus-stop
area, rickshaw/taxi stands, junction
queuing lane, vendor zone, etc.

11. Success
! Acceptability towards the
concept of providing
minimum 1.8m clear
walkaway on the pilot
corridor (upto 3.0m if
possible);
! Tendering and construction
of the 22km road stretch
encompassing this corridor as
per the BIGRS suggested
design;
! Use of Road Safety Design
Guidelines as a reference
manual for all future urban
road projects under MCGM;

12. Terminal Redesign for BEST: Dindoshi, Mumbai

13. Findings from Dindoshi Terminal Safety Inspection
Haphazard Boarding and alighting within the terminal
A wide gate allows buses to speed up to 15-20 km/hr
while entering the terminal
Disconnected footpaths entering the terminal force
pedestrians to enter with buses
Unorganised vending and parked vehicles at the terminal
access area reduces driver visibility and hinders safe
pedestrian movement
The lack of safe crossing infrastructure forces
pedestrians to sprint across high-speed traffic
Passengers interchanging within the bus circulation space

14. Proposed Design Solution

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26 31 29 29 26
51
26 31 32 30 28
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Fatal Accidents Fatalities
45%
36%
5%
6%
3% 1% 4%
Pedestrian
Moptor
Cyclist
Cyclist
Passenger
192 FATAL accidents and 198 fatalities during
2010-15.
89
70
10
Crash evaluation and risk mitigation for B.E.S.T
bus operations
Out of 89 pedestrian fatalities, 60
fatalities occurred while crossing
(67%).
Out of 70 M.Cycle
fatalities, 45 fatalities
occurred while driving in
the same direction of the
bus (64%).

16. BUS IMPACT AREA – ALL FATAL CRASHES
Front Right
22%
Side Right
Rear Left
Side LeftFront Left
Front
Middle
Rear
Middle
Rear Right
1%
30%
3%
1%
13%
7%22%
Driver

17. RUN OVER CRASHES – ALL FATALITIES
Front Right tire
6%
Rear Left tire
Front Left tire
Rear Right tire
69%
15%
10%
Driver
AC buses with lower
ground clearance have no
Run Over accident deaths.
The Standard /
Conventional bus is
responsible for 91% of all
Run Over – fatal
accidents.

18. BUS DRIVER SURVEY RESULTS
INFERENCES
Reasons for bus accidents – 88% of the bus drivers felt that accidents occurred
due to the reckless driving by the motorcyclists.
Potential traffic hazards – 76% of the drivers found parking near the bus stops
as one of the major traffic hazards.
Remedies to reduce accidents – 81% of the bus drivers preferred a separate
lane for buses which could reduce accidents.
230 drivers from Dharavi and Majas depot were interviewed during their refresher
training at Dindoshi training centre.

19. In summary
Nearly all urban dwellers are affected by the issue of traffic safety: poor,
children, elderly, commuters.
Attempt should be to create a safer transport infrastructure for All People:
reducing exposure and risks.
Carrying out traffic crash data collection process helps in reviewing and analyze
existing scenario and helps in designing safer streets.

20. Thank you
Vedant S. Goyal,
Road Design & Transport Coordinator
Embedded Staff, BIGRS Mumbai
vedant@bigrs.org