What works in road
Safety ?
Bhushan G Borase, AD, SVPNPA. Mob – 8970123366, bhushangb@svpnpa.gov.in
Do we really appreciate the problem ??
School Bus Accident -27 Kids die
Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Program,
IIT, Delhi
Prof Geetam Tiwari - 9811330216
Topics
• What worked in west?
• Myths & Realities
• Taking assistance of other departments
• Good Practices in India
• Good Practices abroad
Underreporting
2017 Fatalities Non Fatal
accidents
NCRB 218876 494624
National Burden
Estimate Study
275000 Hospitalization
needed
5 times more
Minor injuries
20 times more
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
RTI
fatalities
per
100,000
persons
RTI
fatalities,
number
Year
Fatalities Fatalities per 100,000 persons
Estimated 30,00,000 hospitalised in 2018
INDIA: OFFICIAL STATISTICS
DEAD 2018: 1,51,417
IRC 1934
MVA 1939
MVA1989
NHAI Act 1988
Sundar Committee 2005-7
Supreme Court Committee2014
Amended MVA 2019
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Deaths
Year
Folklore dominates
Science prevails (with some
folklore remaining)
USA Death Rates 1900-2016
First Road safety
Committee
Report 1929:
Education, Fines
increase,
Blackspot
treatment
New car and road
safety standards,
enforcement of
targeted laws
Safety
agency
Per Capita Traffic Death Rates : High Income Countries (OECD)
Source: death registration data
Research
Centres
Independent
Agency
New vehicle/road
Safety standards
Seatbelt
Helmet
Speed
Alcohol
In
National Road Safety Board
Behavior by Design
Behavior by Design
Popcorn Price
Small 70
Medium 100
Large 110
I Phone Price
I phone $ 699
I phone pro $ 999
I phone pro
max
$ 1099
Roundabout safety
Location of Bus Shelter
Safe pedestrian crossing
NMV lanes & lighting
Audible markers for shoulder marking
Reduction in run-off-the road crashes, demarcation of shoulders(FHWA, 2011)
What are Speed Limits ??
• Inside City ?
• At outskirts of City ?
• On Highway ?
• And WHY ????
• Role of Guardrail
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVgRihB
weic
Pedestrian Safety
Golden Hour
1. Government Ambulance and Government Doctors
2. City Police
3. Private Ambulance Owners
4. Private Hospitals
5. Auto–rickshaw Drivers
6. People of City
14.1.2012 – CP Salem Shri K C Mahali
PRE-HOSPITAL TRAUMA CARE TRAINING
(FIRST AID TRAINING)
Imparted To The Auto-Rickshaw Drivers By St.John Ambulance
37%
12%
38%
13%
EMRI 108
Ambulance
Private
Ambulance
Auto-rickshaw
Private
Vehicle
56%
26%
13%
5%
EMRI 108
Ambulance
Private
Ambulance
Auto
rickshaw
2012 2013
Kind of Vehicle
2012 2013
No. of Persons
Rescued
Percentage
No. of Persons
Rescued
Percentage
EMRI 108 Ambulance 516 56% 340 37%
Private Ambulance 238 26% 105 12%
Auto-rickshaw 118 13% 349 38%
Private Vehicle 50 5% 116 13%
Total 922 100% 910 100%
ANALYSIS
Punjab & Kerala Initiatives
TN Initiatives
• Shri Amresh Pujari – ADGP
• Use of RADMS and Data Analytics
• Addl SP appointed as Road Safety Nodal Officers
• Reporting and reviewing pattern for
enforcement changed
• Monthly review at State PHQ
• Road Safety performance included in PAR
• A dedicated Road Safety Control Room at PHQ
• Road Safety Medals initiated
• Highway Patrol System Revamped
• Road Safety Equipment worth 7.52 Cr purchased
• Enforcement was the game changer.
• 1,87,213 licenses suspended between Aug 2017
–Jan 2018 (https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/number-of-road-accident-deaths-in-tn-on-
the-wane/article22755752.ece dated Feb 15 2018)
• Black spot analysis with IIT Madras
• Repair of Black spots with the help of NHAI
• Deployment of Ambulances by algorithm
developed by IIT Madras.
• Result – 1061 deaths reduced in 2017
Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety
Prohibition in Bihar
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Accidents 9555 8222 8855 9600 10007
Deaths 5421 4901 5554 6729 7205
Injuries 6835 5651 6014 6679 7209
• Chhattisgarh Police Initiatives
Go to “parivahan.gov.in” site
Under Online Services Click on “Driving License Related Services” activity
Under Enforcement menu Click on “OFFENCE DETAILS” activity
Select License Type as DL and enter DL Number to get License details....
After Clicking on DL Number a pop window will be opened by generating
Show Cause Notice of that DL No.
Case 1)License Suspend
Case 2)License Cancel
After Suspension /Cancellation,DL is not Eligible to apply for any service
Guidelines for Road Signage's under PMGSY
MoRTH
• Regional Officers
• They prepare annual action plan every year
in May-June
• They have contingency fund at their disposal
• They are posted in 20 States of the country.
• Name/ Contact details attached herewith
• https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/File3
99-5.pdf
Bus Stand
Bengaluru
Mysuru
Before
Hot
spot
Bus Stand
Bengaluru
Mysuru
After
Bengaluru
Mysuru
Hot
Spot
Mahaveer Circle
Before
Bengaluru
Mysuru
Mahaveer Circle
After
BEFORE AFTER
BEFORE AFTER
 8 Bus bays are created
 1 Free left passage constructed
KSRTC BUS STAND
MAHAVEERA CIRCLE MAHAVEERA CIRCLE
KSRTC BUS STAND
Vegetation at Junctions
Before After
Reflective Barricades
Learning
• Use two , instead of
three.
• Initial gap 40 feet
• Entry – 11 ft
• Exit -9 ft
• Speed improvement
• 5 – 22 km/hour
• Changed to
• Gap – 42 feet
• Entry 10 feet
• Exit 8 feet
71
China
• 1980’s – Epidemiological Studies on Car Accidents
• Research Institute of Highways – 2000 Staff and
many of them PhD.
• Sanlian Accident Prevention Institute, Anhui
Province –
• Accidents are like disease that can be cured.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
• “Highway Safety to Cherish Life” Project
• Billions of Dollars are spent to improve road
safety
• ChinaRAP – China Road Assessment Program
• It involves road inspections to identify
locations where improvements will generate
best savings
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
Driver
• Identify accident prone drivers
• Poor driver would receive training
• Installation of cameras in accident hotspots
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
China
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqkSsxft
THU
• Drivers using High Beam in Night
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
China
• Driver fatigue is prominent after 3.5 hr driving
• Driver fatigue max at 6 am, 2pm & 10 pm
• Driving license – Theoretical Exam
• Driving Test -6 hrs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
China
• Crash barriers to be installed on all roads
where level difference between road and
foot of cliff is over 3 m.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
Brasil
• Cities of Brasilia, Fortaleza & Sau Paulo
• 30 – 40 % reduction in crash deaths
• 122 actions identified
• Customized action plan for each department
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
Five Takeaways from the session
Following actions can reduce accident deaths
1. Maximum possible Drunken Driving cases
2. Maximum possible cases for use of mobile while
driving
3. Maximum possible cases for not wearing helmet
and seat belt
4. Cases for not following lane discipline
5. Cases for over speeding
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad

Road Safety Sep 2022.pptx

Editor's Notes

  • #11 Let me show you what success looks like: These are per capita road traffic death rates in high-income countries. You can see that around 1970 High Income Countries managed to reverse their rising trend in traffic deaths. This change in trend is what we hope to see in a decade of action.   How did high-income countries achieve this success? Analysis from the US consistently shows that about 50% of the improvements in road safety are due to vehicle safety technologies that were increasingly introduced since the 1960s!