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By
Dr.NISHI MITTAL
[email protected]@gmail.com
Head, Traffic Engineering & Safety
Central Road Research Institute,
New Delhi, India
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BIBLE QUOTES:
GIVE AND IT WILL
BE GIVEN TO YOUBE GIVEN TO YOU
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Not Sharing Is Not Good ForAnyone
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Road Safety Situation
�Highest number of fatalities in the world�Around 1,20,000 fatalities per year�Proportion of fatal accidents has
increased from 17.6% in 2001 to 20.4%increased from 17.6% in 2001 to 20.4%in 2006.
�Accident severity has increased from19.9 in 2001 to 22.9 in 2006
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Who are Getting Killed in India?
�Like other Asian and African countries,the non -motorised transport (NMT) roadusers consisting of pedestrians, cyclistsand other slow moving riders 60-80%.
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Magnitude of Walking Trips in India”
�Little organized data is available .�Walking trips formed around 32% of all
trips in Delhi (1994 ).60
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Population in million
Percentage of Walking
trips
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�Share of walk trips in bigger cities(More than 10 million population) isquite substantial .quite substantial .
�Mumbai 52 %, Ahmedabad cyclingand Walking 54%, Chennai 27 %.
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Profile of Walkers
�Walking is the mode for the poor�Mode of disrepute�Pedestrians come from unauthorized
colonies, slum clusters and low -incomeareasareas
�They even cannot afford publictransport fares
�Mostly laborers, students, housewivesetc.
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Pedestrian Facilities in India
�Pedestrian facilities are awfully lacking�In Delhi, capital of India, 40 % roads do
not have footpaths�Provided sidewalks are too high, ill�Provided sidewalks are too high, ill
maintained and blocked by parkedvehicles, civic utilities, hoardings,vendors etc .
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Crossing Facilities
April, 2008 Study on “Pedestrian Safetyat Urban Intersections in Delhi revealed
�No pedestrian signal�Very few pedestrians refuge islands�Very few pedestrians refuge islands�Zebra crossings missing�Lack of subways or poor design�Inadequate crossing time
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Crossing Facilities
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Findings of Opinion Surveys
�90% felt unsafe while crossing�Reasons :
• Allotted crossingtime inadequate (65%)
10%10%
WAITING TIME IS TOO LONG
MOTORISTS WILL TAKE CARE OF
HABITUAL TO DO time inadequate (65%)
• Inadequate width offootpaths (73%)• Too high to climb up (64%)• Encroached (81%)
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80%
REASONS FOR TAKING RISK WHILE CROSSING
L TO DO SO
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�Road Safety Audits carried out byCRRI, New Delhi at various stages ofthe project for up -gradation ofNational Highways revealed thatNational Highways revealed thatthere were no adequate pedestrianfootpaths provided or proposedwhen these passed throughhabitated areas.
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Subways Provided are
� Unattractive to see� Be accessed by steps� Not disabled friendly� Require a significant
diversion from directwalking routewalking route
� Poorly maintained� Personal security not
provided
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Motorists Are Not Sharing
The Road With PedestriansThe Road With Pedestrians
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�Pedestrian Facilities are notplanned and provided
�Roads are widened at the expense�Roads are widened at the expenseof cutting down pedestrian facilities
�Provided ones are taken away bymotorists and other non -transportusers
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Impact of Not Sharing the Road with Pedestrians
ROAD FATALITIES AND INJURIES
�Pedestrians accountfor 40-45% fatalitiesfor 40-45% fatalities
�Mumbai 75%, Kolkata 90%
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Poverty & Road Safety�Study by CRRI (1991) revealed that
pedestrians accounted for 45% of total roaddeaths in Delhi and 84% of them were poor.
� 55% of them were unaware of the existingprovisions of the compensation law and noone could get any ex-gratia grant within twoone could get any ex-gratia grant within twoyears of accident.
�Study in Bangalore revealed that over 7 outof 10 poor families suffered a decrease intotal household income after a member waskilled or seriously injured .
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National Economic Costs
�Road crashes are costing 3% of GDP�Most productive age group people (15-44
years) are killed in road accidents�Because of scarcity of good rehabilitation
care facilities and lack of aids for thedisabled, road crash victims face greaterlack of access and employmentopportunities
�Social suffering is increasing
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Inequalities of Transport and Social Unrest
� Inequalities of transportare increasing
� Women, elderly, poor,Disabled, Children are theworst sufferers as theyworst sufferers as theywalk or cycle down anduse public transport
� Long term social,economic psychologicaleffects
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Congestion �Due to non -provision of pedestrian facilities
and non -segregation of non -motorizedtraffic, congestion problem is increasing atinhabitated sections of National and StateHighways and roads with heavy pedestrianvolumesvolumes
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Suggested Measures
� Share the Road space withPedestrians
� Plan for pedestrian facilities likesideways, non- motorized lanes,subways, underpasses, NMTcrossings.
� RSA can ensure that the road� RSA can ensure that the roadspace is shared at appropriatestages of project in a cost –effective way
� Check for provision for pedestrianfacilities at each stage of Projectdesign and implementation stages
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Traffic Calming �Speeds are to be reduced at
certain locations, particularly atinhabitated areas, urban areasand near schools, markets andand near schools, markets andfactories
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Traffic Segregation
�Motor Vehicle segregation can bethrough time or space separation
�Quality and space of pedestrian�Quality and space of pedestrianfacilities should be according to theirneeds and at par with those ofmotorists.
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Conclusions
�To have sustainable safe and equitabledevelopment, highway engineers and plannersmust ensure that motoristsget their shareof theroad space with pedestrians.
�Not doing so will have far-reaching effectsglobally, in efforts to combat the universalmenace of avoidable roadaccidents.
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