Binoy MascarenhasHead – Integrated TransportWRI India Sustainable Cities

Setting the context

How many

people die on

India’s roads?

India: Urban road safety snapshot

158 road 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

98,254

105,725

114,590

118,239

126,896133,938

136,834139,348 137,423

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

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: 2014Census Data: 2011

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Road crash deaths Deaths per 100,000 population

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)

Traditional road safety focus areas

But who is

really

vulnerable

on the

road?

Case of Mumbai: Road accident deaths (2008-12)

Pedestrians58%

Motorcycle28%

Others6%

Auto-rickshaw

3%

Cars3%

Cyclists2%

Data Source: Mumbai Traffic Police

Fatality risk for pedestrians at different speeds

Source: OECD, 2006

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

Aspirations of Mumbai?

20,000+ Crores3.5+ Billion USD

Annual Maintenance 10-25% (2,000-5,000 Crores)

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

Is there enough

space on India’s

roads for

“Streets for all”?

What is meant by

a “Street for all”?

Thank you