Contents
Acknowledgements iii
Abstract iv
List of tables v
List of annexures v
List of figures vi
Abbreviations vii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Indian Scenario 1
1.3 Road network growth in city 4
1.4 Need for study 5
1.5 Objective 5
1.6 Scope 5
1.7 Methodology 6
1.8 Limitations 6
2 Literature Review 7
2.1 Factors causing accidents 8
2.2 Accident fatality rate 9
2.3 Accident severity index 9
2.4 Accident fatality risk 9
2.5 Accident risk 9
2.6 Injury Severity Definitions 9
2.7 Methods for Identifying of Critical Streches/ Black Spots 10
2.7.1 Frequency method 10
2.7.2 Accident severity method 10
2.7.3 Accident rate method 10
2.8 Road safety and traffic management policies in various countries 11
3 Data Collection and Analysis 14
3.1 Traffic management organisation 16
3.1.1 Area under traffic police station 17
3.2 Zone wise accident distribution 19
3.3 Time wise accident distribution 21
3.3.1 X2 (Chi square) test 21
3.4 Month wise accidents distribution 25
3.5 Gender Specific Distribution 25
3.6 Vulnerable road users and vehicles causing accidents 26
3.6.1 Vulnerable road users 26
3.6.2 Responsible modes of Fatal Accidents 27
3.6.3 Crash type 27
3.7 Collision particulars 28
3.8 Black spots, 2018 29
3.9 Black spots identified by TDP 29
3.9.1 Selection of stretches/ black spot 32
3.10 Problems identified for selected spots/ stretch 33
3.11 Accident Severity Index 37
3.12 Accident Fatality Risk 37
3.13 Accident Risk 38
3.14 Accident Fatality Rate 39
4 Conclusion and Recommendation 40
4.1 Inferences 40
4.2 Recommendations 41
4.2.1 Engineering 42
4.2.2 Enforcement 44
4.2.3 Education 45
4.2.4 EMS (Emergency Medical Services) 46
References 47
Annexures 48