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Mumbai Road Safety Initiative
Vedant Shriniwas Goyal, Road Design & Transport Coordinator, Mumbai Presented at Transforming Transportation 2017
Vedant S. Goyal, Road Design & Transport Coordinator
Embedded Staff, BIGRS Mumbai
Mumbai Road Safety Initiative
13 January 2017
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.
Accessibility and Mobility a major issue!
Pedestrians are often squeezed out of their space and forced to share road space with high-speed vehicles.
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
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MUMBAI
NEW DELHI
CHENNAI
HYDERABAD
BENGALURU
23468
8085
7328
5873
4834
Cities with most road crashes
488 595 598 611 427
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Road Crashes in Mumbai
2012 2013 2014 2015 Oct-16
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
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
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
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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
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
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.
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;
Terminal Redesign for BEST: Dindoshi, Mumbai
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
Proposed Design Solution
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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.
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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%).
BUS IMPACT AREA – ALL FATAL CRASHES
Front Right
22% Side Right
Rear Left Side Left Front Left
Front Middle
Rear Middle
Rear Right
1%
30%
3%
1%
13%
7% 22%
Driver
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.
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.
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.
Thank you
Vedant S. Goyal, Road Design & Transport Coordinator
Embedded Staff, BIGRS Mumbai [email protected]