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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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100

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300

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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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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 vedant@bigrs.org