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Road Safety in India
Road Safety in India
Road Safety in India
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ARE INDIAN ROADS
DIFFERENT?
• Traffic conditions vary.
• Heterogeneous traffic in India – ranging
from pedestrians to animal – drawn carts,
non-motorized traffic, two-wheelers, cars,
buses and trucks.
• Different traffic sharing the same road
space while roads and vehicles get more
modern.
GROWTH OF VEHICLE
POPULATION
1951 0.3
1971 1.9
1991 21.4
2001 55.0
2003 67.0
COMPOSITION OF FLEET
Percentage share
Category
in 2003
Motorcycles 70.9
Trucks 5.2
Buses 1.1
Cars 12.9
TREND OF ACCIDENTS
Year All roads National Highways
Accidents killed injured Accidents killed injured
1999 386456 81966 375051 103839 28713 98427