VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERISITY

BELAGAVI
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A REPORT ON ROAD SAFETY

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF
ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Submitted by:
CHANDAN C N 1CK18CV013

UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF

Dr. SHIVARAJU R, HOD,CIVIL DEPT,CBI

C BYREGOWDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KOLAR,563101

(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, recognised by govt. of karnataka & affliated to VTU, Belagavi.)

(An ISO 9001:2015 certified institute) KOLAR- SRINIVASPUR ROAD KOLAR – 563101,KAR.

2021-22
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PRESENTATION
ON
ROAD SAFETY
 INTRODUCTION 3

 Road traffic accidents kill more than 120 lakh people and
injure more than 50 Crore people worldwide every year.

 Everyday about 6600 deaths and 3300 serious injuries occur

due to Road traffic accidents.

 The global annual cost due to Road traffic accidents is a

whopping 2,30,000 million US dollars.

 Unfortunately India has the dubious distinction of having the

worst record of road safety in the world.
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THE PROBLEM - TODAY ACCIDENT 5
SCENARIO IN THE WORLD

Every day 3000 people die in road accidents

 1.3 million road accident deaths every year.

 Road accident is the third largest cause of accidental deaths & will
become 1st largest by 2020

 Accident death toll to touch 1.9 million by 2020.

 Source: The World Report on Road Traffic

Injury Prevention
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ACCIDENT SCENARIO IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 90% road accident deaths in the developing countries.

 Accidental costs estimated as Rs. 4,50,000crores.

 This is almost twice as much as the total development assistance

received worldwide by the developing countries.

 Source: The World Report on Road Traffic

Injury Prevention
ACCIDENT SCENARIO IN 7
INDIA
 342 deaths per day, equivalent to a jumbo crash - no survivors
 14 deaths per hour
 1.27 lacs deaths and 5.5 lacs injuries per year
 India with 1% of world's vehicles accounts for 10% of world
road accidents.
 14 Accident deaths/10,000 vehicles in India (1.6 in US)
 Estimated cost 3% of GDP (worth Rs. 75,000 crores). Roads
accident toll rising at an alarming rate of 8% as compared to 4%
in the previous decade.

 Source: The World Report on Road Traffic

Injury Prevention
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Source: The World Report on

Road Traffic Injury Prevention
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 ROAD FATALITIES IN 10

INDIA
 8 10% of world wide fatalities (approx 125,000) in India
which costs around 2-3% of our GDP
 15 deaths per hour
 Road accident is result of a mismatch of,
 Road
 Vehicle
 Road user
 Road Environment

 Which Leads to Road Safety Disaster: The Accidents

 CAUSES OF POOR ROAD 11
SAFETY SITUATION IN INDIA
 Poor traffic discipline and education
 Poorly designed/maintained roads
 Poor level of enforcements
 Poor/primitive traffic management
 Mixed traffic (NMT dangerously mingles with fast traffic)
 Poor road conditions and unsafe structures - lack overpasses
& underpasses
 Lack of adequate traffic and road safety aids
 Encroachments - Temporary Shops
COMMON TYPE OF ROAD 12

CRASHES
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 Causes of Safety Disaster 14

Lack of required rigor in

 Design and provisions

 Construction safety

 Operation & management

 Traffic control & management

 Lack of enforcement
RECOMMENDED DESIGN 15

& PROVISION
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 Safety Principles 17
 Main Parameters

 Geometric Design

 Road Surface Characteristics

 Road Markings and Delineation

 Road Signs, Street Furniture and Appurtenances

 Traffic Management

 Road Works and Maintenance

 Principles for Safer Road Design 18
A safe road environment should

 WARN for unusual features

 INFORM of conditions to be encountered

 GUIDE through unusual sections

 CONTROL through conflict points

 A safe road environment is one which provides

 No surprises

 Controlled release of relevant information

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 Safety considerations in design controls

 Safety is one of the most important features from initial planning

to final construction, limitations are imposed by
 Road User Characteristics

 Vehicle Characteristics

 Design Speed

 Sight Distance
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Safety Issues

 Braking and acceleration ability of vehicles variable, due to

poor maintenance

 Industrialized country standards may not be appropriate

because of differing vehicle performance and driver
behaviour in India

 Untended vegetation can obstruct sight distances

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Safer Practice
 Horizontal curvature of a road should be consistent with
speed requirements

 Potentially unsafe overtaking on curves with inadequate

sight distances should be prevented by signs, road markings
or physical barriers

 Large radius horizontal curves instead of straight alignments

should be provided to relieve driver of monotony and enable
him to make better judgment of approaching vehicles speed
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Safety Issues
 Letter size can be too small - creates problems where more
than one language signs have to be used
 Funds for features such as signs/road markings often not
included when roads are built or rehabilitated
 Poor maintenance is common which leads to worn,
illegible, damaged or missing signs
 Fragmentation of responsibilities for road signs / markings
on different roads often leads to variability in use
 Poor road surface condition makes application of road
markings difficult
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Essential Road Safety Rules in India
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 Proper construction of roads- If the roads are constructed with
space for pavements, bus bays, and smoother bends, chances for
road accidents will be reduced. Ditches are a chronic problem that
spoils Indian roads. They should be immediately taken care of. This
will considerably reduce the accident rates and extra expenses on
road repairs.
 Implementation of the road safety laws – Quite often, road
accidents are caused by violation of road safety rules. When rules
are strictly implemented, this problem can be solved easily. Placing
police officials at various points may not work every time. Instead,
you can seek the aid of traffic technologies such as ticket analysers,
speed guns, and breath analysers.
Monitoring of roads - When you start monitoring the roads through 26
CCTV cameras, certain traffic violations such as violating speed
limits, motorcyclists without helmets, people not following road
safety rules, etc. can be reduced, as they have a feeling that they are
being watched. Otherwise, you can replace obsolete systems with
modern traffic solutions. Some of the benefits of using modern
technologies in traffic are as follows:

 O Cost effective
 O Save energy and manual labour
 Smoother operations
 Improve road safety
 Quick response time - Usually when an accident happens, the
response time is too long, which eventually leads to the death of the 27
victim. The system being slow and disorganized, there is a chance
for more casualties.

 Phone booths and health centres – Though people have smart

phones in their possession, they often face network issue. Poor
network is a common issue found in highways. Hence, phone
booths can be of great help to people as they can quickly contact
the relevant authorities, especially, in the case of accidents.
A health centre can be constructed on highways that help you to
provide first aid to accident victims before admitting them to the
hospital. In addition to this, you can also arrange mobile emergency
services for highways in order to reduce the road accident rates and
thereby, enhance road safety.
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 EDUCATION

 ENFORCEMENT

 ENGINEERING (ROADS)

 ENGINEERING (VEHICLES)

 EMERGENCY CARE

 ENACTMENT
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