Removing accident-prone spots a priority

Diagnosis and treatment

As per the Punjab State Road Safety Policy, 2014, there are 400 "accident black spots" on national highways and 42 on other roads
The number of unmanned level crossings in the state is 903
The thrust is on saving human lives by removing "accident black spots" and improving situation at unmanned level crossings

Kulwinder Sandhu

Tribune News Service

Moga, January 4

The state government has rolled out a new road safety policy. The aim is to save human lives by removing “accident black spots” on the national and state highways. This will involve reviewing the present road design standards keeping in view safety of pedestrians and cyclists. Implementing mandatory provisions of various Central and state laws will also be a thrust area.

As per the Punjab State Road Safety Policy, 2014, the notification for which was issued a few days ago, there are 400 “accident black spots” on national highways in the state. The work on upgrading national highways is already on and removal of “black spot” has been incorporated as part of the project. The government has also introduced Punjab State Road Sector Project for improving other roads that have 42 “accident black spots”.

The government has also identified 903 unmanned level crossings in the state and initiated a move to gather information on estimated cost for improvement at these points. The Union Ministry of Railways has recently communicated to the state government that it would fund the construction of bridges on all unmanned railway crossings where train vehicle units are more than 6,000.

On an average, 10 persons lose their lives in road accidents in the state daily. These accidents occur mainly due to traffic violations, faulty road designs, lack of proper signals and safety measures being adopted in vehicles. The state has about 62,298-km road network, which comprises 1,739 km of national highways and 1,503 km of state highways. The remaining are link roads.

Under the road safety policy, the state government has now decided to review the present design standards of roads to lay more focus on pedestrians and cyclists, separation of fast and slow traffic, removal of conflict areas and points, access issues and holistic design approach to road networks.

The recommendations made in the road safety policy include expanding 108 ambulance service on all scheduled roads; introducing state highway accident relief services scheme on the pattern of the national highways accident relief service scheme; updating and improving specifications for ambulances and patrol cars, introducing emergency medical services system in all districts; imparting first-aid training to all police officers, drivers, teachers and paramedical personnel in the state; deployment of a pre-hospital emergency medical care network to ensure a primary response time of 8 to 10 minutes and to develop all district hospitals and community health centres as integrated trauma care centres with appropriate manpower and facilities.

The policy also aims at changing behaviour of all citizens by developing safety culture. Focus will also be on checking traffic violations like over-speeding, drunken driving, use of seatbelts and helmets.

It has also suggested improving the public transport system in the state so that the density of private vehicles on the roads can be decreased to effect a dip in the mishap graph.

Maninder Kapoor

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Nice article by Kulwinder Sandhu, but I'm not totally agree with "These accidents occur mainly due to traffic violations, faulty road designs, lack of proper signals and safety measures being adopted in vehicles". I believe human behavior and human errors also play very vital role on the increasing number of road death tolls. The other important thing which he missed is the education and awareness program. No matter how much money government can pump in the development of road and infrastructures, unfortunately study shows that without the initiative of effective education and awareness programs, it will be hard to bring the road toll down.

I have some collection of the youtube links, which can be used:-

and the last one which is not related to road Only, but in general - "What is a accident? Is there any thing called accident"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jLGkmOVtnI&index=5&list=PLFRdOv92N2KeLbXKvX0eZcdNk1smA9S3z

r.e.g.a.r.d.s

m.a.n.i.n.d.e.r. .k.a.p.o.o.r

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what are your views about this policy Mr Navdeep

MANMOHAN LUTHRA
Coordinator, Road Safety.
Punjab State Road Safety Council,
office of State Transport Commissioner,Punjab,
SCO:177-178,Sector 17 C, Chandigarh.

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please see this report from GRSP

Poll shows overwhelming public support for new Road Safety Bill in India

3 December 2014

PRESS RELEASE: New Delhi, December 3^rd, 2014

81% respondents strongly favor the passage of the Bill
90% believe passing the Bill will be a major accomplishment for Parliament

In a poll jointly conducted by SaveLIFE Foundation and Global Road Safety Partnership, with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the general public has expressed strong support for the new Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014. The report titled, “Road Transport & Safety Bill 2014: Public Satisfaction Survey” was released earlier today by Former Union Home Secretary Mr. G.K. Pillai in the presence of several families affected by road accidents. The Poll conducted by international research agency Kadence Research covered 12 cities with a total of 38% respondents belonging to rural touch-points. 81% of all respondents “strongly favour” passing of the proposed road safety Bill and 90% believe that passing the Bill will be an important accomplishment for Indian Parliament.
Key highlights

Protection for children during commute: 97% of respondents said they would favor protection for children during commute in the new law.
Reforming Regional Transport Offices: 96% of respondents say they favor reforming RTOs to make it easier, more efficient and corruption-free to obtain a driver's license.
Increasing penalties: 91% of respondents believe that increased penalties for road safety violations will improve road safety.

In the past decade, more than 1,200,000 people have been killed in road crashes in India. Survey findings also revealed that 3 out of 5 respondents feel unsafe while traveling on Indian roads as drivers, pedestrians or passengers.
In addition to showing overall support for the Bill, 98% of the respondents also favor several specific provisions in the Bill. These include making it mandatory for all drivers to be trained before getting a license, protection for children during commute, increased electronic enforcement and heavy penalties for not complying with traffic laws, and making it mandatory for all two wheeler riders to wear helmets.
Mr. G.K. Pillai, Trustee of SaveLIFE Foundation stated that, “India’s sole road safety law, the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, has not been able to keep pace with rapid motorization and consequent increase in road fatalities. It is time that India gets a road safety law which is comprehensive, inclusive and provides a structured approach to Road Safety”
Dr. Kelly Henning, Director of Public Health programs at Bloomberg Philanthropies noted that “India's Road Safety Bill includes many important measures that are proven to reduce traffic deaths and injuries – critical for India, where the number of cars on the road is growing quickly. The new law would make roads safer for everyone and prevent many tragedies, and that’s why it has received such strong public support across India.”.
The survey conducted across twelve Indian cities included Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Varanasi, Nagpur, Rohtak, Chengalpattu, Burdwan, Palghar and Mandya.
The meeting was also attended by families of various victims including Mrs. Jyoti Gupta who had started an online petition to Prime Minister Modi to introduce a strong Road Safety law. Immediately after the launch, Jyoti along with other families met the Prime Minister’s Office and delivered the petition signed by over 200,000 people.

MANMOHAN LUTHRA
Coordinator, Road Safety.
Punjab State Road Safety Council,
office of State Transport Commissioner,Punjab,
SCO:177-178,Sector 17 C, Chandigarh.

MOBILE : +91-9815301000

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