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Examining Road Safety Through Prism of ViolationExamining Road Safety Through Prism of Violation

Rohit Baluja

Indicators of Road Safety

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Traditional Approach Research Approach

Research Objectives

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ISBT

AZADPUR

ITO Chowk

SHASTRI PARK

KHAJURI KHAS

CHANDNI CHOWK

KARKARDUMA

GAZIPUR

RAJGHAT

DHAULA KUAN

GTK BY-PASS

KINGSWAY CAMP

UTTAM NAGARRML Chowk

AIIMS

KALKAJI DEPO

ASHRAM CHOWK

PIRAGARHI

NorthNorth--WestWest

WestWest

SouthSouth--WestWest

SouthSouth

NorthNorth--EastEast

EastEast

NorthNorth

CentralCentral

New DelhiNew Delhi

Number of Vehicles Surveyed

Type of Vehiclessurveyed

Total Number of vehicles surveyed

Running Vehicles Followed

Vehicles observed at fixed locations

Bus 114 1674

Car 239 19712

Two Wheeler 212 22426

Auto 93 4151

Total 658 47963

Extent of Road Traffic Violations

6

2 %

9 18

3

2 39 %

TCDs Deficiencies

Approaches with Normal Conditions

Approaches with

Obstructed Visibility

Approaches with Signal Condition

Approaches with Absence

of TCDs

Approaches with Wrongful Placement of

TCDs

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20052005 20062006

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f Vi

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(In

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32.7 % Increase in Motorised Traffic 32.7 % Increase in Motorised Traffic Violations Violations

Demonstrating the degeneration of the road user Demonstrating the degeneration of the road user cultureculture

Daily Average Moving Violations‐Delhi Traffic Police

• Jumping Traffic Signals  2660  

• Over speeding  324  

• Dangerous driving  247  

• Stop line Crossing  343  

• Yellow lane marking violation 192

• Not driving in designated lane  10 

• Wrongful overtaking  45  

• One way violations  153

A total of average daily prosecutions by Delhi Traffic Police ofmoving violations is only 3974 in comparison to 137.95 million estimated by this study.

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Other Findings

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Violations

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Delhi, India

Delhi, India

Deficiencies in Road Environment

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Faulty Road MarkingsFaulty Road Markings

Wrongful Placement of supporting TCDs

Stop Line

Prim

ary Signal

6 mPED

.Cr.

Traffic SignalsTraffic Signals

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Delhi, India

Traffic Signal

Violations due to Deficiencies in Road Environment

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Violations at approaches with obstructed visibilityViolations at approaches with obstructed visibility

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Violations at approaches with deficient Signal Condition and operationViolations at approaches with deficient Signal Condition and operation

Amber not functional

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Violations at approaches with Wrongful placement/Absence of TCDViolations at approaches with Wrongful placement/Absence of TCD

Delhi, India

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Violations at approaches with absence of supporting TCDsViolations at approaches with absence of supporting TCDs

Delhi, India

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Violations at approaches with normal condition of supporting TCDsViolations at approaches with normal condition of supporting TCDs

Recommendations

• Engineering countermeasures to address TCDs deficiencies at signalised  intersections,  thereby  influencing drivers  to  avoid committing violations

• Education  and  awareness measures  to  improve  road  user understanding of the road environment  in which TCDs play a critical role

• Enforcement measures to improve the systems of recognition and prosecution of traffic violations 

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Pressing Need: Capacity Building

• Developing countries need to address capacity building in traffic management:– Understanding violations

– Understanding road crashes

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Conclusion

• Study has proven that: – RTVs are additional indicators  of road safety assessment

– RTVs are symptoms of pre crash conditions

– RTVs are indicators of deficient road environment

– Countermeasures can improve road safety and road user culture.

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