CHANDIGARH TRAFFIC POLICE

A Study of Fatal Road Accidents in U.T. CHANDIGARH

THE BLACK BOOK- 2014

4th Edition 2014

Edited by : Compiled by : Maneesh Chaudhry, IPS Road Accident Analysis Cell SSP/Traffic & Security Chandigarh Traffic Police UT Chandigarh

PREFACE Ø  The ‘Black Book 2014’ is a compilation of

information about all Fatal Road Accidents that have occurred in U.T. Chandigarh for the last 5 years (2009-2013). This ‘Ready Reckoner’ on Fatal Road Accidents shall facilitate the sharing of accident related information by the Road Safety Cell of the Chandigarh Traffic Police with all other Government Departments that are involved in the prevention of Road Accidents. The information shall also be made freely available to other socially conscious organisations and citizens who may provide fresh insights for developing effective strategies for the prevention of road accidents. This compilation also aims at generating debate and discussion, especially through the agency of print media, regarding the causes of road accidents and the steps that need to be adopted for their prevention.

Ø  Geographical area of the city is 114 sq. kms. Ø  Total population of Chandigarh is over 11

lakhs. Ø  Vehicular population of the city is more than

8.8 Lacs which is the highest per capita vehicular population in the country.

Ø  Everyday more than 100 vehicles are added in U.T. Chandigarh.

Ø  Total road length of Chandigarh is 1536 kms.

Ø  More than 117 lives are being lost every year in Chandigarh

Area and Population Data of Chandigarh

Ø Approximately 1,39,000 lives are lost every year in India and the total loss of productivity due to road accidents is 3% of GDP (approx. Rs. 1 lakh crore) every year

Ø  In India, 10.83 persons killed in road accidents per 100000.

Ø One road accident takes place every minute and one fatality every four minutes in the country.

Road Accidents in India

International Road Accidents

Ø As per survey of WHO nearly 3,500 people die on the world's roads every day.

Ø Tens of millions of people are injured or disabled every year.

Ø Children, pedestrians, cyclists and the elderly are among the most vulnerable of road users.

Year Fatal Accidents

Non-Fatal

Accidents

Persons Injured

Persons Killed

Total Number of Accidents

2009 164 260 321 171 424

2010 132 324 415 138 456

2011 129 308 380 136 437

2012 130 289 358 136 419

2013 114 296 335 117 410

Road Accidents in UT Chandigarh during last 5 years

Year Pedestrian Deaths

Total Deaths

% of Pedestrian

Deaths

2009 55 171 32.16%

2010 48 138 34.78%

2011 47 136 34.55%

2012 44 136 32.35%

2013 40 117 34.18%

PEDESTRIAN DEATHS IN UT CHANDIGARH THROUGH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

(2009 TO 2013)

Year Persons Killed

Grievous Injuries

Simple Injuries

M F M F M F

2009 148 23 05 01 242 73

2010 114 24 05 03 329 78

2011 114 22 07 03 288 72

2012 110 26 08 03 283 64

2013 99 18 07 04 228 96

INVOLVEMENT OF PERSONS IN ROAD ACCIDENTS IN UT CHANDIGARH ACCORDING TO GENDER

(2009 TO 2013)

Drivers

& Pedestrians

No of persons killed

2009

2010 2011 2012 2013

0-15 years 33 11 15 -- 09

15-40 years 84 73 56 49 43

40-60years 28 37 26 25 28

60years & above 05 07 02 13 16

AGE WISE CLASSIFICATION OF ROAD ACCIDENT DEATHS IN UT CHANDIGARH

(2009 to 2013)

OFFENCE 2011 2012 2013

Scooter/Bike

Car/Jeep

TSR B

us/ S. Bus

Truck Scooter/B

ike

Car/Jeep

TSR B

us/ S .Bus

Truck Scooter/B

ike

Car/Jeep

TSR B

us/ S .Bus

Truck

W/O HELMET 32653 - - - - 39307 - - - - 41090 - - - - TRIPPLE RIDING 2292 - - - - 2900 - - - - 3266 - - - - W/O SEAT BELT - 11692 - 85 31 - 10167 - 30 15 - 16210 - 78 45

RED LIGHT JUMPING 11827 9550 1330 120 376 12095 9632 1299 147 238 21785 19326 2062 395 396

USING MOBILE PHONE 1470 4682 49 19 22 1375 3937 57 20 30 1355 4523 36 28 19

OVER SPEEDING WHILE DRIVING 405 1696 03 04 05 3967 15143 14 73 10 3175 16004 08 50 09

DRUNKEN DRIVING WHILE

DRIVING 1308 3118 96 05 07 1070 3471 53 - 08 889 3617 53 01 11

DANGEROUS DRIVING 482 261 47 11 36 680 274 44 09 13 661 388 195 24 40

FAILING TO LOWER HEAD LIGHT BEAM 1215 3639 75 09 25 22 78 02 - 01 266 2150 13 04 27

CLASSIFICATION OF MAJOR TRAFFIC PROSECUTION IN UT CHANDIGARH (2011 TO 2013)

MONTH WISE COMPARATIVE ROAD ACCIDENTS IN UT CHANDIGARH

(2009 to 2013)

Month

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

No. of

Accidents

No of

persons N

o. of A

ccidents

No of

persons N

o. of A

ccidents

No of

persons N

o. of A

ccidents

No of

persons N

o. of A

ccidents No of

persons

Killed

Injured

Killed

Injured

Killed

Injured

Killed

Injured

Killed

Injured

January 34 14 26 31 12 29 27 10 25 33 9 16 37 16 26

February 32 12 20 40 11 36 46 13 38 42 18 35 27 06 22

March 41 13 34 40 15 32 40 13 34 30 11 19 38 09 33

April 26 13 14 35 13 26 37 12 31 40 15 28 42 08 36

May 25 09 20 31 06 24 49 11 43 26 6 25 41 09 31

June 30 16 28 33 12 32 35 08 28 31 8 20 34 09 31

July 37 17 31 32 17 33 36 19 24 36 11 25 37 12 36

August 35 13 25 30 13 32 22 05 25 45 12 47 32 06 26

September 50 18 38 37 08 28 26 05 15 33 10 31 29 09 20

October 38 16 27 53 11 51 45 15 36 35 10 37 32 09 32

November 40 13 29 44 10 46 24 07 16 35 12 35 37 17 20

December 36 17 29 50 10 46 50 18 55 33 14 29 24 07 24

TOTAL 424 171 321 456 138 415 437 136 370 419 136 347 410 117 335

Year Accident related calls to P.C.R

Fatal FIR

Fatal Non FIR

Non Fatal FIR

Minor Cases

Total Vehicles

Regd. Population

Number of Deaths Due to Road Accidents

Per 10,000 Registered Vehicles Per 1 Lakh population

2013 16107 114 8 296 4756 929113 1082365 1.259 10.80

2012 14985 130 01 289 3200 883653 1072721 1.471 12.1

2011 13076 129 02 308 2705 836168 1054686 1.542 12.2

2010 11594 132 02 324 2683 792329 1038163 1.665 12.7

2009 10025 164 02 260 2765 741338 1021900 2.212 16.0

2008 9118 142 05 340 3113 703371 1005891 2.018 14.1

2007 5253 147 1 392 3310 669794 990133 2.194 14.8

2006 4492 144 2 379 3345 636538 974622 2.262 14.7

2005 4564 135 3 391 3711 602761 959353 2.239 14.0

2004 3967 143 5 269 3607 573064 944324 2.495 15.1

2003 4246 136 3 306 0 546085 929531 2.490 14.6

2002 3554 121 0 372 0 520418 914969 2.325 13.2

2001 3626 125 0 368 0 496100 900635 2.519 13.8

2000 3195 118 0 341 0 473361 870660 2.492 13.5

1999 0 130 0 322 0 445317 841682 2.919 15.4

1998 0 136 0 215 0 413954 813669 3.285 16.7

1997 0 136 0 251 0 381782 786588 3.562 17.2

1996 0 127 0 248 0 348892 760409 3.640 16.7

Road Accidents in UT Chandigarh at a glance.

1990 0 113 0 146 0 206773 622,970 5.465 18.1

1989 0 118 0 163 0 186947 603,930 6.312 19.5

1988 0 78 0 174 0 168871 584,890 4.619 13.3

1987 0 66 0 193 0 152096 565,850 4.339 11.6

1986 0 80 0 147 0 135215 546,810 5.917 14.6

1985 0 83 0 173 0 120595 527,770 6.883 15.7

1984 0 65 0 119 0 107257 508,730 6.060 12.7

1983 0 46 0 120 0 95544 489,690 4.815 9.3

1982 0 92 0 114 0 83892 470,650 10.966 19.5

1981 0 66 0 124 0 73932 451,610 8.927 14.6

1980 0 45 0 128 0 64125 431,779 7.018 10.4

1979 0 50 0 136 0 55504 412,343 9.008 12.1

1978 0 59 0 124 0 48008 392,907 12.290 15.0

1977 0 60 0 99 0 41318 373,471 14.522 16.0

1976 0 41 0 75 0 34648 354,035 11.833 11.5

1975 0 31 0 76 0 28737 334,599 10.787 9.2

1974 0 28 0 64 0 23224 315,163 12.056 8.8

1995 0 119 0 226 0 320073 735100 3.717 16.1

1994 0 100 0 234 0 295189 710634 3.387 14.0

1993 0 103 0 221 0 273230 686983 3.769 14.9

1992 0 105 0 190 0 250964 664118 4.183 15.8

1991 0 128 0 176 0 228246 642015 5.607 19.9

- Disciplined driving on road avoids accidents and saves precious human lives. - Always be mentally present while using road. - When on the road always say “PEHLE AAP”. - Traffic rules are life saving tools. - Rash driving a door to death.

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