The Missing Component of Traffic Management in Indian Cities

'Urban Streetscape and Traffic Management' Traffic Engineering : The Missing Component of Traffic Management in Indian Cities

By: Dr. Rohit Baluja President: IRTE www.irte.com Director: College of Traffic Management College of Traffic Management

Faridabad, Haryana

WWW.IRTE.COM 2 DEPARTMENTS OF COLLEGE OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Department of Traffic Engineering Department of Traffic Enforcement Department of Forensic Science

Department of Driver Training Department of Public Health for Department of Law Road Safety

WWW.IRTE.COM 3 DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

Completed 58,000 KMS of Risk Audit on Journey Risk Management™ (JRM) NH/SH/MDR

Road Safety Audit Department of Traffic Management Plans, Junction Designs and Traffic Traffic Studies & Research Engineering

Conducted Capacity Building Course for Road Engineers Highway Assessment Programme (HAP)® RTO’s, Planners Concessionaires, Contractors PAN India

WWW.IRTE.COM 4 IRTE was given the Roster Consultative Status by United Nations

WWW.IRTE.COM 5 United Nations & IRTE Sign an MOU To improve Road Safety In South East Asia

South East Asia & United Nations Recognise the College of Traffic Management as the Centre of Excellence in Road Safety for South East Asia

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New Infrastructure to Infrastructure be Retrofitted

www.irte.com Traffic Engineering : The Missing Component of Traffic Management in Indian Cities

www.irte.com SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY PLAN FOR INDIAN CITIES

Safe

Inclusive & Efficient

Environment Friendly

Economically Viable

www.irte.com Adequate water supply

Assured electricity supply

Sanitation & solid waste management Proposed 100 Smart Cities under Smart Cities Mission

Efficient urban mobility and public transport Smart Cities Mission Proposed 100 Smart Cities

Dharamshal Affordable housing, especially for the a “The main objective is to promote poor Karnal Ghaziabad Saharanpur Moradabad Rampur Faridabad Bareilly Pasigh Aligarh cities that provide core infrastructure Nimch at i Robust IT connectivity and digitalization Ajmer Muzaffarpur and give a decent quality of life to its Jhansi Bhagal Satna Biharsapur Sagar rif

Dahod citizens, a clean and sustainable Good governance CoreInfrastructure Elements Amrawati environment and application of

Warangal Sustainable environment Kakinada ‘Smart’ Solutions”.

Davangere

Tumakuru

Safety and security of citizens Vellore Tiruppur Erode Salem Thanjavur

Tirunelveli Health and education

www.irte.com ROAD FATALITIES IN INDIA

1,60,000 1,50,785 1,51,417 1,47,913 1,50,000 1,46,133 1,42,485 1,38,258 1,39,671 1,40,000 1,37,572 1,34,513

1,30,000 1,25,660 1,19,860 1,20,000 1,14,444 Decade of Action for Road

1,10,000 1,05,749 Safety 2011-2020 NUMBER OF FATALITIES OF NUMBER

1,00,000 94,968

90,000

80,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YEAR

Road Deaths www.irte.com Source: Road Accidents in India 2017, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India. Source: Report: Road Accidents in India 2018, Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Slide: 13 2,99,000 people are killed on Indian in road crashes each year

According to WHO Report 820 innocent lives are lost every single day in India

Source: Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018, WHO

www.irte.com ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITIES INDIA 2018 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000

Uttar Pradesh 22256 948 Maharashtra 13261 Tamil Nadu 12216 Karnataka 10990 1047 Madhya Pradesh 10706 Rajasthan 10320 4740 Gujarat 7996 1206 Andhra Pradesh 7556 5118 Bihar 6729 Telangana 6603 85 West Bengal 5711 Odisha 5315 1032 2225 Haryana 5118 2966 134 0 6 Punjab 4740 5908 Chhattisgarh 4592 165 64 Kerala 4303 Jharkhand 3542 7971 3104 Assam 2966 1052 5700 213 Delhi 1690 4 Himachal Pradesh 1208 4557 Uttarakhand 1047 Jammu & Kashmir 984 5315 Goa 262 1308 Puducherry 226 5 Tripura 213 Meghalaya 182 Arunachal Pradesh 175 6599 Manipur 134 Chandigarh 98 262 Sikkim 85 7416 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 54 1055 Mizoram 45 4 Nagaland 39 Daman & Diu 35 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 19 1221 Lakshadweep 1 4296 6

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Approximately 26,00,000 people get seriously injured every year in road crashes Slide- 16 © Institute of Road Traffic Education Growth of Registered Motor Vehicles in India

Registred Motor Vehicles (in thousands) 300000

253311 250000 230031 210023 200000 190704 181508 159491 150000 141866 127746 114951 105353 100000

Registered Motor Vehicles (InThousands) Vehicles Motor Registered 50000

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Registred Motor Vehicles (in thousands) www.irte.com Source: Report: Road Accidents in India 2018, Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Slide: 17 Registered Vehicles in India

Categories of Registered Vehicles 250 Million

Registered Vehicles in India 74% 13% 0.8% 5% 8%

Public Transport= 0.8% Buses

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www.irte.com For successful implementation of technology: Necessary network infrastructure is in place.

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Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh

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Enforcement & Accident Investigation

Education

Driver Training

Vehicles

Transport Planning, Road & Traffic Engineering

Code of Practice & Legislation

www.irte.com Enforcement & Accident Education Investigation Driver -Awareness & Training -Enforcement by for all Stakeholders Police & Transport Training Awareness for Non department Vehicles -Training & Motorised Traffic -Road Crash -Vehicle Standards Licensing Road Safety Education Investigation Transport & Safety for School Children Planning, Code of Road & Traffic Practice & Engineering Legislation -Traffic Control Devices -IRC Codes -Parking, Speeds, One -MVDR Way System -MVA -VUR’s Safety -Road Construction -Transport Mobility standards Plan -ITS

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Can we leapfrog technology such as ITS from Developed to the Emerging Economies • Developed Countries

• Emerging market Countries

www.irte.com Status of BRTS projects in India

S. No. CITY STATUS S. No. CITY STATUS

1 Pune & Pimpri- Chinchwad Operational 12 Amritsar Operational

2 Ahmedabad Operational 13 Bhopal Operational

3 Delhi Scrapped 14 Hubli-Dharwad Operational

4 Jaipur Operational 15 Kolkata Under Construction

5 Vijaywada Operational 16 Mumbai Under Construction

6 Rajkot Operational 17 Jodhpur Under Construction

7 Surat Operational 18 Chennai Planning Phase

8 Indore Operational 19 Coimbatore Planning Phase

9 Bhubaneshwar Operational 20 Hyderabad Planning Phase

10 Raipur & Naya Raipur Operational 21 Madurai Planning Phase

11 Vishakhapatnam Operational 22 Tiruchirapalli Planning Phase

www.irte.com Process Recommendation for Emerging Economies

Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan

Coordination Definition: Roles & Responsibility Capacity Governance Code Based Infrastructure & Infostructure Presence of Transportation Planning Legislative Sanction of Codes & Practices Application of Traffic Engineering Practices Design Standards for Roads & TCDs Steps to SUMP

www.irte.com Absence of Traffic Engineering ------Case Study

GIVE Traffic Control Devices WAY NCT Delhi

Dr. Rohit Baluja President - Institute of Road Traffic Education Director - College of Traffic Management

www.irte.com A Report was presented to Honorable Lt. Governor Mr. Tejendra Khanna

May 15, 2007

On the number of daily road traffic violations by motorized traffic in Delhi

www.irte.com Road Traffic Violations by Motorized Traffic On One Single Day in NCT Delhi :2007

146 138 34 million million million moving due to faulty total daily road & traffic violations engg

www.irte.com Purpose of Creation of UTTIPEC

Capacity Building of traffic management organizations: DDA, MCD, PWD, NDMC, Delhi Traffic Police.

Developing a coordination mechanism with all agencies dealing with traffic management which include DDA, MCD, PWD, NDMC, Delhi Traffic Police, NHAI, Cantonment Board, DMRC, DIMTS amongst others.

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IRC: 67-2012 Guides on Three Categories of Signs in India

 Regulatory Signs

 Warning Signs

 Information Signs IRC Code IRC: 67-2012 Guides on Three Categories of Signs in India

 Regulatory Signs

 Warning Signs

 Information Signs

www.irte.com Delhi (NCT) Stretches Covered 5 4 7

10 12 8 1 11 9

3 14

13 2 6

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4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3

On a 4 Lane Carriageway

www.irte.com Aurobindo- Tughlaq Road Crossing Unfortunate Road Accident of Late Mr Gopinath Munde happened at this Junction

7 6 4 3 2 11 9 8 5 1 10 Sangam Vihar T Junction Sangam Vihar T Junction No Clearance Amber

Sangam Vihar T Junction 4 3 1 5 2 6 ` Sangam Vihar T Junction

Right Turn Signal

Double Solid line

www.irte.com Fine of Crossing Double Continuous Lines: Section 177A, ₹500 Primary Signal installed before Stop line: Lodhi Road (Habitat Center Near Gate 1)

Pedestrian Crossing Stop Line

Primary Signal www.irte.com MOTOR VEHICLES AMENDMENT ACT 2019

Section 184 : Driving Dangerously

The minimum the penalty of this offence of dangerous driving: with imprisonment which my extend to one year but not less than 6 months, or with fine which will extend to ₹ 5,000 but not less than ₹ 1,000/- the following will constitute dangerous driving: a) Jumping a red light b) Violating a stop sign c) Use of hand held communication devices while driving d) Passing or overtaking other vehicles in a manner contrary to law. e) Driving against the authorized flow of traffic or f) Driving in any manner that falls far below what is expected of a competent and careful driver and where it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving in that manner would be dangerous.

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IRC Code Guides

This is for indicating priority for the right of way. STOP The sign is intended for use on roadways where traffic is required to stop before entering a major road, and where it is intended that the vehicle shall proceed past the stop line only after ascertaining that this will not cause danger to traffic on the main road. Installed on a Minor Road which is connecting to a Major Road. It should not be used at intersection where traffic signals are installed. Where to Place Stop Sign

STOP

Minor Road

STOP

Major Road

Examples of STOP Sign Not Meeting IRC Code Where to Place Straight Prohibited/ No Entry Sign

IRC Code Guides The signs shall be located at the place where the vehicles not allowed to enter. It is generally erected at the end of one-way road to prohibit traffic entering the roadway in the wrong direction and also at each intersection along the one-way road. Not Meeting IRC Code- No Entry Sign

Where to Place Compulsory Keep Left/ Right Sign

IRC Code Guides

• Keep left/Right sign should be used at Traffic Islands, Refuges and at the Compulsory Compulsory Keep Left beginning of Central median of a Keep Right divided carriageway.

Analysing Keep Left/ Right Sign

Compulsory Keep Left/ Right Sign As per Standard 1 (2%) Not as per Standard 58 (98%) Total 59 Not Meeting IRC Code: Compulsory Keep Left/ Right

Where to Place Maximum Speed Limit Sign

IRC Code Guides The sign shall be located at the beginning of the section of the road or area covered by a speed restriction, with numerals indicating the speed limit in km per hour. The speed limit should be marked in multiples of 5 km per hour. Where to Place Maximum Speed Limit Sign

www.irte.com Analyzing Maximum Speed Limit Sign

Maximum Speed Limit Sign As per Standard 18 Not as per Standard 241 Total 259 Not Meeting IRC Code-Maximum Speed Limit Sign

64.35% Registered Two Wheelers in Delhi of the total 88,27,000

Not Meeting IRC Code-Maximum Speed Limit Sign Obstructed Pedestrian Crossing

Seelampur

the Pedestrians shall have sufficient space on the footpath to wait. The obstructions such as trees, sign post, lamp post etc. shall be cleared in the path of pedestrians at either end of the pedestrian crossing. Bhagwan Mahaveer Marg Shahadra MetroIRC: Station 35- 2015, Section 11 Obstructed Pedestrian Crossing

Confused pyramid of road safety

Faulty environment

Absence of driver training

Outdated Codes & legislation

Poor enforcement

Road Safety Aware Technology ness Interventions

www.irte.com Traffic Engineering as a subset of Traffic Management is a Science which deals with the application of techniques, standards and legislation in order to strategize the movement of traffic within the required capacity and layout of roads and highways, safely, conveniently, economically & efficiently without degenerating the environment.

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Traffic Engineering

Constitution Infrastructure Definition MRV Laws & Codes T H A N K Y O U

Lets make Global Roads Accident-free, Pollution-free and Stress-free, through Education, Discipline, Research and Planning.

That's the Philosophy of IRTE,

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