Mumbai-Pune Expressway Road Safety Survey Report
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Mumbai-Pune Expressway Road Safety Survey Report SUBMITTED BY JP RESEARCH INDIA PVT. LTD. #377, SECTOR 24, LOKMANYA TILAK ROAD NIGDI PRADHIKARAN, PUNE – 411 044. MAHARASHTRA, INDIA SUBMITTED TO SUPPORTED BY June 22, 2015 Mumbai–Pune Expressway Road Safety Survey Report Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 2 OBJECTIVE OF THIS REPORT.............................................................................................. 2 ABOUT SAVELIFE FOUNDATION ........................................................................................ 5 ABOUT JP RESEARCH INDIA .............................................................................................. 5 METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................. 6 VIDEO SURVEY ............................................................................................................. 6 DETERMINATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES .................... 7 VIDEO ANALYSIS AND DATA CODING ................................................................................... 9 CALCULATION OF BENEFIT TO COST RATIO OF RECOMMENDED SAFETY MEASURES ........................... 10 RESULTS ....................................................................................................................... 13 FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE FACTORS .................................................... 14 1. NARROW/NO SHOULDER ....................................................................................... 14 2. ROADSIDE/MEDIAN CONCRETE STRUCTURE .................................................................. 15 3. ROADSIDE STEEP SLOPE/DROP-OFFS ........................................................................... 16 4. POOR/INEFFECTIVE ROAD SIGNAGE ............................................................................ 17 5. SHARP ROAD CURVATURE ........................................................................................ 18 6. GAPS-IN-MEDIAN .................................................................................................. 19 7. UNGUARDED OVERHEAD BRIDGE PILLARS ..................................................................... 20 8. UNGUARDED BRIDGE/JERSEY WALL ............................................................................ 22 9. UNGUARDED UNDERPASSES ...................................................................................... 22 10. ENTRY/EXIT ROAD ............................................................................................ 23 11. DRIVER VISION OBSTRUCTION DUE TO PLANTATION ..................................................... 24 12. ROADSIDE TREES ............................................................................................... 25 13. CURB STONES ................................................................................................... 27 14. GUARDRAIL END TAPER ....................................................................................... 27 15. FLOWER POTS IN THE MEDIAN ............................................................................... 28 OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY MEASURES THAT CAN HELP: .................................................... 30 SUMMARY OF RESULTS ................................................................................................... 31 POST-CRASH INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE MUMBAI-PUNE EXPRESSWAY .............................................. 33 LOCATION OF TRAFFIC AID POSTS, AMBULANCES AND HOSPITALS ................................................ 33 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................... 36 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 38 SaveLIFE Foundation | JP Research India Pvt. Ltd. | Mumbai-Pune Expressway Road Safety Survey Report 1 Introduction The Mumbai–Pune Expressway is a controlled-access highway that connects Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, to the neighboring city of Pune, an educational and information technology hub. This divided 6-lane roadway is an alternative to the old Mumbai–Pune highway and helps in reducing travel time between the two cities. It has a speed limit of 80 km/h along most parts of the stretch. Officially two-wheelers and three-wheelers are not permitted to use most parts of the expressway. Common vehicle types plying on the expressway are cars, trucks and buses. The expressway is 94.6 km long and witnesses a large number of traffic crashes, fatalities and serious injuries. SaveLIFE Foundation approached JPRI to conduct a road safety survey of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway to identify infrastructure factors affecting the safety of road users along the whole length of the expressway, assess the potential safety risk to road users and to determine the effective infrastructure safety counter-measures that can be put in place. In addition to the determination of the infrastructure safety measures, it was mutually decided to create a “Benefit to Cost Ratio” (BCR) analysis of each infrastructure safety measure which will help prioritize their implementation based on the maximum number of lives that can be saved from the available budget. SaveLIFE Foundation also requested for the location of traffic aid posts and all the hospitals in the vicinity of the expressway who attend to the accidents and the victims involved. Objective of this report The following is the objective of this report: 1. To identify the infrastructure factors influencing accidents and injuries occurring on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. 2. To quantify the occurrence of these infrastructure factors along the entire stretch of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in terms of counts or stretch of kilometers as applicable. 3. To determine suitable safety measures that can mitigate the effects of these infrastructure factors, thereby reducing their influence on accidents and injuries. 4. To prioritize the implementation of the safety measures based on a Benefit to Cost Ratio (BCR) Analysis. 5. To identify the location of ambulances, Traffic Aid Posts (TAPs) and hospitals on or near the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The following sections describe the methodology, results and conclusions of this study. SaveLIFE Foundation | JP Research India Pvt. Ltd. | Mumbai-Pune Expressway Road Safety Survey Report 2 About SaveLIFE Foundation SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) is an independent, non-profit non-governmental organization committed to improving road safety and emergency medical care across India. SLF combines innovative on-ground interventions with advocacy for stronger national level policies to establish a sustainable framework for Road Safety and Emergency Medical Care. To achieve its objectives, SLF operates in two broad areas, 1. CRASH PREVENTION 2. POST-CRASH RESPONSE In both of the above areas, SLF’s model includes national policy-making support, as well as grassroots interventions. In the recent past, SLF has also used strategic legal interventions to ensure safer roads for all. Initiatives in Crash Prevention Advocating for and supporting the development of a comprehensive National Road Safety Law including an effective enforcement mechanism for the same. Implementation of recent policy breakthrough such as the ban on trucks carrying protruding rods. Anticipatory Driving and Accident Prevention Training (ADAPT) program: Our flagship program that trains high-risk drivers in techniques required to anticipate and prevent road accidents. This is a travelling program and can be conducted by SLF anywhere in the country. Zero Fatality Corridor: Implementing a 360 degree solution across the 4E’s of road safety; Engineering, Enforcement, Emergency Care and Education to reduce the high number of road crash deaths on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway from an annual average of 140 to 0 over the next four years. Initiatives in Post-Crash Response Advocating for the “Right to Emergency Care” including reliable ambulatory care and early advanced in-hospital care. Implementation of recent policy breakthrough such as Supreme Court judgement instituting a nation-wide policy for protection of Good Samaritans who assist the injured on the roads. Jeevan Rakshak program: Training police personnel and citizen volunteers to create a network of medical first-responders to assist injured victims on the road. This is a travelling program and can be conducted by SLF anywhere in the country. Providing victims and families detailed resources and information on treatment, rehabilitation and compensation. SLF Impact Secured a legally binding nationwide policy for protection of Good Samaritans through the Supreme Court of India, expected to save over 70,000 lives annually. SaveLIFE Foundation | JP Research India Pvt. Ltd. | Mumbai-Pune Expressway Road Safety Survey Report 3 Successfully convinced Government of India to introduce a comprehensive National Road Safety Law. Invited by the Government to support the development of the new law. Secured ban on trucks from carrying protruding rods, expected to save over 9000 lives annually. Over 8,000 SLF trained first-responders on the ground across Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Achieved 30% reduction in road crash deaths in Delhi between 2010 and 2015 through a strategic partnership with Delhi Police. Successfully