Report on Punjab Road Accidents and Traffic 2018
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Report on Punjab Road Accidents and Traffic -2018 Research Report Team Dr. Sharad S. Chauhan, I.P.S. Addl. Director General of Police (Traffic), Punjab Navdeep K. Asija Traffic Advisor Punjab Arbab Ahmad Project Manager, Punjab Vision Zero Data Team at Punjab Police Headquarter Surinder Singh, ASI (13-PAP/165) Tejinder Singh, ASI (431/SAS Nagar) Parambir Singh, Sr. Constable (13-PAP/257) Jagdish Singh, Jr. Assistant External Support Arsh Doda, GIS Specialist Analysis and Compilation at; Road Traffic and Safety Laboratory Punjab O/o Traffic Advisor Punjab, Second Floor, Punjab Police Complex, Sector 61, Phase VII, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) -160062 The research team believes this publication to be correct at the time of printing and preparing and does not accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of the information herein. Readers should rely on their own skill and judgment to apply information to particular issues. This report and publications discussed are intended solely for information purposes and are not to be construed, under any circumstances, by implication or otherwise, as an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy or sell or trade in any commodities, securities, or currencies herein named. Information is obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but is in no way guaranteed. No guarantee of any kind is implied or possible where projections of future conditions are attempted. Table of Contents 1. General ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1. Summary of Road Accident Scenario in Punjab ...................................................................... 1 1.2. Month Wise and District Wise Road Accidents Deaths for the Year 2016 ............................. 5 1.3. Month Wise and District Wise Road Accidents Deaths for the Year 2017 ............................. 6 1.4. Month Wise and District Wise Road Accidents Deaths for the Year 2018 ............................. 7 1.5. Health Burden due to Traffic Accidents – Health Index due to Traffic ................................... 9 1.6. District Ranking System......................................................................................................... 15 1.7. Indicators wise Comparison of Road Safety India with Punjab -2018 .................................. 16 2. Time, Location, Gender and Age of Road Accident Victims ................................................... 17 2.1. Time interval-wise distribution of road accidents ................................................................ 17 2.2. Age and Gender Wise Distribution of Road Accident Fatalities in Punjab ........................... 18 3. Roads, Motor Vehicles and Road Accidents in Punjab .......................................................... 19 3.1. Road Infrastructure in Punjab ............................................................................................... 19 3.2. List of National Highways (NH) in Punjab ............................................................................. 22 3.3. List of State Highways (SH) in Punjab ................................................................................... 24 3.4. Road Accidents in Rural and Urban areas of Punjab ............................................................ 25 3.5. Toll Roads Network in Punjab ............................................................................................... 26 4. Motor Vehicles in Punjab .................................................................................................... 30 4.1. Number of Registered Motor Vehicles in Punjab ................................................................. 30 5. Punjab Traffic Police Strength: Manpower and Highway Patrol ............................................ 31 5.1. Punjab Traffic Police Strength: Manpower Deployment Commissioner of Police/Police District Wise ...................................................................................................................................... 31 5.2. Highway Patrol ...................................................................................................................... 33 6. Annexures .......................................................................................................................... 37 6.1. Copy of Standing Order Regarding Registration of Road Accident FIR’s and Its Location (Latitude and Longitude) ................................................................................................................... 37 6.2. Speed Limit in Punjab Notification ........................................................................................ 38 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 : YEAR WISE ROAD ACCIDENTS DEATHS IN PUNJAB (2011-2018)........................................................... 4 FIGURE 2 : MONTH WISE DETAILS OF ROAD ACCIDENT DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 2016-2018 ............................... 8 FIGURE 3 : DISTRICT WISE COMPARISON OF FATALITY RATE PER MILLION POPULATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2016- 2018 ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 FIGURE 4: HEALTH BURDEN DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FATALITIES 2016 ......................................................... 12 FIGURE 5: HEALTH BURDEN DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FATALITIES 2017 ......................................................... 13 FIGURE 6 : HEALTH BURDEN DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FATALITIES 2018......................................................... 14 FIGURE 7 : DISTRICT RANKING MAP OF PUNJAB BASED UPON ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES AGAINST PER MILLION POPULATION RATES. ..................................................................................................................... 15 FIGURE 8 : TIME SLOT WISE ROAD ACCIDENT DISTRIBUTION PATTERN IN PUNJAB – 2018 ................................ 17 FIGURE 9 : GENDER WISE INVOLVEMENT IN ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES -2018 ............................................... 18 FIGURE 10 AGE SLOT WISE DISTRIBUTION OF ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES IN PUNJAB .................................... 18 FIGURE 11 : MAP OF NATIONAL AND STATE HIGHWAYS IN PUNJAB (TILL DECEMBER 2018) .............................. 21 FIGURE 12 : AREA WISE DISTRIBUTION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN PUNJAB 2018 .................................................. 25 FIGURE 13: LOCATIONS OF VARIOUS OPERATIONAL TOLL ROADS AND TOLL PLAZAS IN PUNJAB ...................... 29 FIGURE 14 : PERCENTAGE SHARE OF REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES IN PUNJAB (2018) .................................... 30 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 YEAR WISE SUMMARY OF ROAD ACCIDENT DEATHS AND INJURIES IN PUNJAB IN THE CURRENT DECADE .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 TABLE 2 : DISTRICT WISE DETAILS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN PUNJAB FOR THE YEAR 2018 ..... 3 TABLE 3 : MONTH WISE AND DISTRICT WISE ROAD ACCIDENTS DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 2016 ............................. 5 TABLE 4 : MONTH WISE AND DISTRICT WISE ROAD ACCIDENTS DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 2017 ............................. 6 TABLE 5 : MONTH WISE AND DISTRICT WISE ROAD ACCIDENTS DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 2018 ............................. 7 TABLE 6 : HEALTH BURDEN DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN PUNJAB OF THE YEAR 2016-18 ................................ 9 TABLE 7 : COMPARISON OF ROAD SAFETY INDICATORS INDIA VS. PUNJAB ........................................................ 16 TABLE 8: TIME INTERVAL-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN PUNJAB – 2017 .................................... 17 TABLE 9 : AGE WISE AND GENDER WISE DISTRIBUTION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN PUNJAB - 2018 ...................... 18 TABLE 10: CLASSIFICATION WISE LENGTH OF ROAD NETWORK IN PUNJAB ........................................................ 19 TABLE 11: SHARE OF ROAD FATALITIES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND STATE HIGHWAYS ............................... 19 TABLE 12 : LENGTH (IN KILOMETRES) OF VARIOUS TYPES OF ROADS IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF PUNJAB ...... 20 TABLE 13 : LIST OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS (NH) IN PUNJAB (AS UPDATED IN DECEMBER 2018) ......................... 22 TABLE 14 : LIST OF STATE HIGHWAYS (SH) IN THE STATE (AS UPDATED IN DECEMBER 2018) ............................ 24 TABLE 15 : TOLL PLAZA ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN PUNJAB (AS ON 1ST APRIL 2019) ...................................... 26 TABLE 16 : TOLL PLAZA ON STATE HIGHWAYS AND MAJOR DISTRICT ROADS IN PUNJAB (AS ON 1ST APRIL 2019) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28 TABLE 17 : YEAR-WISE TOTAL REGISTERED VEHICLES IN PUNJAB ........................................................................ 30 TABLE 18 : POLICE DISTRICT WISE TRAFFIC WING MANPOWER DEPLOYMENT DETAILS ..................................... 31 TABLE 19 : POLICE COMMISSIONER/POLICE DISTRICT WISE HIGHWAY PATROL VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT DETAILS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33 1. General 1.1. Summary of Road Accident Scenario in Punjab i. A total of 4725 people died in different road accidents; on an average 13 people lost their lives daily in various Road Accidents in Punjab in the year 2018. ii. In 2018, an increase of 6.0% in a road accident fatalities observed in Punjab against