AN ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ROADS IN INDIAN CITIES A Centre for Science and Environment briefing paper Writers: Anumita Roychowdhury, Priyanka Chandola, Vivek Chattopadhyay and Ruchita Bansal Editors: Papia Samajdar and Souparno Banerjee Advisor: Ashok Bhattacharjee Safety audit and road design drawings: Ruchita Bansal and Aditi Sharma Design: Ajit Bajaj Production: Rakesh Shrivastava, Gundhar Das We are grateful to Shakti Energy Foundation (www.shaktifoundation.in) for its support to the programme on clean air and sustainable mobility. However, the views expressed and analysis done in this document do not nec- essarily reflect the views of the Foundation. The Foundation also does not guarantee the accuracy of any data included in this publication, nor does it accept any responsibility for the consequences of its use. We are grateful to the Swedish International Development Agency for institutional support. We would like to especially thank the volunteers who had participated in the safety audit. © 2014 Centre for Science and Environment Material from this publication can be used, but with acknowledgement. Maps in this report are indicative and not to scale. Published by Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area New Delhi 110 062 Phones: 91-11-29955124, 29955125, 29953394 Fax: 91-11-29955879 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.cseindia.org Printed at Multi Colour Services 2 AN ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ROADS IN INDIAN CITIES A Centre for Science and Environment briefing paper 3 Map 1: Unsafe land The Delhi Traffic Police has identified 128 accident-prone zones in the city. Delhi ranks highest among Indian cities in terms of fatal accidents; two pedestrians and two two- wheeler riders die daily (on an average) on Delhi’s roads.