Lok Sabha Question No. 21 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Accident Prone Zones
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 21 ANSWERED ON 17 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## ACCIDENT PRONE ZONES

## *21. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the black spots across the National Highways (NHs) have been identified, and if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of accidents reported along with the lives lost, number of people injured due to  black  spots/dangerous  stretches  along  the  national  highways  during  the  last  one  year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  black  spots  or  stretches  that  have  witnessed  high  incidence  of  vehicular crashes  on  national  highways  are  proposed  to  be  marked  with  cautionary  signs  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted road safety audit of NHs during the above period, and if so, the findings thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to contain road accidents and enforcement of road safety laws in the country more meticulously?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  21  ANSWERED  ON  17.11.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE AND SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO REGARDING ACCIDENT PRONE ZONES

- (a) Yes  Madam.  789  black  spots  on  NHs  in  different  states/  UTs  are  identified  based  on 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 fatality data. State/UT wise details are attached at Annexure-I .
- (b) Latest data for 2014 is attached at Annexure-II .
- (c) Yes  Madam.  Ministry  has  issued  guidelines  to  install  cautionary  accident  black  spot signs,  solar  red  blinking  signals,  rumble  strips  together  with  rumble  strip  sign  and restriction ends sign at identified black spots.
- (d) Yes  Madam.  Road  Safety  Audits  have  been  conducted  on  some  length  of  National Highways. Details of Road Safety Audits findings are attached at Annexure - III .
- (e) Ministry has taken inter alia the following steps to contain road accidents  and enforcement of road safety laws in the country.
- o Road safety audit has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
- o Road Safety Audit of selected stretches of National Highways has been taken up.
- o High priority has been accorded to identification and rectification of black spots (accident prone spots) on national highways.
- o Formulating of a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on 4 'E's viz. Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care.
- o Setting up of model driving training institutes in States and refresher training to drivers of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.
- o Advocacy/Publicity  campaign  on  road  safety  through  the  electronic  and  print media.
- o Approving a National Road Safety Policy outlining various policy measures such as promoting awareness, encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws trauma care etc.
- o Introduction  of  Motor  vehicle  Amendment  Bill,  2016  in  the  Parliament  which addresses road safety issues by providing for stiffer penalties, permitting electronic  enforcement,  improving  fitness  certification  and  licensing  regime, statutory  provisions  for  protection  of  good  Samaritans  and  recognition  of  IT enabled enforcement systems.
- o Ministry  has  decided  to  install  crash  barriers  at  accident  prone  locations  on National Highways on Hilly Terrain.
- o Workshops  on  matters  related  to  Road  Engineering  are  conducted  to  sensitize officers of PWD and other executing agencies.
- o Earmarking of 10% of total CRF accrual of State /UT for road safety works.
- o Provision  of  Road  over  Bridges  (ROBs)/Road  under  Bridges  (RUBs)  at  all  the railway level crossings.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 21 ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE AND  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO  REGARDING  ACCIDENT PRONE ZONES

|   Sl. No. | State/UTs         |   Black spots on NHs based on 2011,2012,2013 fatalities No. of spots |   Black spots on NHs based on 2014 fatalities No. of spots |   Total Black Spots No. of spots |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                    8 |                                                          1 |                                9 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                    1 |                                                          0 |                                1 |
|         3 | Bihar             |                                                                   25 |                                                          0 |                               25 |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                   29 |                                                          1 |                               30 |
|         5 | Gujarat           |                                                                   25 |                                                          1 |                               26 |
|         6 | Haryana           |                                                                   33 |                                                          5 |                               38 |
|         7 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                    5 |                                                          0 |                                5 |
|         8 | Jammu and Kashmir |                                                                    7 |                                                          2 |                                9 |
|         9 | Jharkhand         |                                                                   26 |                                                          0 |                               26 |
|        10 | Karnataka         |                                                                   86 |                                                          0 |                               86 |
|        11 | Kerala            |                                                                   29 |                                                          4 |                               33 |
|        12 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                   25 |                                                         29 |                               54 |
|        13 | Maharashtra       |                                                                   34 |                                                          1 |                               35 |
|        14 | Meghalaya         |                                                                    8 |                                                          0 |                                8 |
|        15 | Mizoram           |                                                                    1 |                                                          0 |                                1 |
|        16 | Nagaland          |                                                                    1 |                                                          2 |                                3 |
|        17 | Orissa            |                                                                   10 |                                                          2 |                               12 |
|        18 | Rajasthan         |                                                                   58 |                                                          3 |                               61 |
|        19 | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                  100 |                                                          2 |                              102 |
|        20 | Telangana         |                                                                   71 |                                                          5 |                               76 |
|        21 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                  100 |                                                          4 |                              104 |
|        22 | West Bengal       |                                                                   31 |                                                          1 |                               32 |
|        23 | Delhi             |                                                                   13 |                                                          0 |                               13 |
|        23 | Total             |                                                                  726 |                                                         63 |                              789 |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 21 ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE AND  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO  REGARDING  ACCIDENT PRONE ZONES

| State/UT wise break up of black spots wise fatalities for 2014 on National Highways   | State/UT wise break up of black spots wise fatalities for 2014 on National Highways   | State/UT wise break up of black spots wise fatalities for 2014 on National Highways   | State/UT wise break up of black spots wise fatalities for 2014 on National Highways   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                               | State/UTs                                                                             | Black spots wise fatalities for 2014                                                  | Black spots wise fatalities for 2014                                                  |
| Sl. No.                                                                               | State/UTs                                                                             | No. of black spots                                                                    | No. of fatalities                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 1                                                                                     | 19                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 1                                                                                     | 11                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                               | 1                                                                                     | 10                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                               | 5                                                                                     | 63                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                     | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 34                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                             | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                | 4                                                                                     | 49                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 29                                                                                    | 481                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 1                                                                                     | 16                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                               | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                              | 2                                                                                     | 45                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                    | Orissa                                                                                | 2                                                                                     | 30                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 3                                                                                     | 39                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 2                                                                                     | 21                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                             | 5                                                                                     | 63                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 4                                                                                     | 55                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                           | 1                                                                                     | 13                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                 | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
|                                                                                       | Total                                                                                 | 63                                                                                    | 949                                                                                   |

## ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 21 ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE AND  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO  REGARDING  ACCIDENT PRONE ZONES

## Road Safety Audit Findings on NHs:

1. Development of intersection of NHs with cross roads were not adequate  as per  Indian Roads Congress (IRC) standards and specifications
2. Approaches to service lanes of NHs were not as per IRC standards and specifications.
3. Opening of unauthorized median opening on NHs was causing safety hazard to traffic.
4. Road signs and road furniture  were  not as per IRC standards and specifications
5. Metal Beam Crash barrier was not provided as per requirements.
6. Hazard markers were not provided to warn the users.
7. Advance warning signs were not provided as per the IRC guideline.
8. Traffic calming measures like rumble strips were not provided.
9. At pedestrian crossing locations, the medians were not at desired level.
10. Speed breakers were not provided on the cross roads.
11. Inadequate sight distance on the curves.
12. Night illumination at intersections, median openings was not adequate.
13. Road marking was faded at several locations.
14. Road Studs were damaged.
15. Chevron signs were not provided at the curved portion.
16. Width of culverts near the junction was inadequate.
17. Delineators were not provided as per IRC standards and specifications.
18. Damaged road signs were not rectified.
19. Length of service road was inadequate.
20. Growth of plantation on the median near the junction was obstructing the visibility.
21. Foot  over  bridge  was  required  at  high  intensity  traffic  location  for  safe  pedestrian crossing.
22. Dedicated Raised footpath was required for pedestrian safety.
23. Pedestrian guard rail was not provided at the median and footpath.
24. Presence of bus bay and bus shelter near the junction was unsafe for traffic.
25. Retro-reflective stickers on metal beam crash barriers (MBCB) were missing. Damaged MBCB sections were not repaired.
26. Vehicular/ Pedestrian Underpass was required at high intensity crossing traffic.

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