Lok Sabha Question No. 2052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Two Wheeler Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2052

ANSWERED ON 27 th  July, 2017

## TWO  WHEELER  ACCIDENTS

## 2052.   SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS: SHRI NANA PATOLE:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that most of the accident victims on highways are two wheeler riders with one fatality every 15 minutes are mostly youngsters within the age group of 18 to 25;
- (b) if so, the details of total number of deceased youngsters in two wheeler accidents on highways from 2015 till date;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  establish  highway  interceptor  squads  on  national highways to prevent and detain such two wheeler riders;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)  whether  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  has  fixed  new  standards  for  helmets  for  two  wheeler riders, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)& (b) As per information received from police department of all States / UTs for the calendar year 2015 for two wheeler riders, about one fatality occurs in every 15 minutes on all roads. The details of total number of deaths of two wheeler riders (which includes motor cycles, scooters and mopeds) in road accidents during 2013 to 2015are given below:

|   Year | Total number of deaths of two wheeler riders ( riders and passengers)   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2013 | 39,353                                                                  |
|   2014 | 40,957                                                                  |
|   2015 | 46,070                                                                  |

The details regarding total number of persons killed within age group of 18 to 34 years in all types of road accidents is annexed.

(c)& (d) No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  of  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  & Highways.

- (e)        The helmet for two wheelers are standardised as per BIS 4151.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2052 ANSWERED ON 27.7.2017 ASKEKD BY  SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS: SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH: SHRI NANA PATOLE:  regarding  'TWO  WHEELER  ACCIDENTS'

| S.No   | State/UT                 | 18-20 Years   | 18-20 Years   | 18-20 Years   | 21- 24 Years   | 21- 24 Years   | 21- 24 Years   | 25- 34 Years   | 25- 34 Years   | 25- 34 Years   |
|--------|--------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| S.No   | State/UT                 | Male          | Female        | Total         | Male           | Female         | Total          | Male           | Female         | Total          |
| 1      | 2                        | 3             | 4             | 5             | 6              | 7              | 8              | 9              | 10             | 11             |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh           | 499           | 78            | 577           | 719            | 114            | 833            | 1572           | 255            | 1827           |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 25            | 1             | 26            | 23             | 2              | 25             | 21             | 2              | 23             |
| 3      | Assam                    | 325           | 37            | 362           | 241            | 36             | 277            | 622            | 51             | 673            |
| 4      | Bihar                    | 697           | 132           | 829           | 823            | 124            | 947            | 757            | 141            | 898            |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh             | 378           | 47            | 425           | 579            | 72             | 651            | 899            | 89             | 988            |
| 6      | Goa                      | 24            | 0             | 24            | 58             | 2              | 60             | 72             | 4              | 76             |
| 7      | Gujarat                  | 739           | 157           | 896           | 1358           | 218            | 1576           | 1638           | 288            | 1926           |
| 8      | Haryana                  | 424           | 201           | 625           | 445            | 216            | 661            | 469            | 163            | 632            |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh         | 160           | 15            | 175           | 149            | 14             | 163            | 221            | 29             | 250            |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir           | 48            | 13            | 61            | 89             | 12             | 101            | 63             | 24             | 87             |
| 11     | Jharkhand                | 402           | 47            | 449           | 489            | 59             | 548            | 472            | 73             | 545            |
| 12     | Karnataka                | 859           | 127           | 986           | 1870           | 250            | 2120           | 1868           | 315            | 2183           |
| 13     | Kerala                   | 318           | 52            | 370           | 612            | 60             | 672            | 706            | 111            | 817            |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh           | 858           | 204           | 1062          | 1561           | 303            | 1864           | 1731           | 473            | 2204           |
| 15     | Maharashtra              | 1036          | 252           | 1288          | 3062           | 480            | 3542           | 2472           | 472            | 2944           |
| 16     | Manipur                  | 27            | 0             | 27            | 27             | 2              | 29             | 20             | 1              | 21             |
| 17     | Meghalaya                | 14            | 14            | 28            | 20             | 12             | 32             | 18             | 5              | 23             |
| 18     | Mizoram                  | 4             | 2             | 6             | 12             | 0              | 12             | 19             | 2              | 21             |
| 19     | Nagaland                 | 4             | 0             | 4             | 2              | 0              | 2              | 3              | 0              | 3              |
| 20     | Orissa                   | 448           | 46            | 494           | 671            | 66             | 737            | 779            | 62             | 841            |
| 21     | Punjab                   | 473           | 62            | 535           | 717            | 66             | 783            | 904            | 112            | 1016           |
| 22     | Rajasthan                | 1111          | 148           | 1259          | 1730           | 204            | 1934           | 2303           | 276            | 2579           |
| 23     | Sikkim                   | 14            | 0             | 14            | 15             | 0              | 15             | 10             | 0              | 10             |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu               | 1150          | 169           | 1319          | 1814           | 310            | 2124           | 3440           | 378            | 3818           |
| 25     | Telangana                | 484           | 53            | 537           | 840            | 81             | 921            | 1498           | 215            | 1713           |
| 26     | Tripura                  | 17            | 0             | 17            | 16             | 1              | 17             | 37             | 5              | 42             |
| 27     | Uttarakhand              | 127           | 16            | 143           | 145            | 16             | 161            | 112            | 17             | 129            |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh            | 1998          | 1112          | 3110          | 2047           | 1175           | 3222           | 1974           | 1195           | 3169           |
| 29     | West Bengal              | 679           | 99            | 778           | 709            | 91             | 800            | 828            | 102            | 930            |
| 30     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 2             | 0             | 2             | 3              | 0              | 3              | 3              | 0              | 3              |
| 31     | Chandigarh               | 10            | 3             | 13            | 10             | 3              | 13             | 17             | 5              | 22             |
| 32     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 3             | 0             | 3             | 7              | 3              | 10             | 11             | 2              | 13             |
| 33     | Daman &Diu               | 0             | 0             | 0             | 4              | 0              | 4              | 12             | 1              | 13             |
| 34     | Delhi                    | 22            | 1             | 23            | 351            | 24             | 375            | 166            | 14             | 180            |
| 35     | Lakshadweep              | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 36     | Puducherry               | 29            | 3             | 32            | 29             | 6              | 35             | 27             | 10             | 37             |
| Total  |                          | 13408         | 3091          | 16499         | 21247          | 4022           | 25269          | 25764          | 4892           | 30656          |

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