Lok Sabha Question No. 1190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Accidents Involving Two Wheelers
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 1190

ANSWERED ON 3 RD    MARCH 2016

## ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TWO WHEELERS

## 1190.   SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of two wheelers road accidents reported in the country during each of the last three years, Stat-wise;
- (b) whether certain security features are proposed to be introduced in two wheelers to reduce fatalities;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The total  number of  road accidents caused by two-wheelers during the calendar years 2012 to 2014 are given in the table below.

|   Year | Road accidents caused by two-wheelers   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------|
|   2012 | 1,22,968                                |
|   2013 | 1,27,886                                |
|   2014 | 1,33,634                                |

State/UT-wise  details  of  road  accidents  caused  by  two-wheelers  for  the  last  three years (2012 - 2014) are given in Annexure.

- (b)  to  (d)  Safety  devices  in  motor  cycles  and  safety  standards  of  components  are  already prescribed in rule, 123 and 124  of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.  Ministry of Road Transport  &  Highways  notifies  safety  standards  of  motor  vehicles  including  two  wheelers through Gazette  Notification from time to time.  Recently, Ministry has mandated headlamps for    two  wheelers  which    will  automatically  switch  on  when  the    engine  is  running  vide notification GSR 188 (E) dated 22.02.2016 to improve their visibility.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1190  ANSWERED ON 3.3.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  P.R.  SUNDARAM RAGARDING ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TWO WHEELERS.

## State/UT-wise  details of road accidents caused by two wheelers during the calendar years 2012 to 2014

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | Number of accidents caused by Two- Wheelers   | Number of accidents caused by Two- Wheelers   |   Number of accidents caused by Two- Wheelers |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|           |                          | 2012                                          | 2013                                          |                                          2014 |
| 1         | 2                        | 3                                             | 4                                             |                                             5 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 9204                                          | 9515                                          |                                          7239 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 40                                            | 84                                            |                                            34 |
| 3         | Assam                    | 1278                                          | 1436                                          |                                          1508 |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 1803                                          | 1862                                          |                                          1750 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             | 3325                                          | 4551                                          |                                          4787 |
| 6         | Goa                      | 1884                                          | 1911                                          |                                          1907 |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 6431                                          | 5825                                          |                                          5562 |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 1084                                          | 1113                                          |                                          1131 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         | 697                                           | 752                                           |                                           814 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 1144                                          | 1214                                          |                                          1101 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 1341                                          | 1294                                          |                                          1190 |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 10588                                         | 12356                                         |                                         10752 |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 12019                                         | 11701                                         |                                         12113 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 16693                                         | 18535                                         |                                         19688 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 15111                                         | 14321                                         |                                         14089 |
| 16        | Manipur                  | 175                                           | 163                                           |                                           201 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 31                                            | 35                                            |                                            45 |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 27                                            | 33                                            |                                            32 |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 6                                             | 12                                            |                                            56 |
| 20        | Odisha                   | 2191                                          | 2459                                          |                                          2637 |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 1498                                          | 1694                                          |                                          1598 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 4968                                          | 5249                                          |                                          5955 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 4                                             | 8                                             |                                            31 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 21947                                         | 22496                                         |                                         24008 |
| 25        | Telangana                | -                                             | -                                             |                                          4596 |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 151                                           | 163                                           |                                           142 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand              | 219                                           | 205                                           |                                           231 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh            | 5252                                          | 5058                                          |                                          4899 |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 2254                                          | 1944                                          |                                          3514 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 102                                           | 66                                            |                                            92 |
| 31        | Chandigarh               | 58                                            | 56                                            |                                            61 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 28                                            | 25                                            |                                            18 |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               | 12                                            | 20                                            |                                            14 |
| 34        | Delhi                    | 956                                           | 1099                                          |                                          1305 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              | 3                                             | 1                                             |                                             1 |
| 36        | Puducherry               | 444                                           | 630                                           |                                           533 |
|           | Total                    | 1,22,968                                      | 1,27,886                                      |                                        133634 |

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