Road accidents in India-2016

Road accidents in India decrease by 4.1% during 2016, fatalities rise by 3.2%

Question: Recently, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari the Ministry’s annual publication ‘Road Accidents in India-2016. According to release, which of the following cities had the highest number of road accidents?
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Kolkata
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • On September 6th,2017, , the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari the Ministry’s annual publication ‘Road Accidents in India-2016.
  • According to the report, the year 2006 seeing 4, 80,652 road accidents as against 5, 01,423 in 2015.
  • Nearly 1, 50,785 persons were killed in 2016 as against 1, 46,133 in 2015.
  • Road accidents in the country have decreased by around 4.1% however fatalities resulting from these accidents have risen by about 3.2% for the same period.
  • There has been a 3 % reduction in road accidents between January to July 2017, along with a 4.75 % reduction in road accident fatalities.
  • During 2016, 13 States accounted for 86 per cent of the total road accidents in the country.
  • These are Tamil Nadu, MP, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, UP, AP, Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Haryana.
  • Similarly, 13 States accounted for 84 per cent of the total persons killed in road accidents during 2016.
  • These are UP, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, MP, AP, Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana and Bihar.
  • Chennai had the highest number of road accidents (7,486).
  • Delhi had the highest number of deaths (1,591)) due to road accidents.
  • According to the publication, the age profile of road accident victims for 2016 reveals that the percentage accounted by different Youth age group is as follows-
Age groupPercentage
18 – 35 years46.3 per cent (69,851 persons)
18-45 years68.6% (1,03,409 persons)
18-60 years83.3 per cent (1,25,583 persons)
  • Number of accidents per lakh population declined from 42.5 in 2010 to 37.9 in 2016.
  • Number of persons injured per lakh population decreased from 44.8 in 2010 to 39.0 in 2016.
  • Number of persons killed per lakh population marginally increased from 11.4 in 2010 to 11.9 in 2016.
  • The National Highways accounted for 29.6 per cent of total road accidents and 34.5 per cent of total number of persons killed.
  • The share of two wheelers in total road accidents has increased from 28.8 per cent in 2015 to 33.8 per cent in 2016.
  • The other road users killed in road accidents are cars, taxies, vans and other light and medium motor vehicles – 17.9 per cent; trucks – 11.2 per cent; pedestrians – 10.5 per cent; buses – 6.6 per cent; auto rickshaws – 4.7 per cent; and others motor vehicles – 10.6 per cent.
  • The share of two wheelers in total road accidents has increased from 28.8 per cent in 2015 to 33.8 per cent in 2016.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170577
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintHindiRelease.aspx?relid=66977