SANJAY ARORA, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE RELEASED THE DELHI ROAD CRASH REPORT, 2022
Face2News/New Delhi
Shri Sanjay Arora, Commissioner of Police, Delhi released the Delhi Road Crash Report, 2022 prepared by Delhi Traffic Unit. Annual report contains the analysis of the accidents occurred during the year 2022 along with the causes, pattern and suggestions in road design, regulation and prosecution. The analysis of crashes empowers the government to be more proactive in saving lives on the road through evidence-based and targeted interventions and programs.
In the year 2022 alone, we lost the lives of 1461 people; each one was a devastating tragedy. In this report, we outline a Road Safety Action Plan which involves the joint effort of multiple departments to improve education, engineering, enforcement, and emergency care. The focus is on designing forgiving infrastructure to reduce the chance of crashes occurring in the first place and then reducing the deadliness in the cases where they do occur.
The efforts of the Delhi Traffic Police have led to a total reduction in road crash deaths in Delhi by 20 percent over the last decade. Continuing our endeavour to save lives, we have now increased focus on more pedestrian centric traffic management,” said Sh. Sanjay Arora, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Delhi.
The report identified pedestrians as the most vulnerable road users and two wheelers next most vulnerable categories constituting 43 percent and 38 percent of the total persons killed in road crashes respectively in 2022. Road crashes not only affect the livelihood of the persons involved in the crash but also leave a longer imprint on the victims’ families.
It often pushes people on the brink of poverty and costs the Indian economy around 3-5 percent of the GDP per year. This has a direct impact on our country’s development. The focus areas of Delhi Traffic Police have been to enhance country’s development. The focus areas of Delhi Traffic Police have been to enhance the use of technology in smooth traffic management and surveillance and to improve road infrastructure particularly in design and standards for the vulnerable categories of road users.
As pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are the most vulnerable road users, the focus will continue on the road safety measures for pedestrians, cyclists and motor cyclists including prosecutions and awareness about usage of helmets, Zebra crossings, Subways, encroachment free safe pedestrian walkways/footpaths etc. Delhi Traffic Police has recommended design interventions at crash-prone locations to bring decline in fatalities
In 2022, the Delhi Traffic Police identified 10 black spots – Mukarba Chowk, Khampur Village Daula Kuan, Mayapuri Chowk, Gandhi Vihar Buas Stand, Bhalswa Chowk, Peera Garhi, Punjabi Bagh Chowk, Britannia Chowk, Asharm Chowk.
Meanwhile, Mathura Road, Ring Road, Mehrauli Badarpur road, Anand Mai Marg, Agra Canal Road, Road No.13A, Jaitpur Road, Outer Ring Road, Okhla Road, Lala Lajpat Rai Path figured in the list of most crash prone roads in Delhi.
In the year 2022 till 30th November, the numbers of fatality were 1342 wherein during the corresponding period of 2023 the numbers of fatality reported were 1300 resulting 3.1 % decrease. This decline in fatality rates is a testament to the effectiveness of the strategies outlined in the Delhi Road Safety Action Plan (DRSAP).
