Road Traffic Injury Research & Prevention Centre

1. Road Traffic Injury Research & Prevention Centre

2. Sections of Presentation • Section-1 Introduction of Project • Section-2 Data Analysis • Section-3 Black Spots Analysis • Section-4 Safety of Vulnerable Road User Groups & Critical Issues • Section-5 RIDER SAFETY (Focus of the Month)

3. Section-1 Introduction of Project

4. INTRODUCTION City wide traffic injury research • JPMC Initiative Assisted by: • N.E.D University • Aga Khan University Hospital • Supported by: Indus Motors Company Ltd.

5. Project Objectives To Quantify and assess severity Of RTA’s Identification of vulnerable road user groups Identification of Major causes of accidents Assess pattern & behavior of accidents on Major Arterials Detailed analysis of Black Spots

6. Description • Collection of data from five hospitals • JPMC • Civil Hospital • AbbasiShaheed Hospital • Liaquat National Hospital & • Aga Khan Hospital • By 35 Research Assistants 24x7 • All data is collected & Analyzed

7. Intervention Strategies Data collection At hospital Analysis Transfer to JPMC Data Entry Process Cycle - I

8. Process Cycle -II Stakeholder Identification Intervention Strategies Stakeholder Coordination Evaluation Implementation

9. Project Progress • 35607 injuries (2967 injuries/month) & 892 (74 fatalities/month) fatalities have been registered in 12 months ( from Jan 07 to Dec 07) • Vulnerable road user group identified • Major causes of accident identified. • Many Black Spots identified & analyzed

10. RTIR & Prevention Centre Initiatives • Data collection, categorization, Analysis • Data plotting on GIS being carried out. • Highlighting Black spots to concerned authorities • Facilitating RTI patients in Trauma • Helmet enforcement initiative. • Onsite Accident Investigation • Road Safety Audits. • Periodical Section. • Corporate sector involvement in road safety • PQA Road user group established

11. Section-2 Data Analysis

12. Major concerns • Major arterial survey shows • Riders (64%) and Pedestrians (21%) most vulnerable • Third vulnerable group is Passenger (11%). This group is most vulnerable on Highways leading out of Karachi. • Increased speed increases severity

13. Data Limitations • RTI victims reported to five hospitals are included • On the spot expiries which are directly brought to mortuary are not included • PDO accidents are not included

14. DATA ANALYSIS (Jan 07 to Dec 07)

15. Monthly Variation in RTI’s

16. Monthly Variation in Severity

17. Typical Weekly Pattern

18. Typical Weekly Pattern in Expiry

19. Accidents by Time of Day

20. Variation in severity by time of day

21. Monthly Variation

22. Road User Group

23. Expiries of Road User Groups

24. Monthly Variation in Expiries of Road User Groups

25. Injury to Body Parts

26. Gender

27. Mode of Arrival

28. History Given by

29. If Patient is Driver/Passenger of Car

30. Location Details

31. Towns Note: Cases from unidentified locations are not included

32. Age Group

33. Age Group VS Severity

34. Age Group Distribution in Road Users

35. Karachi Population Group & Risk of Death in RTI

36. Risk of Vehicle Involvement in RTI

37. Vehicles Involved in Injury VS Severity

38. Severity of Injury on Major Arterials of Karachi

39. Road User Group on Major Arterials

40. Bridges, Flyovers & Underpasses About 1788 cases form different bridges have been reported in 2007.

41. CAUSE ANALYSIS Road User Fault Road & Environment fault Vehicle Fault

42. CAUSE ANALYSIS ROAD USER FAULT Over-speeding. Over taking Lane jumping On turning Medical related ( under the influence of drugs/ dizziness overloaded vehicle Fall from moving vehicle Sudden application of brakes drug addict/drunk driving / Unconscious & Inattention Cloth(scarf) into wheel/chain Parked Vehicle(sudden opening of door) Road Crossing (Hit while walking/standing/sleeping on the roadside/footpath) Child Action(hit while playing on road) Signal Violations Wrong Way Driving No Indication /Care While Turning. novice drivers(risky driving/adventure/racing/underage driving, unskilled driving) Animal Action

43. CAUSE ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL & ROAD FAULT Dilapidated Road Under construction Slippages due to oil/water/rainwater/sewerage water/sand/stone Insufficient illumination Improper/Invisible speed breaker

44. CAUSE ANALYSIS VEHICULAR FAULT Brake failure Misc Vehicle fault Tyre burst

45. CAUSE ANALYSIS

46. Road Traffic Injuries Survey October 2007 3228 injuries & 77 fatalities have been recorded during the month Vulnerable road user groups identified Major causes of accidents identified Black Spots identified & analyzed

47. Road Traffic Injuries (81.22%) (79.22%) (18.78%) (15.23%) (3.55%) (1.99%) Compared to Oct 06 there is an increase - Minor 79.22% Serious 18.78% & Fatal 1.99% Compared to Sep 07 a decrease is noticeable - Minor 81.22% Serious 15.23% & Fatal 3.55% Note: 1401 total Injury & 47 Fatal injury reported from out of Karachi

48. Section-3 Black Spots Analysis

49. Black Spot • The location where the number of accidents are relatively high is termed as black spot • Black Spot is a location at which there is one or more distinctive, adverse geometric features such as horizontal or vertical curves, bridges, underpasses, or intersection. • In urban areas, the distance between intersection is often termed as “Black Spot” (Handbook of Highway Engineering)

50. Following Black Spots Have Been Identified And Analyzed Korangi Road Numaish Intersection Jama Cloth Intersection Matric Board Office Baloch Colony Ftc Flyover Ghani Chowrangi Haroonabad Lyari Railway Station & Tcf School Crown Cinema And Wazir Mansion Gulbai Intersection Northern Bypass And Hub River Road Five Star Intersection U-turn On Mai Kolachi Road Shaheed-e-millat Extension Sakraan Road New Karachi Manzil Pump National Highway Jinnah Bridge Bhains Mor (In Progress) Landhi (In Progress) Black Spot Analysis