Why Should the Pedestrian Suffer?

THE SAD FACTS

One Road Accident Occurs every Two minutes: Ministry of Home Affairs
India has only 1 percent of the world's vehicles, accounts for nearly 6 percent of the total cases of unintentional injuries caused by vehicles: WHO
Perhaps saddest of all, Pedestrians make up the vast majority of victims. The World Bank estimates that 55 percent of Indian pedestrians become victims of road crashes at some point in their lives.
In terms of mortality per 10,000 vehicles, the rate in India is as high as 14 compared to less than two in developed countries. The cost of road crashes has been assessed at one to two per cent of GDP in developed countries. A study by the Planning Commission in 2002 estimated the social cost of road accidents in India at Rs.55, 000 crore annually (2000 prices), which constitutes about 3% of the GDP. (Gross Domestic Product)
The World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention released by the World Health Organization on the World Health Day (7th April, 2004) has highlighted that nearly 12 lakh people are known to die each year in road accidents globally. Keeping in view the increasing global concerns about the growing impact of road traffic accidents, the United Nation General Assembly and World Health Organization have declared the year 2004 as the year of road safety. In India alone, about 1 lakh of people die each year.


Source: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ROAD SAFETY and TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, February, 2007

In Hyderabad, on an average in a week, 5 Pedestrians die and about 40 are Injured. *

*AP Police data for the Year 2007


Safe to Walk?
Where to Walk?
Where to Cross?
How to Cross?
Who Suffers?

Percentage of People having Motorized Transport in Hyderabad -23 to 25%
Percentage of people who use Footpaths in Hyderabad- 75%

THE WEAK SUFFER MOST
Children
The Old
Physically Handicapped
Women