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About 325 people lose their lives in road accidents in Pune every year, and about 150 more die in Pimpri-Chinchwad. This number is much higher than cities of similar size in developed, and even some developing countries. SPTM has therefore launched a campaign for the year 2012, in which we will work with the municipal administration, traffic police as well as citizens to reduce the number of fatalities.
This is not just SPTM's campaign, but the city's campaign. Any organization or individual is welcome to devise an activity around this theme and work on it.
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01-Jan-2012.
Can we really save a hundred lives? If so, how?
According to the information received from Pune Traffic Police, 460 people were killed in traffic accidents PMC + PCMC areas from 1-Apr-2010 to 31-Mar-2011. The breakup of fatalities is as follows:
Sr No | Road user group | Fatalities |
1 | 2-wh riders | 235 |
2 | Pedestrians | 149 |
3 | 4-wh occupants | 20 |
4 | Cyclists | 16 |
5 | 3-wh riders | 13 |
6 | Bus drivers, passengers | 6 |
7 | Others | 21 |
A breakup of the first two categories (2-wheeler riders and pedestrians) reveals the following:
1. 2-wheeler fatalities:
Collisions with 4-wheelers (58), with heavy vehicles (110), slipped/ collided with tree/ pole/ vehicle ahead etc (50) resulted in 218 fatalities.
While it is found that about 12% of all 2-wheeler riders wear a helmet, only 3 of the 235 killed were wearing one. Thus it can be calculated that the chances of survival in an accident are about 90% or more if you are wearing a helmet.
2. Pedestrian fatalities:
76 died while crossing a road. Rash and speeding vehicles killed 51 more pedestrians.
This analysis suggests that if actions are taken under the following 4 solution heads, a large number of lives can be saved:
These numbers add up to 160 to 200. The only question is whether anything can really be done under the 4 solution heads suggested above! We think we can, and we are planning several activities under the following activity groups (AG):
Activity Group - 2-wheelers (AG-2):
Activity Group - Pedestrians (AG-P):
Activity Group - Analysis (AG-A):
Activity Group - Campaign (AG-C):
Most of these activities will run throughout the year 2012. The list above is only indicative and not exhaustive. New ideas are coming up every day!
SPTM believes that all this can be done if all of us want to. Although some of the actions listed above depend on officials, together we can get them done if we want to, can't we?
Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad's annual traffic accident fatality rate can be brought down by at least 100 with targeted activities under the four activity groups described above and woven in a large campaign - not "our" campaign, but the city's campaign...
"Save 100 Lives!"