Road- Pathology for Capacity Building in Road Crash Investigation & Traffic Management Towards improving Global Road Safety

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1 Road- Pathology for Capacity Building in Road Crash Investigation & Traffic Management Towards improving Global Road Safety Dr. Rohit Baluja President

2 New Delhi, India, 2013 How many Road Traffic Violations have you noticed in these 25 second traffic Video? Type of Mode Number Car 738 Auto 101 Two Wheeler 455 Bus 24 Tractor 2 Truck&Tempo 2 Pedestrian 2 Total 1324

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9 Indian Example Year 2011 Fatalities 1,42,485 Est. Serious Injuries 18,00,000 Automobiles : 110 Million Automobiles Increasing by 3.4 Million annually Est. Road Traffic Violations (Daily) 2.0 billion Est. Annual increase of 90 Million (Daily) Traffic Congestion : Road Rage: Crime Loss of life due to various road related issues:? Loss of man-hours,??

10 Road Safety: Definition Traffic Legislation Traffic And Road Engineering Safety Factor Manifestation In Each Of The Components Of Traffic Management Vehicle Regulation Elements And Methodology Of Driver/Rider, Training& Testing Traffic Enforcement Public Awareness Post-crash Management

11 Roads Like Arteries Determine The Health Of A Nation

12 Diagnosis Human Disease PATHOLOGY cause/etiology, mechanisms of development (pathogenesis), structural alterations of cells (morphologic changes), and the consequences of changes (clinical manifestations) Road Crashes ROAD PATHOLOGY (CRASHOLOGY) factual causes behind serious & fatal road crashes catalytic agents which are leading to unsafe roads consequences of road crashes.

13 The First Step to Solution Scientific Means of Investigation : Factual Causes behind: Serious & fatal Crashes What are the issues/agents Catalyzing Road Traffic Violations/ hazardous situations

14 In Many Developing Countries India Road Crash Investigation is rudimentary To book a guilty person: 95% fault is attributed to the driver of a vehicle, and is generally the larger vehicle

15 Value of Data In the absence of Scientific and Procedural Investigation: Data generated is only figurative, and of no consequential value for initiating remedial measures Data is as Abstract as the Term Road Safety

16 UNRSC Collaboration to: Catalyze the improvement of Global Road Safety Strengthen & Capacity Build Traffic Management Systems to enable sustainability of road safety

17 IRTE's commitment towards Decade of Action COLLEGE OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Supporting UN Decade of Action For Road Safety

18 Departments at CTM Department of Traffic Engineering Department of Traffic Enforcement Department of Driver Training & Road Safety Education Department of Public Health for Road Safety

19 Department of Driver Training

20 Department of Traffic Enforcement

21 Department of Public Health

22 Department of Traffic Management

23 Comprehensive Diploma/ Post Graduate Degrees From 2015

24 Working Party 1 Session at the College Together with our association with UNECE IRTE will be hosting a Special Session of the WP1 at the College of Traffic Management India On 4,5 & 6 December 2013

25 IRTE recommends that such dedicated non-profit research organizations like the IRTE should be promoted in respective developing nations towards capacity building of their traffic management institutions and also support the UNSRC in defining micro-level initiatives for sharing, initiation and promotion. In addition:

26 To Doctors & Advisors of Global Road Safety Let us abstain to give remedial road safety prescriptions and grants thereof to developing countries without making an inquest into their pathological road safety tests

27 Financial grants and expertise should be directed to strengthen the capacities of developing nations in all respective domains of traffic management by involving the primary need of capacity in road accident investigation, rather than on predetermined and ad-hoc measures which are shortlasting.

28 IRTE Offers our Support The IRTE as a member of the UNRSC & Commission for Global Road Safety offers to support members of the Collaboration as well as Governments of developing countries towards catalyzing capacity building initiatives in their respective domains.

29 Thank You Website : rohitbaluja@irte.com