Traffic Safety and City Public Transport System: Case Study of Bengaluru, India

Kharola, P S; Tiwari, Geetam; Mohan, Dinesh

doi:10.5038/2375-0901.13.4.4

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“…The bus body specifications are also a cause of concern when it comes to ensuring safety. Research has shown that low floor buses with maximum height of 550 cm from ground can help to reduce injury severity, especially in crashes involving a pedestrian being run over by a bus (Kharola et al, 2010). Such standards must be established at the national level to direct ve-hicle manufacturing and at the state and municipal levels to direct the purchasing of standard buses.…”

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Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Bus Crashes in City Bus Transport: Case of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), India

Gijre,

Ram

2023

JRS

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Road crashes are one of the leading causes of deaths in the world and are causing a significant loss to the economy. Public transport, whether road or rail based, is considered the safest mode of travel for most people across the globe. This study examines bus safety in India, in particular Delhi, the capital of India. A detailed spatial and temporal analysis of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus crashes was conducted using Kernel Density Estimation to identify hot-spots and crash-prone corridors of crashes involving DTC buses. From 2015-2019, the majority of people injured in crashes involving DTC buses were vulnerable road users (78%) including the death of 55 people (22% of crashes). Recommendations to prevent bus crashes include bus modification, improvements to infrastructure for bus travel (e.g., bus stops, bus bays) and overall road safety measures (e.g., reduced speed).

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Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Bus Crashes in City Bus Transport: Case of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), India

Gijre,

Ram

2023

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“…Due to absence of automatic doors, passengers are injured from a fall during boarding or alighting. Due to high ground clearance of bus, in case of a crash, pedestrians and cyclists are crushed under the wheels of buses, which would be prevented with a low clearance ( Kharola et al, 2010 ).…”

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Modelling of road traffic fatalities in India

Goel

2018

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…Travel happens when the end result creates a higher value that the costs (including monetary and time spent). It is evident, that commuting to work and school is an everyday activity that carries this value (Kharola et al, 2010). Despite that, traffic-related accidents are one of the top leading causes of death in the EU and in Hungary.…”

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The Role of Public Transport in Transport Safety and Public Safety

HENEZI,

WINKLER

2023

EPSTEM

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Public transport has a significant role in sustainable urban transport including the reduction of congestion, noise and air pollution. The main purpose of this paper is to present other important impacts of public transport i.e., the improvement of transport safety and public safety, too. Public transport is one of the safest transport modes according to the indication numbers in traffic accident and injuries. This phenomenon is illustrated through literature research as well as statistical data. Further opportunities are presented with a case study based on the transport system of the city of Győr, especially the positive impacts of the possible expansion of night public transport services. The severity of traffic accidents at nights is significant, and the enhancement of public safety is outstanding. Marketing is one of the most important tools for attitude formation, the paper contains some suggestions in this regard as well as in order to promote the goals above.

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Traffic Safety and City Public Transport System: Case Study of Bengaluru, India

Abstract: Vehicle crashes are a major concern in rapidly growing urban agglomerations.

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Bus Crashes in City Bus Transport: Case of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), India

Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Bus Crashes in City Bus Transport: Case of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), India

Modelling of road traffic fatalities in India

The Role of Public Transport in Transport Safety and Public Safety

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