Maharashtra: Study shows how crash deaths dropped on certain corridors

Updated On: 13 December, 2023 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent

Report created to serve as guidebook for states to replicate practices that have improved road safety

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The NH 48 Zero Fatality Corridor project resulted in a 61 per cent decrease in fatalities between 2018 and 2021. Representation Pic

A study released by Nitin Gadkari, minister of road transport and highways, states that scaling successful corridor-based road safety practices can save as many as 40,000 lives each year. Carried out by SaveLIFE Foundation in cooperation with the World Bank Group and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the study, Road Safety Good Practices in India, showcases success stories from across the country. According to the report, interventions have led to a measurable and, in many cases, a remarkable reduction in road crash fatalities on target road corridors.

Analysing crashes

The National Highway 48 (Old Mumbai-Pune Highway) Zero Fatality Corridor project registered a remarkable 61 per cent decrease in fatalities between 2018 and 2021. The Belgaum Yaragatti Highway’s Safe Corridor Demonstration Project in Karnataka recorded a notable 54 reduction in deaths over three years from 2015 to 2018 while the Sabarimala Safe Zone has maintained zero road crash deaths between 2019 and 2021, serving as a blueprint for pilgrimage sites nationwide. In these cases, a concerted effort was undertaken to analyse road crashes and take a 360-degree approach to address them. These include enhancement of road safety furniture on the road, effective and targeted enforcement, and improvements in emergency medical response.

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