Over 2000 pedestrian deaths in the top 8 Indian cities in 2018
As per RTI data obtained from the traffic police, 5320 people were killed due to road crashes in 2018 in the top eight cities in India—Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore,...
Mumbai: 46% fewer pedestrian deaths in 5 years, but the city can do better
This blog outlines the trend of pedestrian crashes in Mumbai between 2010 and 2018. The data presented here was obtained from Mumbai Traffic Police through an RTI application....
How pedestrians cross the road in this 1-km fatal stretch in Bengaluru.
Hosur Road, a major arterial road in Bangalore, connects key areas including Koramangala and Electronic City, passing through the infamous Silk Board junction. The road sees dense road...
Delhi: 775 pedestrians killed in 2018
Between 2010 and 2018, 7,083 pedestrians were among the 16,107 killed due to road crashes in Delhi. That is an unacceptably high 44% of all road deaths in...
Do pedestrian signals allow us sufficient time to cross a road?
Strange as it may seem for most Indians, we are not expected to run, or even walk unusually fast, as we cross the road as pedestrians. In fact,...