Tag: Road Safety

  • Comparing Road Accidents in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in 2023

    Comparing Road Accidents in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in 2023

    Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are studies in contrast while also being similar in many parameters. While Tamil Nadu is smaller in size, it has a larger population. While both have similar GDP, Tamil Nadu’s is more evenly distributed among its districts, while in Karnataka there is a wide gulf between Bengaluru Urban and the rest… Continue Reading

  • Road Crashes in Bengaluru – 2023

    Road Crashes in Bengaluru – 2023

    Bengaluru recorded 4,974 road crashes (traffic accidents), just shy of 5000, in 2023, according to data from the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP). This number is up from 3,823 in 2022, an increase of 30% in one year! This is also the highest since 2017 when 5,064 crashes were recorded. The number of road crashes has… Continue Reading

  • Analysing the MoRTH Road Accidents Report for 2022

    Analysing the MoRTH Road Accidents Report for 2022

    The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India, recently released the road accidents report for 2022. The report lists detailed statistics on road accidents in India – number of accidents, deaths from accidents, type of vehicle involved, type of road, etc. The data is also split by states and Union Territories, and… Continue Reading

  • Analysing Bengaluru Traffic Police’s Push to Automation

    Analysing Bengaluru Traffic Police’s Push to Automation

    Bengaluru Traffic Police(BTP) have been on a drive towards automation over the past decade. More and more challans are being added on their website, and people are expected to find them and pay their dues. While this might give BTP a bit of breathing space to concentrate on more stringent violations, that does not seem… Continue Reading

  • Where are the accident hotspots in Bengaluru?

    Where are the accident hotspots in Bengaluru?

    Bengaluru records around 700 deaths each year on average. As per latest data from the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP), 771 people were killed on Bengaluru’s roads in traffic accidents in 2022, which is more than 2 persons per day! This is slightly higher than the 768 recorded in 2019. While the Covid years of 2020… Continue Reading