Road Safety

UMTRI-2009-1

JANUARY 2009

ROAD SAFETY IN INDIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

DINESH MOHAN OMER TSIMHONI MICHAEL SIVAK MICHAEL J. FLANNAGAN

ROAD SAFETY IN INDIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Dinesh Mohan Omer Tsimhoni Michael Sivak Michael J. Flannagan

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2150 U.S.A.

Report No. UMTRI-2009-1 January 2009

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1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient s Catalog No.

UMTRI-2009-1
4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date

Road Safety in India: Challenges and Opportunities

January 2009
6. Performing Organization Code

383818
7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No.

Mohan, D., Tsimhoni, O., Sivak, M., and Flannagan, M.J.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address

UMTRI-2009-1
10. Work Unit no. (TRAIS)

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute 2901 Baxter Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2150 U.S.A.
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

11. Contract or Grant No.

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

The University of Michigan Strategic Worldwide Transportation 2020
15. Supplementary Notes

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

The current members of Strategic Worldwide Transportation 2020 include ArvinMeritor, Bendix, Bosch, Continental Automotive Systems, FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Nissan Technical Center North America, and Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America. Information about Strategic Worldwide Transportation 2020 is available at: http://www.umich.edu/~umtriswt
16. Abstract

The present report was designed to analyze the traffic safety situation in India, and to identify countermeasures for areas in which the total harm caused by crashes can be substantially and readily reduced. The report focuses on two aspects of traffic safety in India: challenges and opportunities. The first part of... [continues]

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