Abstract
IntroductionEvery day 1374 road traffic accidents (RTAs) and 400 deaths take place in India. The number of deaths in RTAs would increase to 662 persons per day in 2030 and will not begin to decline until 2042, which is a serious public health concern. ObjectivesPresent paper attempts to analyse the trends and patterns of RTAs in India during the year 2000–2015, and the patterns in the year 2015 in cities with population size 2 million or more. MethodsThree years moving average is calculated to nullify the fluctuations in the data, exponential curve drawn to assess the pattern. Simple growth rate is calculated and absolute change found out to assess the difference between the year 2000 and 2015. ResultsThe exponential growth rate curve of the number of RTAs shows upward trend during 2000–2015 in India. The spatial analysis of severity shows that there is no direct link between the number of accidents and the severity. The city-wise analysis of RTAs by the vehicle involved, age of the persons, cite, and timing of accidents shows a varying pattern across the cities. ConclusionsThe results suggest for city-based strategies to reduce the RTAs, injuries, and deaths, under the umbrella of national policy.
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