4 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
400 Kerala road stretches unsafe for pedestrians
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Pedestrian deaths accounted for 26.5% — over one-fourth — of the total fatalities in road accidents in Kerala between 2018 and 2022. As per a study by the NATPAC (National Transportation Planning and Research Centre) based on the data, the state has 400 pedestrian vulnerable corridors — sections of roads where risks to pedestrians are exceptionally high — spanning a total 555.81 km.
The study said more than 5,100 pedestrians died in road crashes in Kerala between 2018 and 2022 in these corridors. The NATPAC analysis also found that 62% of the 400 corridors lacked basic pedestrian facilities like footpaths and zebra crossings, further elevating risks.
As per the Road Crash Statistics of the State Crime Records Bureau, Kerala Police — which was referred for the NATPAC study — as many as 19,468 people died and 2,11,534 were injured in 1,86,375 road accidents in Kerala from 2018 to 2022. Kerala ranked third in India when it came to total road accidents.
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