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Crash data collection, or for that matter any data
collection activity, is more about deciding what to collect

and why to collect, and then coming up with clear
instructions on the methodologies on how to collect the
crash data required and ensure uniform interpretation.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal zebra crossings, lane marking and 6, 2018, the traffic police visited
Corporation is taking up various rumble strips, signage boards and and imparted Traffic Education
civil works at accident-prone spots stop lines, with an expenditure of to 1,28,185 students of 493
in the city identified by the traffic ₹1.53Cr. educational institutions and three
police to make them safer. Anil Kumar said that most of NCC camps.”
A decision has also been taken the fatal accidents occurred due Various corrective measures
to conduct joint inspections on to rash and negligent driving taken up for road safety:
stretches. The traffic police have followed by over speeding, self-hit • Road Safety signages and
identified 120 ‘black spots’ or or fall down, wrong side driving road markings are provided.
points where accidents are taking and cell phone driving. Pedestrian/ Pelican signals
place frequently, in Hyderabad, “We are focusing more on provided at important
Cyberabad and Rachakonda limits. creating traffic awareness and locations. Carriage way
GHMC has proposed measures education of commuters and improved at curves / bottle
such as provision of dividers, youths. From July 19, to October necks.
• Bollards / Cones are placed at
central median and Free Lefts.
• Chevron / Retro Reflective
signages got installed at curves.
• Pedestrian platforms got
improved for safety of
pedestrians.
• Hazard Markers got erected.
Rumble strips got laid at
speeding areas to control the
speed of the vehicle
• Railing on central median is
done to prevent the random
pedestrian movement on the
major roads.
• Foot over bridges / pelican
signals proposed and FOBs
are under progress at black
spot locations like near HPS,
Begumpet Green Lands etc.

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