Summary:
Road deaths in Mumbai have decreased from 611 to 490 in the past two years while fatal crashes have seen a significant fall from 586 to 467 which has overall represented a 20 per cent reduction in deaths. The MTCB, while launching the above mentioned campaign has also unveiled the Mumbai Road Safety Report 2017, which highlights road fatalities, pedestrian fatalities, traffic code violations, fatal crashes and other such details, recorded in the previous year. Also commercial vehicles are found at fault in more fatal crashes than other vehicles." After the report was released on Saturday, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic (headquarter), Saurabh Tripathi, said, "Motorcyclists make up two fifths of all road deaths and majority of them are youths. Changing road behaviours, such as, speed and drink driving can also contribute positively in this direction.".