Dear friend Suraj Kapoor

https://youtu.be/K0bjyrm6bFg?si=VXhBn1aYJaJQNptI

Thank you for raising such a thought-provoking question about the potential of public transport in preventing accidents and alleviating road congestion. Your inquiry opens up several important avenues for discussion, and I appreciate the opportunity to explore them together from a scientific perspective.

To begin, air travel is often cited as statistically safer than road travel, likely due to stringent regulations, comprehensive training for personnel, and advanced technological safeguards. These factors create a robust safety culture that could offer valuable lessons for road transport systems. Applying similar rigor—through improved driver education, vehicle standards, and enforcement—may help reduce road traffic incidents.

The Haddon matrix provides a useful framework for analyzing road safety by considering human, vehicle, and environmental factors. Enhancements in each area—such as better road design, safer vehicles, and public awareness campaigns—can collectively contribute to safer travel. Public transport, in particular, has the potential to reduce the number of vehicles on the road, thereby decreasing congestion and the likelihood of accidents. However, barriers such as convenience, accessibility, and public perception must be addressed to make these options more attractive.

Cycling, as you mentioned, offers environmental benefits but requires dedicated infrastructure to ensure safety. Investments in bike lanes and supportive policies could encourage more people to choose this mode of transport, further easing road congestion and improving air quality.

In summary, a coordinated approach that expands and improves public and active transport options could simultaneously enhance safety, reduce pollution, and elevate overall quality of life. I would be very interested to hear your further thoughts on these strategies and any additional insights you might have.

Best regards,

Kaushik

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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01883-6

Yes, it is definitely time to rely more on public transport to help decongest roads and improve overall safety. While recent data shows that air travel remains the safest mode of transport, road traffic accidents (RTAs) continue to claim a significant number of lives daily—around 400 deaths per day in India alone.

Improving road safety requires a comprehensive approach, including the application of the Haddon Matrix principle, promoting road safety education, stricter traffic law enforcement, and better road infrastructure. However, a major and sustainable solution lies in shifting more people toward public transport.

Encouraging the use of buses, trains, and non-motorized transport like cycling can reduce the number of private vehicles on the roads, which not only decreases traffic congestion but also lowers the risk of accidents and cuts down air pollution.

Investing in reliable, safe, and accessible public transport systems is essential for building safer and more sustainable cities. Further discussion and collaboration across sectors are indeed welcomed to drive this change effectively.

Dear Doctor

Go To

Public transportation development and traffic accident prevention in Indonesia

• June 2016
• IATSS Research 40(2)
• DOI:10.1016/j.iatssr.2016.05.001
• License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
• Sutanto Soehodho

[Traffic accidents in Indonesia, and mostly in big cities like Jakarta, are exhibiting an upward trend. While human factors have a powerful influence, there is another phenomenon that exacerbates the traffic accident problem: the motorbike mode. The quickly growing preference for the motorbike mode underscores a supply–demand imbalance in transportation systems in many Indonesian cities, in addition to other factors like the lack of sufficient road infrastructure. Providing sufficient and affordable public transportation is an effective means of combating motorbike use and, by extension, reducing traffic accidents. Development projects for some modes of public transportation have been ongoing in Jakarta and being followed by other big cities in the country with similar aims and targets. It is further expected that various funding schemes involving the private sector—not only national and sub-national budget resources—will accelerate the provision of public transportation and improve overall traffic safety.]

I convinced to increase attraction on public transportation .must desicion’s maker use proactive strategies for instances ,planing land use .public transportation should be on collector road in residential area ,so individuals should not have to use their cars . offices and light factory should also be at collector streets to encourage people to use this facility.