The vehicle population in the south Indian state of Kerala amounted to around 14 million at the end of fiscal year 2020. There was a sharp increment in the number of personal vehicles within the state. Public transport on the other hand, displayed a declining trend. There was a significant drop in the number of private buses over the past two years. With one in every three Keralites owning a motor vehicle, the trend of traffic congestion caught on in the state, like in many other parts of the country.
Road accidents in Kerala
The number of road accidents across the state was around 40 thousand in 2018. Over-speeding was the main cause for road accidents in the south Asian country. In the World Road Statistics for 2018, India ranked first out of 200 reported countries in terms of road accidents.
Road infrastructure
In 2017, the length of state highways across Kerala was approximately 4.3 thousand kilometers. The same year, over 240 thousand kilometers of road length was added to the state. India had the second largest road network in the world with a total length of over five million kilometers. With the number of vehicles in the country increasing each year since 1951, mishaps on roads have become a growing cause for concern for the Indian government.
Number of registered motor vehicles across Kerala in India from financial year 2007 to 2020
(in millions)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (July 16, 2023). Number of registered motor vehicles across Kerala in India from financial year 2007 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665560/total-number-of-vehicles-in-kerala-india/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of registered motor vehicles across Kerala in India from financial year 2007 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. July 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665560/total-number-of-vehicles-in-kerala-india/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (2023). Number of registered motor vehicles across Kerala in India from financial year 2007 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665560/total-number-of-vehicles-in-kerala-india/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of Registered Motor Vehicles across Kerala in India from Financial Year 2007 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665560/total-number-of-vehicles-in-kerala-india/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), Number of registered motor vehicles across Kerala in India from financial year 2007 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665560/total-number-of-vehicles-in-kerala-india/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Number of registered motor vehicles across Kerala in India from financial year 2007 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), July 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665560/total-number-of-vehicles-in-kerala-india/