A Poor Way to Die: Social Deprivation and Road Traffic Fatalities

This paper discusses the relationships between highway safety and degree of social deprivation of the driver. Specifically, it examines speeding, seat belt wearing behavior, driver drunkenness, risk taking, traffic accidents and fatalities and how these factors are influenced by social deprivation. It was found that passenger deaths, and older drivers, are more prevalent in the least socially deprived quintiles of the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Speeding, driver intoxication, failure to wear seat belts, and uninsured or unlicensed drivers occurred more frequently in fatal accidents in the most deprived quintiles of the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

• Record URL:
  http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme5/poorwaytodie.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Nottingham

  Department of Psychology
  Nottingham,   United Kingdom  NG7 2RD
• Authors:
  • Clarke, David D
  • Ward, Pat
  • Truman, Wendy
  • Bartle, Craig
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 13p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Drunk driving; Fatalities; High risk drivers; Highway safety; Seat belts; Social factors; Speeding; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Social deprivation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01129024
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 20 2009 8:17AM