THE INVOLVEMENT OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN ROAD ACCIDENTS: DATA FROM THREE STUDIES OF YOUNG PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES

Many local authorities in the United Kingdom receive funds from Central Government to provide for the special needs of ethnic minorities living within their jurisdiction; some highway authorities receive support for road safety education, training and publicity for ethnic minorities. Although this is an established field of traffic safety activity, the exposure and level of risk to ethnic minorities is not well understood and there has been comparatively little research. This paper draws information from a study of fatal accidents to 51 young (0-19 year-old) pedestrians, a comparison of 4910 road-user casualties of all severities of Asian and non-Asian ethnic origin, and a study of 423 seriously injured young pedestrians. Few differencies were identified in accident involvement by ethnic origin. However, there were exceptions. For example, per head of their respective age and population groups, child pedestrians of Asian origin aged 0-4 and 5-9 years were found to be twice as likely to be injured as their non-Asian counterparts. Differences in levels and types of risk over the study area were also observed.

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  Printerhall Limited

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• Authors:
  • LAWSON, S D
  • Edwards, P J
• Publication Date: 1991-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 12-19
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Children; Crash victims; Ethnic groups; Fatalities; High risk drivers; Minorities; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Safety education; Safety programs
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00605421
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM