Citation

Christie N. Transp. Rev. 2018; 38(2): 139-141.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/01441647.2018.1411226

PMID

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Abstract

Transport poses a public health risk and the burden is greatest on the poorest in society. There is a strong relationship between social class and the liklihood of road injury. In 1980, the Black Report, published by the government department for health in England, identified a strong socioeconomic gradient between child pedestrian fatalities and social class, with children from the lowest social class being 5 times more likely to die compared to their counterparts in the highest social class...

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