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Residents of poor neighbourhoods at six times more risk of road injury
MONTREAL -- People living in poor neighbourhoods are more than six times as likely to be injured in a road accident as their wealthy counterparts, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
The study suggests children are the most vulnerable of all. They are 7.3 times more likely to be injured in a road accident while walking in a poor area.
The study from researchers at the Montreal public health department ranked rich and poor neighbourhoods in the city by average household income. It compared the number of traffic injuries in those neighbourhoods during a five-year period, from 1999 to 2004.
Patrick Morency, an author of the study and a public-health specialist, expressed surprise at the gap.
"It's much higher for everyone in the poorest neighbourhoods -- children, adults, cyclists and even motor vehicle occupants -- which is interesting."
The study cites several factors to explain the trend.
Low-income neighbourhoods see twice as much traffic, have a higher population density and have busier arteries. The study says people in poor neighbourhoods are more likely to walk because they have less access to cars.
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 20, 2012 A17
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