Traffic Fatalities Are Higher In Communities Of Color, Study Shows

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By Rayna Reid ·Updated June 15, 2022

Even though, “[t]raffic fatalities are a substantial and preventable public health challenge in America,” the reality is that not all traffic fatalities are equally distributed. Last week the American Journal of Preventive Medicine published a new study, Disparities in Activity and Traffic Fatalities by Race/Ethnicity, which found that fatality rates are systemically higher for Black and Hispanic Americans for all modes and notably higher

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