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Children From Poorer Areas At Greater Road Accident Risk
Tue, 24 Aug 2010

Children from deprived areas of the UK are more likely to be injured or killed in road accidents than those from more affluent areas, new research has revealed.

A study by Road Safety Analysis examined 120,000 crashes involving children across Britain from 2004 to 2008 and found that children in Preston are at the highest risk of being injured on roads.

In the most dangerous area of Preston, children have a one-in-206 chance of being hurt on the roads every year - more than twice as likely as the national average of one in 427 and more than five times as likely as children in London's wealthy borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which was found to be the safest area in the country.

Dan Campsall, director of Road Safety Analysis, said: "The results of this study show a worrying discrepancy between different parts of the country."

"Children in some areas experience considerably higher risk from road traffic crashes than others who might be living just over the border."

Campsall said that the low risk for children in affluent areas may be due to the fact that they are less likely to spend time on the street as they have gardens to play in, and are driven around in very safe cars as opposed to walking and riding bikes .

"There is still further study to be undertaken and we are keen to make sure all of the data and analysis techniques that underpin this study can be accessed by local authorities to allow them to investigate how they might ensure the safety of children from their communities," he added.
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