Road traffic and pedestrian injury risk in ethnic minority populations

Postcode analysis of pedestrians involved in reported injury collisions in Great Britain was undertaken to compare the backgrounds of those injured.

Four groups of pedestrian casualties were analysed. The analysis revealed that deprived ethnic minority pedestrians are more than three times more likely to be a casualty on Britain’s roads than white, non-deprived pedestrians. The findings show that deprivation plays a significant role in the likelihood of a pedestrian being injured in a collision, and that being from an ethnic minority plays an additional part.

Ten years of police reported personal injury collision data from Great Britain was analysed to identify correlations between risk and community deprivation and ethnicity.

Dan Campsall, Chairman, Agilysis

Having dedicated over a decade to road safety, Dan has been involved in leading a number of pioneering and critically acclaimed initiatives such as MAST online, CrashMap.co.uk and Safer Roads Berkshire all of which have gone on to win major awards. Dan also does a good deal of training, public speaking and is often used as a commentator by various media networks.

Dan has a background in marketing and communications who has overseen many of Road Safety Analysis’s campaigns; a portfolio of initiatives that embraces everything from car seat safety and child pedestrian training to young drivers and motorcyclists.

In addition to his role in Agilysis, Dan supports the work of PACTS and is a member of RoadSafe.