Children From Wealthy Families Less Likely To Be Victims Of Road Accidents

Tuesday, 7. September 2010

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Aren’t statistics fantastic? It would seem that statistics show that children brought up in wealthy neighbourhoods are less likely to die or get badly injured on UK roads. The statistics, prepared by Road Safety Analysis, compared accidents linking 0 – 15 year olds to the victims’ postcodes. The UK’s most dangerous area is Preston, Lancs. Here, children are twice as likely to be killed or injured than the National average or five times more likely than the safest area, Kensington and Chelsea in London’s Mayfair area. The statistics were collated from more than 120,000 accidents over a period from 2004 – 2008. The second worst area was Liverpool with one in 234 affected compared to the National average of one in 427. Second safest was Richmond upon Thames with one in 1,038, followed by the Shetland Islands. Clearly the more affluent the area the safer the cars and the more likely the children will wear safety clothing etc. What do you think of such statistics? By Graham Hill