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Traffic deaths - USA - Higher among minorities than general population
NHTSA study cites cultural differences, lack of training as reasons for disparity in vehicle crashes
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -May 24, 2006: -- A new government study shows some minorities are far more likely to be killed in motor vehicle crashes than the general population -- highlighting a significant and largely overlooked public safety issue... Traffic fatalities account for nearly 7 percent of all Native American deaths and 4.7 percent for all Latinos... By comparison, just 1.8 percent of deaths among African-Americans and 1.6 percent of whites were the result of traffic accidents studied from 1999 through 2004. About 2.6 percent of all deaths among the Asian/Pacific population were the result of car accidents... Cultural differences among minorities and lack of proper training may be reasons for the disparity, experts say. New immigrants often don't embrace seat belt use, lack proper driver training or fail to obtain a driver license...
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