RSS FeedsRoad Transport and Health in the South East
The report presents an overview of road transport in the South East region. It draws on data from a wide range of sources to demonstrate the extent to which transport affects many aspects of health.
Amongst the main findings of the report are the following:
- Compared to other regions in England, the South East has the highest proportion of households with two or more cars;
- More than three-quarters of those who work in the South East use a car as their usual method to travel to work;
- More distance is covered and trips taken by pedal cycle per person in the South East than England as a whole, but there has been a decline in cycle use in the region since 1995-96;
- People in the region walk 187 miles per person per year, the second shortest distance of any region;
- Over the period 2000-01 to 2006-07, there has been a trend towards an increasing rate of hospital admissions following road traffic incidents in the South East. Up to 2004-05, the South East's rate of admissions was below that for England as a whole, however in 2005-06 and 2006-07 there was little difference.
- Young people from the most deprived areas in the region have almost a three times higher risk of death on the road than those from the least deprived areas;
- Pedestrians aged 12-19, and older pedestrians aged 70 and over, are at particularly high risk of death or injury on the road;
- Car drivers or passengers aged between 16-19 carry by far the highest risk of death or serious injury in the South East compared to car occupants of other age groups, pedal cyclists and pedestrians. The risk remains extremely high among 20-29 year old car occupants, although the number of car drivers killed or seriously injured on the roads has declined in most regions in the last ten years;
- Road transport accounts for 34% of carbon dioxide emissions in the South East.
Dated 19/08/2008
Owning Organisation
SEPHO - http://www.sepho.org.uk
Data Type
Research Report
Lowest Geographical Level
NUTS 2 (Government Office Region)
Theme
Infrastructure, Health