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New study shows inequality in deaths from auto accidents

New research reveals that people who are poor or less educated are more likely to die in car crashes than people who are better educated or well-off.

By Trudy Knockless | Updated on October 15, 2015

Traffic fatalities in the U.S. have plummeted over the past few years. Traffic regulations, such as strict drunken driving laws and auto innovation, are receiving the credit. But that progress obscures the inequality of who dies in a car crash and who survives.

New research by Sam Harper, Thomas J. Charters and Erin C. Strumpf, published in the “American Journal of Epidemiology” reveals that the most disadvantaged are more likely to die in car crashes than people who are well-off.

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