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New study: Racial disparities in traffic fatalities much wider than previously known

Traffic accident with overturned SUV and police car

When accounting for miles traveled during biking, walking, or driving, Black and Hispanic Americans experience higher motor vehicle-related death rates than White Americans or Asian Americans, according to a new study by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.


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