From the BBC Road risk higher among deprived children, says study, no great surprise there then. Some of the coverage on the radio this morning missed the point by suggesting the difference was due to wealthy driving "Chelsea tractors" and not letting their children on the roads. Whereas the differences are more likely to be due to the speed and volume of traffic in different areas. Places likes Kensington and Chelsea, have lower traffic speed even though the have high volumes of traffic.
The most sensible comment is tucked away at the end of the piece: "The government needs to make it a priority to make our streets safer for children to get out and about on foot and bicycle, which is good for their health and social development, by making 20mph the default urban limit, and ensuring speed limits are enforced,"
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