Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 15, 2021 3:01:54 GMT 12
MĀORI INCREASINGLY OVER-REPRESENTED IN ROAD-CRASH DEATHS AND INJURY
Māori are over-represented in death and serious injuries as a result of road crashes and a new report from the Transport Agency suggests the rate is increasing.
From 2013 to 2017 the average rate of death or serious injury 100,000 population for all Māori men was 87 - much higher than the average rate of 61.5 for all men.
For all Māori women the rate was 40.5 which was much higher than the average rate of 29 for all women.
The report, He Pūrongo Whakahaumaru Hurahi Mō Ngā Iwi Māori, found tamariki Māori were more likely to be killed or seriously injured in crashes than non Māori children and that inappropriate child restraints were a factor in this......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/446900/maori-increasingly-over-represented-in-road-crash-deaths-and-injury
Māori are over-represented in death and serious injuries as a result of road crashes and a new report from the Transport Agency suggests the rate is increasing.
From 2013 to 2017 the average rate of death or serious injury 100,000 population for all Māori men was 87 - much higher than the average rate of 61.5 for all men.
For all Māori women the rate was 40.5 which was much higher than the average rate of 29 for all women.
The report, He Pūrongo Whakahaumaru Hurahi Mō Ngā Iwi Māori, found tamariki Māori were more likely to be killed or seriously injured in crashes than non Māori children and that inappropriate child restraints were a factor in this......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/446900/maori-increasingly-over-represented-in-road-crash-deaths-and-injury