TV One News item - Maori children overrepresented in vehicle crash statistics.

This disc contains a recording of a TV One News item on new research which show that Maori children are 65% more likely to be killed and injured in road traffic-related incidents and that Pacific children are 31% more likely to be killed and injured. It is stated that deaths and injuries are more common in low income areas and that there is a need to prioritise spending on improved road safety facilities in these areas - education plus new facilities like: controlled intersections/ crossings, pedestrian refuges etc. Reporter Sharon Ferguson interviews research Jamie Hosking. Safekids Director Ann Weaver is also interviewed. The published research conclusion reads: "There are substantial ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic inequalities in RTI [road traffic injury] risk in the Auckland region, with high rates among Maori (all ages), Pacific children, people living in socioeconomically deprived neighbourhoods, the urban south and rural regions. Implications: To meet the vision of regional plans, road safety efforts must prioritise vulnerable communities at greatest risk of RTI, and implement and monitor the effectiveness of strategies that specifically include a focus on reducing inequalities in RTI rates." See also record # 9932 for the full research report.