Chapter
The Relationship between Traffic Safety and Neighborhood Income
1:00:45 - 1:04:37 (03:52)
Research shows that more affluent neighborhoods have more traffic features, such as stop signs and crosswalks, resulting in safer driving conditions. However, installing traffic cameras in low-income areas in Chicago revealed that black and Hispanic drivers were ticketed at higher rates due to their likelihood to speed on underdeveloped roads.
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The design of urban neighborhoods is found to be related to traffic regulation, crosswalks, and stop signs, leading to some advocating for more public policy around neighborhood pedestrian safety.
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Summary
The design of urban neighborhoods is found to be related to traffic regulation, crosswalks, and stop signs, leading to some advocating for more public policy around neighborhood pedestrian safety. In cities like Chicago, traffic cameras disproportionately ticket black and Hispanic drivers in less affluent neighborhoods, where there is less stop sign and crosswalk completion.
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