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At a Glance — The Intersection of Health and Transportation

Infographic highlighting statistics related to the intersection of health and transportation: 35% increase in pedestrian fatalities between 2008 and 2017; 142,000/year – The number of cases of U.S. childhood asthma caused by nitrogen dioxide (NO2) resulting from traffic; 100/day – The number of people dying in U.S. traffic crashes; 3.2 million – The number of annual global deaths attributable to insufficient physical activity (Photo [two overweight people sitting on a city bench] credit: Amani A/Shutterstock.com); and 41% – Teens who say they browse social media while driving (doubled between 2009 and 2014).

Photo (bottom, right) credit: Amani A/Shutterstock.com

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The Intersection of Health and Transportation

Texas Transportation Researcher: Volume 55, Number 2

Volume 55, Number 2
June 2019
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