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Unequal darkness: Racial and socioeconomic disparities in nighttime pedestrian fatality risk in the United States

A journal article reports racial and socioeconomic disparities in nighttime pedestrian fatality risk in the United States. The supplied record includes publisher metadata but provides no further details from the study.

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Categories: science-and-space, public-health, travel-and-transportation

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
5/10
Global importance
4/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
3/10

Why it matters

The article highlights unequal risks of nighttime pedestrian fatalities across racial and socioeconomic groups in the United States.

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