https://padlet.com/rohanjoshi823/zewdi8xdhf3l POST UPDATES HERE! en-us 2018-08-03 14:10:35 UTC 2018-08-05 11:57:27 UTC hello@padlet.com jyotir1211 https://padlet.com/rohanjoshi823/zewdi8xdhf3l/wish/271953026 The environmental impact of transport is significant because transport is a major user
of energy, and burns most of the world's petroleum. This creates air pollution, including
nitrous oxides and particulates, and is a significant contributor to global warming
through emission of carbon dioxide.
There were 1.25 million road traffic deaths globally in 2013. Globally, road traffic
crashes are a leading cause of death among young people, and the main cause of death
among those aged 15–29 years.
Road traffic injuries are currently estimated to be the ninth leading cause of death
across all age groups globally, and are predicted to become the seventh leading cause of
death by 2030.
Statistics of estimated road traffic deaths in 2013:
http://gamapserver.who.int/gho/interactive_charts/road_safety/road_traffic_deaths/atlas.html
A study in the UK by the Department for Transport suggested that during 2008-2009,
there were 12 crimes per million passengers on the bus network and 13 crimes per
million on the underground and over ground services. This also indicated that the rate
of offenses varies by type of crime and based on 2006/2007 data, estimating that the
number of offenses (per million passenger journeys) were as follows: on the rail
network, 11.9 for violence against the person offenses against passengers, 4.5 against
staff, and 39.1 for theft from person and robbery offenses. On the bus network, the rates
were 9.0 per million passenger journeys for violence against the person offenses against
passengers, 4.1 against staff; and 15.01 for theft from person and robbery offenses. By
contrast, a study in Los Angeles suggested an average of 1.55 crime incidents per 100
rides. A 1990s passenger study in England and Wales by Easton and Smith indicated 5%
of passengers had been threatened with violence and 4% had been the victim of theft,
and in Victoria in Australia, a 1990s study by Carr and Wright identified 690 crimes
against persons on public transport over twelve months in the context of 300 million
passenger journeys per year.
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