Children are four times more likely to be killed or injured by a car if they live in a deprived area, according to a Public Accounts Committee Report from the House of Commons.
The report states that in areas with lower incomes, higher unemployment and health deprivation, children under 17 are more likely to be unsupervised on or around roads after school.
As a result, the committee has called for urgent action, recommending reduced speed limits in deprived areas and asking for changes to when and how the clocks are moved forward.
Its evidence showed that collision survival rates for pedestrians and cyclists dramatically increases when the vehicle is travelling at less than 20mph.
It also recommended switching to ‘Single Double Summer Time’ or ‘SDST’, which would give vulnerable road users, such as children returning from school, an extra hour of daylight.
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Re: Deprived children 'most at risk'
Its just the culture now we all to picky and lazy, were usto eevrthing being given to us on a silver plate. Because the UK is a MEDC a lot of people take things for granted over here this includes the benefits system. Being a MEDC we waste money on things whcih other LEDC would not even think of ... one being the lazy ass benefits system !!
In LEDC people would love to have a job, over here no one wants to wash cars, clean road sides etc but in LEDC people who have no money and are desprate for work would snap these jobs right up and be happy. Over here all we do is moan moan and do nothing about it.
LEDC countrys have it better in some regards as theres not that much they can do like i said before you rich or your poor, over here the benefits system is killing us people who work our buts off with taxes, the goverment need to conisders ways to get people motivated and off there sofas! come on Gordon Brown this is what you get paid for so go do some work ! or give me your job:)
Re: Deprived children 'most at risk'
Re: Deprived children 'most at risk'
Your posts seemed clear to me Moe. We all know that there are alot of people, especially recently who have lost their jobs or who are long term sick through no fault of their own. That could be any of us. I'm talking about people (sadly I have some in my extended family) who haven't worked for years because they say they are better off not working. Have these people no pride or shame? And if it is indeed true that they are better off not working then the benefits system needs to be overhauled.
I have a friend who owns his own company and employs a few Poles. During last winters snow every single Pole made it in to work. No a single Brit made it in. Sums many of us up really. Where did it all go wrong?