Built and social environment characteristics associated with motorcyclist mortality in Latin American cities from the SALURBAL study
Motorcyclist road traffic deaths in Latin American cities are associated with specific city-level characteristics. In fully adjusted models, higher intersection density and a stronger social environment index were linked to lower mortality rates. City-level interventions that improve street connectivity, promote safer and more cohesive urban environments, and address social inequities in infrastructure and services may help reduce motorcycle deaths and enhance road safety in the region.
Authors
- Carolina Pérez‐Ferrer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4732-3555)
- Luis A. Guzmán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6487-7579)
- Mónica Serena Perner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-8974)
- Marcio Alazraqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6507-0208)
- Ana V. Diez Roux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9658-7050)
- Olga Lucia Sarmiento Dueñas
- Andrés Trotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-1494)
- D. Alex Quistberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9730-2686)
- Daniel A. Rodríguez
- Jordan Levi Rodriguez Hernandez
- Ignacio Yannone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9707-1764)
Institutions
- California Department of Transportation (US)
- Universidad de Los Andes (CO)
- Universidad Nacional de Lanús (AR)
- University of Washington (US)
- National Institute of Public Health (SI)
- Drexel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-025-00611-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.30
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institutes of Health
- Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas
- Fogarty International Center