In the context of road safety and traffic, what do we mean when we talk about “vulnerable groups”?

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In the field of road safety, vulnerable groups (or higher-risk groups) are those groups of the population that are most exposed to the dangers of traffic and, therefore, are more prone to being involved in an accident or suffering more serious injuries. These groups notably include pedestrians, cyclists and users of two-wheeled vehicles (since they lack protective bodywork), as well as groups defined by age and psychophysical abilities, such as children, older people and young people. Vulnerable groups are not just the occupants of a passenger car injured in a collision: that confuses the term with the victims or injured persons of a crash. Nor are they the groups with the lowest statistical risk of mishaps, because it is precisely the opposite.

In the context of road safety and traffic, what do we mean when we talk about “vulnerable groups”?

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