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Areas with high vehicle miles traveled per capita tend to have higher accident and injury rates.
Frumkin H, Frank L, Jackson R. 2004. Urban sprawl and public health. Island Press.
Per capita traffic crash rates increase with per capita vehicle travel.
Litman, Todd, and Fitzroy, Steven (Victoria Transport Policy Institute), 2008. Safe Travels: Evaluating Mobility Management Traffic Safety Impacts.