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About the pollutants emitted and health, the pollutants that make our health problems worse, the fact that roads can kill and that cars are dangerous.

Pollutants and health

Pollutants make our health problems worse.
Pollutants from transport are found mainly in the air. Their effects on health are varied and depend on each pollutant but as they are breathed in at the same time it is sometimes difficult to identify them. Some effects are immediate, others manifest themselves several days after exposure.

Roads can kill

Every year vehicles injure and kill several thousand people, including children: out of ten accidental deaths, four occur in a road accident. One out of every ten pedestrians killed is a child.

Cars are dangerous

The road is especially dangerous for children between 5 and 9 years of age. The accident often occurs near to the family home whilst it is with its parents (27 %). More than half of accidents occur when crossing the road, and in 35 % of cases the children were on a pedestrian crossing.