Urban bus travel safer than automobile use, U de M study suggests

Taking a city bus seems to be safer — four times safer — than using a car travelling along the same route, a study led by the Université de Montréal’s Public Health Research Institute (IRSPUM) concludes.
The study looked at the risk of injury along the 10 busiest bus routes on the island of Montreal and showed that the risk is four times greater for car occupants than for bus occupants. The conclusion was based on an analysis of accident and injury reports compiled