| Article ID: | iaor201733 |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 26 |
| End Page Number: | 29 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Journal: | Teaching Statistics |
| Authors: | Woltman Marie |
| Keywords: | statistics: general, statistics: empirical, transportation: road, accident |
Road injury is an immediately relevant topic for 9–19 year olds. Current availability of Open Data makes it increasingly possible to find locally relevant data. Statistical lessons developed from these data can mutually reinforce life lessons about minimizing risk on the road. Devon County Council demonstrate how a wide array of statistical thinking can be developed in this context.