Researcher Believes Road Safety is a Public Health Issue

Are traffic accidents really accidental?

Epidemiologist Dr. Brice Kuimi argues that vehicle collisions should be treated like infectious diseases: preventable, with broad consequences for individuals and health systems.

His team at the University of Toronto is using AI to measure the effectiveness of interventions like bike lanes and speed bumps.

Ontario alone spent more than $728M on motor-vehicle-related health costs in 2019. By reframing road safety, Kuimi hopes to inspire policy that designs roads for human error — and to grow public health careers in this space.

“There is this mismatch between how I see the problem and how people were talking about it... in reality, most of [traffic accidents] are preventable.”

— Dr. Brice Kuimi

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