The role of gender and age in the risk of Road Traffic Injury (RTI) has not been fully explored and there are still significant gaps with regard to how environmental factors, such as road type, affect this relationship, including mobility as a measure of exposure. The aim of this research is to investigate the influence of the environmental factor road type taking into account different mobility patterns. For this purpose, a cross-sectional study was carried out combining two large databases on mobility and traffic accidents in Andalusia (Spain). The risk of RTI and their severity were estimated by gender and age, transport mode and road type, including travel time as a measure of exposure. Significant differences were found according to road type. The analysis of the rate ratio (Rate_men/Rate_women), regardless of age, shows that men always have a higher risk of serious and fatal injuries in all modes of transport and road types. Analysis of victim rates by gender and age groups allows us to identify the most vulnerable groups. The results highlight the need to include not only gender and age but also road type as a significant environmental factor in RTI risk analysis for the development of effective mobility and road safety strategies.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced countries around the world to take unprecedented measures to contain it. In particular, its impact on mobility has been enormous, causing a sudden decrease in the number of trips and changes in the choice and use of modes of transport. Furthermore, the effects of this health crisis on the social and economic spheres have aggravated inequalities between population groups, with women being one of the most affected groups, which may accentuate the already known gender gap in mobility. Based on these premises, we carried out a strategic analysis of urban mobility from the perspective of sustainability and gender equity in the context of the pandemic, identifying a set of effective strategies to address the post-COVID-19 urban mobility scenario. To this end, based on the review of the literature and expert opinions, we carried out a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis that allowed us to formulate 16 strategies after careful consideration of the weaknesses, strengths, threats and opportunities encountered. Our results provide useful recommendations for making successful policy decisions on post-COVID-19 mobility planning towards a more sustainable, equitable and safe model.

This study provides a descriptive analysis of the relationship between mobility and gender through unravel the complex relationships between gender roles at home (household responsibilities), leisure and the labor market (employment status). Specifically we study both the average number of journeys by different daily activities and the distances and average time spent on them. Thus, the spatio-temporal patterns of these activities allow us to identify different socio demographic variables that may help explain the relative differences in the behavior of journeys to different activities.The results highlight that, women perform more trips than men regardless of the reason. Moreover, the difference between the number of trips by gender is greater when the reason for the trip is about household responsibility. Regarding the influence of socio-demographic variables the study reveals that in general, the reason why men and women travel greater distances is due to work. One interesting result is that employed women travel considerably shorter distances to work than do men even though they spend similar commute time. This suggests that, the journey to work may reflect the magnitude of immobility that women face in their everyday lives.On the other hand, the socio-demographic characteristics analyzed (size and population density, household income, etc...) condition mainly women's travel patterns.