PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS IN SERVICE AREAS OF SELECTED CITY RECREATION FACILITIES
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FREQUENCY AND LOCATION OF PEDESTRIAN (AGE 5-14) STREET ACCIDENTS IN THE SERVICE AREAS OF SELECTED RECREATION FACILITIES BEFORE AND AFTER THE DEDICATION OF THE FACILITIES REVEALED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC PLAYGROUND OR RECREATION CENTER IN A CONGESTED, HIGH ACCIDENT AREA WAS FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN ACCIDENTS, THAT THE DECREASE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED IN THE ONE QUARTER MILE ZONE AROUND THE FACILITY THAN BEYOND IT AND VERY FEW PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS HAPPENED IN AN AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE RECREATION FACILITY SITE. MOST PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE YOUNGER CHILDREN OCCURRED WITHIN ONE BLOCK OF THE VICTIM'S HOME. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 11, No 4, PP 117-120
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Authors:
- Bartholomew, W M
- Publication Date: 1967-12
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Adolescents; Crash rates; Minimization; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Recreational facilities; Traffic congestion; Urban areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Congestion
- Old TRIS Terms: Minors
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219954
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 12 1994 12:00AM