YOUNG CHILDREN IN TRAFFIC

THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF STOCKHOLM HAS BEEN STUDYING CHILD TRAFFIC BEHAVIOR SINCE 1960. THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES A BOOK ON THEIR STUDIES WHICH WAS PUBLISHED, IN SWEDISH, IN 1968. ASPECTS STUDIED WERE SPONTANEOUS BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN TRAFFIC; KNOWLEDGE OF RIGHT AND LEFT; UNDERSTANDING OF TRAFFIC; ABILITY TO PERCEIVE MOVEMENTS OUT OF THE CORNERS OF THEIR EYES; ABILITY TO LOCALIZE SOUNDS; UNDERSTANDING OF ROAD SIGNS; COMPREHENSION OF TRAFFIC TERMS; EFFECT OF ROAD SAFETY TEACHING. MOST OF THE STUDIES DEALT WITH PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN; SOME INCLUDED CHILDREN TO AGE 10. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Brit J Educational Psychology

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• Authors:
  • Sandels, S
• Publication Date: 1970-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 111-6
• Serial:
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Behavior; Human characteristics; Pedestrians; Safety; Safety education; Visual perception
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors; Pedestrian characteristics
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223861
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1972 12:00AM