AN EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY FOR ANALYSIS OF CHILD PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR

A METHOD WAS DEVELOPED TO SYSTEMATICALLY OBSERVE AND CATEGORIZE THE PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN. CONCEALED MOTION PICTURE CAMERAS RECORDED THE STREET CROSSING BEHAVIOR OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN. THE FILMS WERE ANALYZED AND 100 ANALYSES CHARTS WERE COMPLETED FOR BOYS AND 100 FOR GIRLS. THE ANALYSES ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF APPROACH BEHAVIOR AND CURB BEHAVIOR. THE SYSTEM IS OFFERED AS USEFUL IN IMPLEMENTING A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH UTILIZING UNSAFE BEHAVIOR, RATHER THAN ACCIDENTS PER SE AS DATA IN CERTAIN TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS. RELIABILITY OF THE SYSTEM, AS DEFINED BY THE PERCENT AGREEMENT OF PAIRS OF OBSERVERS, IS REPORTED AS GENERALLY ABOVE 90 PERCENT. /SRIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 44, No 5, PART II, PP 832-838, 1 FIG, 2 TAB, 7 PHOT,
• Corporate Authors:

  Pediatrics

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• Authors:
  • Heimstra, N W
  • Nichols, J
  • Martin, G
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Analysis; Behavior; Cameras; Motion pictures; Pedestrians; Railroad grade crossings; Safety; Streets; Traffic
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223158
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1970 12:00AM