BLUEPRINT OF AN ANALYSIS OF THE PEDESTRIAN'S TASK - I. METHOD OF ANALYSIS

Within the framework of a child traffic education research project a preliminary analysis of the pedestrian task was made. This analysis is to serve as an aid for the formulation of educational objectives and for the systematic ordering of empirical data concerning actual task performance and relevant psychological abilities. The method followed in the analysis is described in the present paper. By means of a behaviour-requirement analysis 26 pedestrian tasks were formulated in which the behaviors and psychological processes are described that are considered necessary for an adequate, that is, safe task performance. A detailed description of all tasks is added as an appendix. For each of the (sub-) tasks all available task relevant information in terms of accidents, behavior, exposure, psychological functions and results of training experiments is listed in a separate report.(a) (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • VAN DER MOLEN, H H
  • ROTHENGATTER, J A
  • Vinje, M P
• Publication Date: 1981-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 175-191
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Behavior; Children; Crashes; Decision making; Driving; Education; Motor skills; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Psychological aspects; Psychology; Research; School children; Task analysis; Traffic safety; Traffic safety education
• Uncontrolled Terms: Child safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 9001: Behaviour; 1758: Child; 2248: Decision process; 2284: Education; 1733: Pedestrian; 2255: Psychology; 2205: Skill (road user)
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345066
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 656
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM