ROAD CROSSING BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN AND ACCOMPANYING ADULTS

This study is part of an extensive education research programme for preschool children. This report deals with the unobtrusive pre-observation and post-observation of 63 children in the company of 63 adults. The aims were three-fold. (1) evaluation of the education research programme; (2) to decide whether parents can be regarded as good models and instructors for the children they accompany, and (3) to find support for the existence of systematic behaviour patterns in adults and children. Observations were carried out at 18 different locations, mostly junctions with zebra crossings and varying traffic intensities from 12 to 1000 vehicles an hour. Most observations pertain to rather quiet locations (less than 145 veh/h). (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  State University of Groningen

  P.O. Box 14
  Haren,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Van den Herik, J
  • Van der Klaauw, C
  • VAN DER MOLEN, H H
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 91 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Adults; Behavior; Children; Crosswalks; Education; Evaluation and assessment; Field studies; Human characteristics; Intersections; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrians; Traffic density; Traffic surveillance
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Field observation; Minors; Pedestrian characteristics
• ITRD Terms: 1747: Adult; 9001: Behaviour; 1758: Child; 1667: Crossing the road; 2284: Education; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 455: Junction; 8078: Netherlands; 1659: Pedestrian crossing; 673: Traffic concentration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00367027
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: NVK-81-02 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM