PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF A PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAM

Through a detailed analysis of accident records of the previous three years, it was observed that young children (6-7 yrs of age) were overrepresented in pedestrian accidents in Alabama. In the fall of 1978, the Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety in conjunction with the state education department, initiated pedestrian safety programs in the four cities of Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, and Huntsville. Analysis of the monthly number of pedestrian accidents in these four cities indicated that a statistically significant reduction in pedestrian accidents for the 6-7 yr age group occurred following implementation of the education safety program. Further, it was estimated that approximately 40 accidents were prevented during the evaluation period as a result of the program's effectiveness. (A) (TRRL)

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  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

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  Oxford OX30BW,    
• Authors:
  • Fortenberry, J C
  • Brown, D B
• Publication Date: 1982-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 315-322
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; Crashes; Education; Measures of effectiveness; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Prevention; Safety; Statistical analysis; Traffic safety; Traffic safety education
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Effectiveness; Programs
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1661: Accident prevention; 1758: Child; 9009: Decrease; 2284: Education; 1733: Pedestrian; 1665: Safety
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I81: Accident Statistics; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370662
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 753
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1983 12:00AM