IDENTIFICATION AND FEASIBILITY TEST OF SPECIALIZED RURAL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY TRAINING. VOLUME 1. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION

This report describes the development and evaluation of a K-12 pedestrian safety curriculum for suburban and rural schools. The three program curriculum, called PEDSAFE, was developed to combat pedestrian accidents which victimize suburban/rural children. The Elementary and On-Bus Programs were designed to train safe behaviors in four pedestrian situations--midblock crossing, intersection crossing, walking along the roadway, and pedestrian movement near the school bus. The Junior/Senior High School Program teaches pedestrian safety principles. Statistically significant reductions in unsafe pedestrian behavior brought about by the Elementary and On-Bus Programs were found, using a before-after with control design. A similar design was employed to evaluate pedestrian safety knowledge gain for the Junior/Senior High School Program. Statistically significant gains resulted from all five units within this program. The report consists of four volumes. Volume 1 describes PEDSAFE development and the evaluation results. Volumes 2 and 3 provide copies of revised text materials for, respectively, the Elementary and On-Bus Programs and the Junior/Senior High School Program. The final volume, Volume 4, provides audiovisual scripts.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1296
• Corporate Authors:

  Applied Science Associates, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 158
  Butler, PA  United States  16001

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Dueker, R L
  • Chiplock, L W
• Publication Date: 1981-3

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 113 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Audiovisual aids; Before and after studies; Crosswalks; Evaluation; Feasibility analysis; Intersections; Midblock crossings; Onboard navigational aids; Pedestrian safety; Rural areas; Safety education; School children; Schools; Statistics; Suburbs; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Child safety
• Old TRIS Terms: On board
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399235
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASA 619 Final Rpt., HS-806 256
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01749
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM