LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE PRESCHOOL PEDESTRIAN

The purpose of this literature review was to describe (1) the factors leading to typical preschool pedestrian accidents, (2) the developmental characteristics of the preschool child that affect his/her behavior in traffic, (3) social factors that may place a preschooler at risk in traffic, (4) programs of traffic safety education for in-school and preschool use in the United States, and (5) preschool traffic safety programs developed by foreign countries. Detailed information relevant to each of these objectives is presented in this volume.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1404
• Corporate Authors:

  Applied Management Sciences, Incorporated

  962 Wayne Avenue, Suite 700
  Silver Spring, MD  United States  20910

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Phinney, J
  • Colker, L
  • COSGROVE, M
• Publication Date: 1985-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: 465 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Hazards; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Preschool children; Risk assessment; Social factors; Traffic safety education
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452178
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: G-165, HS-806 679
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-9-0-2264
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM