TRAFFIC PERCEPTION ATTITUDE AND SKILLS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN: ASSESSMENT OF CONTRIBUTING ELEMENTS

This paper summarizes the research undertaken to determine the significant factors affecting school children traffic behavior and their high vulnerability towards road accidents. The research involved the collection, reduction, and analysis of data pertaining to traffic perception, attitude, skills, and knowledge of school children. Using a variety of statistical tests and measurements, an in-depth investigation of the effect age, gender, socioeconomic background, and type of schooling differences on children traffic behavior was carried out. The research concludes that socioeconomic background is the leading factor affecting children's behavior followed by type and stage of school. Child gender was found to affect only traffic perception and attitude with no significant difference between boys and girls in traffic knowledge and skills.

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• Authors:
  • EL-ARABY, K
  • ABBAS, K
  • MABROUK, I
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Conference: Road Safety in Europe and Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP)
  • Location: Prague, Czech Republic
  • Date: 1995-9-20 to 1995-9-22
• Publication Date: 1996-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 194-210
• Serial:
  • VTI Conferens
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6049

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Children; Pedestrians; Persons by socioeconomic levels; School children; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Child safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00723270
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 4A, Part 2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 16 1996 12:00AM