KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF YOUNG PEDESTRIANS

The progress of a research study on school-age pedestrians has been previously reported in a paper that dealt with the behavior of drivers in relation to the existing signing at four school sites in three states. That research study has now been completed, and this paper deals primarily with the findings regarding youngsters in the 5 to 14-year-old age group. Data are provided on the accident experience of the young pedestrians and on their behavior, attitudes, and knowledge. Students in sections of the eastern United States were observed walking to school and were then surveyed on their pedestrian behavior and knowledge. Significant differences by age grouping were noted for both the accident data and knowledge responses. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Reiss, Martin L
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 13-19
• Monograph Title: Pedestrian Controls, Bicycle Facilities, Driver Research, and System Safety
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 629
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Age; Attitudes; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Perception; School children; Students
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173099
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309026571
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 18 1978 12:00AM