Informal Parental Traffic Training and Children's Traffic Accidents

This article reports on a study undertaken to assess the relationship between informal traffic training by parents and their children's involvement in traffic accidents. The first two parts of the study involved questionnaires on informal parental traffic education, the child's exposure to traffic and traffic-related accidents. Results from these questionnaires showed that rate of accidents increased with training, particularly for outdoor training. An accident analysis indicated that most accidents involved the use of the bicycle, and that most of the accidents resulted in light injuries and occurred when the child was practicing the act of maneuvering the bicycle. An interview study with 10 preschool teachers identified two quite disparate traffic education goals: emphasis on cautiousness versus emphasis on independence. The authors conclude that their findings support the need for additional traffic training that emphasizes bicycle use and that should be planned and carried out in cooperation with the parents. Training for children that involved both parents and preschool staff members resulted in decreased levels of accidents. This was particularly apparent in safety helmet use.

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• Authors:
  • Drott, Peder
  • Johansson, Bo S
  • Astrom, Bo
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 143-160
• Serial:
  • Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Volume: 113
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0300-9734

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle helmets; Bicycles; Children; Crash injuries; Injury severity; Parents; Preschool children; Safety education; Safety programs; Teachers; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parental involvement
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01105306
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 2008 8:10AM