CHILDREN IN TRAFFIC

In safeguarding the child in traffic, the objectives must include physical, psychological and legal measures. Only physical separation can guarantee the life of the child. Traffic training, when consistent and systematic, is important as it reduces the accident risk, but can never guarantee a safe passage on the road. The main emphasis must therefore be put on adapting the environment to the child, and not vice versa. For preventive reasons a revision of the traffic code is necessary in order to improve the legal position of the pedestrian. These objectives are all important ones. With the present increase in degree of motorization, the accident rate of children must be lowered. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  International Federation of Pedestrian Assoc

  Passage 61 III
  S-Gravenhage,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Schioldborg, P
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 11-14
• Serial:
  • VOICE OF THE PEDESTRIAN
  • Volume: 10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Children; Education; Environment; Legislation; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Prevention; Safety; Traffic; Traffic regulations; Traffic safety education
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications; Traffic laws
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors; Pedestrian protection
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1661: Accident prevention; 9001: Behaviour; 1758: Child; 2209: Comprehension; 1742: Cyclist; 2284: Education; 2455: Environment; 8034: Europe; 1602: Fatality; 2081: Hearing; 1556: Legislation; 9048: Modification; 1733: Pedestrian; 2255: Psychology; 2247: Reaction (human); 2259: Risk taking; 350: Segregation (traffic, pedestrians); 6555: Statistics; 755: Traffic; 2066: Vision
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00196883
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 17 1979 12:00AM