Child-Parent Interaction in Relation to Road Safety Education: Part 2 – Main Report

Children and young people are particularly vulnerable road users. Child pedestrian injury rates are poor in England compared with the rest of Europe. The main aim of this study was to explore the way parents influence children and young people aged 0–16 years to be safer road users. This study included children and young people aged 5–16 and parents of children aged 0–16 years old. In order to explore child–parent interaction in relation to road safety education, multiple research methods were used. It was found that parents influenced their children’s road use behaviour by the way they exercised control, the role model they presented and other types of behaviour to increase skill development, understanding, motivation and a positive attitude to road safety.

• Record URL:
  http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme1/no102safetyresearch.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Department for Transport, England

  Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street
  London,   England  SW1P 4DR
• Authors:
  • Green, Jackie
  • Ayrton, Rebecca
  • Woodall, James
  • Woodward, Jenny
  • Newell, Caroline
  • Cattan, Mima
  • Cross, Ruth
• Publication Date: 2008-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 251p
• Serial:
  • Road Safety Research Report
  • Issue Number: 102
  • Publisher: Department for Transport, England

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Children; Highway safety; Parents; Traffic safety; Traffic safety education; Voice communication
• Uncontrolled Terms: Human interaction; Role models
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01121743
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781906581541
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 17 2009 12:30PM