TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CHILD PEDESTRIANS: A PROGRAM FOR THEIR PREVENTION

MUCH THAT IS KNOWN ABOUT CHILD PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS IS NOT BEING USED IN DESIGNING AND STUDYING PREVENTIVE TECHNIQUES. EXPERIENCE IN SOME COMMUNITIES HAS DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS OF COUNTERMEASURERS, INCLUDING CROSSWALKS, SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT NEAR SCHOOLS AND PLAYGROUNDS, PRESCHOOL AND EARLY SCHOOL SAFETY EDUCATION, AND EVEN TOWN PLANNING TO SEPARATE PEDESTRIANS AND CARS. COMMON ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS ARE EXAMINED: CHILDREN'S PLAY PATTERNS, DRIVERS, VEHICLES, ENVIRONMENT, TYPES OF ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES BY AGE, FAMILY, AND MEDICAL CARE. THE PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN CONSIDER THESE FACTORS; HOWEVER, THE INVESTIGATOR'S INABILITY TO CONTROL NUMEROUS VARIABLES LIMITS THE ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS. FIFTEEN SPECIFIC AND FOURTEEN GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GIVEN. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Pediatrics

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• Authors:
  • Read, J H
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 838-47
• Serial:
  • Volume: 44

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Crash causes; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Pedestrians; Safety; Traffic conflicts; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors; Pedestrian protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223825
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1972 12:00AM