CHILDREN'S STRATEGIES FOR ROAD CROSSING IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT. A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF M SC
The two major areas of research covered are: (I) the ability of the child to learn the necessary skills to enable it to cope with the different levels of risk within the road situation. (II) the way in which the existing road layout can be adapted or modified in order to increase the safety of the pedestrian, particularly the child. Two of the conclusions drawn from this study are: (I) that the road environment should to some degree be modified in order to increase the safety of the child pedestrian, for example, by the installation of crossing facilities. (II) that greater effort should be expended, particularly through the educational system of this country, to increase the safety of the child pedestrian, by ensuring that he/she is equipped to cope with the road environment, in terms of both knowledge and ability. /TRRL/
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Corporate Authors:
University of Salford
Department of Civil Engineering, Road Safety Research Unit
Salford M5 4WT, Manchester, England -
Authors:
- England, E S
- Publication Date: 1976-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 107 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Adolescents; Children; Comprehension; Crosswalks; Driving; Education; Motor skills; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrians; Risk taking; Safety; Theses; Urban areas
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- Old TRIS Terms: Minors
- ITRD Terms: 1758: Child; 2209: Comprehension; 1667: Crossing the road; 2284: Education; 1659: Pedestrian crossing; 2259: Risk taking; 1665: Safety; 2205: Skill (road user); 8597: Thesis; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00147937
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Report/Paper Numbers: Thesis
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: May 11 1977 12:00AM