Child pedestrian's exposure, accidents and behavior†

Molen, H H Van Der

doi:10.1016/0001-4575(81)90005-1

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“…Previous research has shown that boys tend to take more risks than girls (Byrnes, Miller, & Schafer, 1999;Coppens & Gentry, 1991;Ginsburg & Miller, 1982; Gender differences in compliance with pedestrian rules 3 1999; Morrongiello, Guthrie, & Dawber, 1998;Rosen & Peterson, 1990). Moreover, when boys and girls are involved in the same types of activities, boys exhibit more risky behaviors than girls Rivara et al, 1982;Van der Molen, 1981.…”

Section: Gender Differences In Risk-takingmentioning

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Gender differences in preschool children’s declared and behavioral compliance with pedestrian rules

Granié¹

2007

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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The study examined gender differences in compliance with pedestrian rules among preschool children. Two groups of 5-year-old boys and girls containing a total of 162 children participated in the study. First, the children's compliance was assessed during crossing and walking by observing their pedestrian behaviors. Then, each child was interviewed on pedestrian-danger appraisal, rule knowledge, rule compliance, and rule internalization. As hypothesized, the results showed that girls' behaviors were more compliant than those of boys. However, boys were more compliant than girls in looking at the surrounding environment as they traveled and before crossing. Girls said they were more compliant with rules, had better knowledge of rules, and exhibited greater rule internalization than boys. Danger appraisals, however, were found to be comparable for boys and girls. Moreover, declared compliance was linked to behavioral compliance among girls but not among boys. These findings suggest that girls and boys have different motives for obeying safety rules. The results are discussed in regard to the origins of gender differences in traffic-rule compliance.

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Section: Gender Differences In Risk-takingmentioning

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Gender differences in preschool children’s declared and behavioral compliance with pedestrian rules

Granié¹

2007

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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“…Zuckerman and Duby (1985) noted a higher rate of accidents among children with attention deficit disorders. Van der Molen (1981) reported that complete lack of attention was implicated in 62% of accidents involving boys under 10 years and in 50% of accidents involving girls under 10 years.…”

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Choosing a safe place to cross the road: the relationship between attention and identification of safe and dangerous road‐crossing sites

Tabibi

Pfeffer

2003

Child

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“…21,25 A high percentage of pediatric pedestrian crashes result from the child not paying attention to the traffic and road environment. 26 In a study designed to compare pedestrian skills of children aged 4 to 5, 7 to 8, and 10 to 11 years, there were clear improvements with increasing age. 27 Compared with the 7-to 8-year-olds, the children in the 10-to 11-year-old group were significantly better at (1) identifying safe places to cross the road, (2) detecting traffic and road dangers, and (3) coordinating information from multiple parts of the traffic environment.…”

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Pedestrian Safety

Prevention¹

2009

Pediatrics

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Each year, approximately 900 pediatric pedestrians younger than 19 years are killed. In addition, 51000 children are injured as pedestrians, and 5300 of them are hospitalized because of their injuries. Parents should be warned that young children often do not have the cognitive, perceptual, and behavioral abilities to negotiate traffic independently. Parents should also be informed about the danger of vehicle back-over injuries to toddlers playing in driveways. Because posttraumatic stress syndrome commonly follows even minor pedestrian injury, pediatricians should screen and refer for this condition as necessary. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports community- and school-based strategies that minimize a child's exposure to traffic, especially to high-speed, high-volume traffic. Furthermore, the American Academy of Pediatrics supports governmental and industry action that would lead to improvements in vehicle design, driver manuals, driver education, and data collection for the purpose of reducing pediatric pedestrian injury.

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Child pedestrian's exposure, accidents and behavior†

Cited by 55 publications

References 18 publications

Gender differences in preschool children’s declared and behavioral compliance with pedestrian rules

Gender differences in preschool children’s declared and behavioral compliance with pedestrian rules

Choosing a safe place to cross the road: the relationship between attention and identification of safe and dangerous road‐crossing sites

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