Comparative Analyses of Parameters Influencing Children Pedestrian Behavior in Conflict Zones of Urban Intersections

Deluka-Tibljaš, Aleksandra; Otković, Irena Ištoka; Campisi, Tiziana; Šurdonja, Sanja

doi:10.3390/safety7010005

Cited by 15 publications

(16 citation statements)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, before teaching children through road safety education programs on how to behave in traffic, it is essential to first understand their behaviour [64]. Similar recommendations have also been made by other researchers in the EU [5]. Moreover, younger children can be educated about traffic safety at home by their parents using digital games which have shown to improve the performance of participants related to traffic safety [68].…”

Section: Implications and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 89%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Child Pedestrian Safety: Study of Street-Crossing Behaviour of Primary School Children with Adult Supervision

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Road traffic accidents are the primary cause of injuries and fatalities among children. The current study focuses on children’s (un)safe crossing behaviour in a real traffic situation accompanied by an adult at a crosswalk in front of their school. The study aims to investigate if there are differences in crossing behaviour related to road infrastructure (i.e., one-way and two-way street, elevated and non-elevated street crossing), the gender of the child, and the effect of the accompanying adult’s behaviour on the child’s crossing behaviour. Primary school children from two urban schools in Flanders (Belgium) were observed for three days while crossing the street in front of their school in the morning and afternoon. A total of 241 child–adult pairs were observed. Descriptive analysis, Pearson chi-square tests, and binary logistic regression models were used to find differences between groups. More than half of the crossings exhibited two or more unsafe behaviours. Not stopping at the curb before crossing was the most unsafe behaviour, exhibited by 47.7% of children; not looking for oncoming traffic before and during the crossing was the second most unsafe behaviour, exhibited by 39.4% of the children. The only difference between boys’ and girls’ crossing behaviour was in stopping at the curb with girls 1.901 times more likely to stop before crossing as compared to boys. Adults holding hands of the child resulted in safer behaviours by children. The children not holding hands displayed significantly riskier behaviour in running or hopping while crossing the street and being distracted. The study reinforces the need to improve the transportation system through infrastructural interventions (elevated crosswalks), as well as educating and training children and the parents on safe crossing behaviour in traffic.

show abstract

Section: Implications and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…Children are highly involved in these statistics as they have a share of 38% in the total number of pedestrian fatalities [4]. Data from the European Union also shows that children are often involved in traffic accidents in urban and residential areas near schools [5].…”

Section: Introduction 1traffic Accidents Among Childrenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child Pedestrian Safety: Study of Street-Crossing Behaviour of Primary School Children with Adult Supervision

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Analyses of existing research regarding child-pedestrians in the area of signalized pedestrian crosswalks conducted by the authors in previous papers [12][13][14][15] detected the main group of parameters that affect children's traffic behavior. These are: sociodemographic parameters and children's ways of moving (e.g., age, gender, supervising, moving in a group), urban, infrastructural, and traffic parameters (e.g., crosswalk width and length, signal timing), and risky behavior involving distractors (e.g., use of mobile phone).…”

Section: Parameters Influencing Children's Traffic Safety At Crosswal...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A review of available literature and research, as well as the authors' research itself, [14] highlighted the significant impact of sociodemographic factors (age, gender, supervising and group movement) on children crossing behavior.…”

Section: Sociodemographic Parameters Influencing Child-pedestrian Tra...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Child-Pedestrian Traffic Safety at Crosswalks—Literature Review

et al. 2022

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Child pedestrians make up 30% of the total number of children injured in road traffic in the EU. They are a particularly vulnerable subgroup because they exhibit specific traffic behavior related to cognitive and physical development, sociodemographic characteristics, and environmental conditions. This paper provides an overview of research of parameters that affect the safety of children in the conflict zones of the intersection—crosswalks. The overview was undertaken targeting available research mostly conducted in the last 10 years all over the world, related to the identification of parameters that affect the safety of child-pedestrians, and models developed for the prediction of pedestrian and child-pedestrian behavior. Research conducted on various urban networks provides insight into locally and more widely applicable impact parameters connected to child characteristics and infrastructural and traffic elements, but also distractors (e.g., electronic devices) as new phenomena influencing children’s road safety. A review of pedestrian behavior-prediction models suggests that models are being developed for the general population, and models for children’s behavior, with specific parameters, are missing. For further research, more detailed analysis of the impact of distractors and of COVID–19 pandemic non-mobility, as well as an analysis of possible infrastructural solutions to increase children’s road traffic safety, is suggested.

show abstract

“…Several research studies have focused on both road geometry (especially on crossings near intersections in urban areas) [1][2][3] and on different types of users (by gender, age, work) and travel habits (i.e., motivation for travelling, travelling alone or in groups) [4][5][6].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of Pedestrians’ Perceptions about the Design Aspects of Crossing Facilities: A Case in Nizwa, Oman

et al. 2021

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study aims to identify the key factors in pedestrians’ intentions when using crossing facilities. For this purpose, a comprehensive questionnaire was designed and conducted at selected locations in Nizwa city. The main investigated variables are linked to personal characteristics, opinions on the main reasons for accidents, and how hard it is for pedestrians to cross roads at different locations in Nizwa city. Statements were also designed on the safety and health aspects of pedestrian crossings, as well as the physical and design aspects of pedestrian crossing facilities. Suitable locations were selected for the survey to assess the main concerns of pedestrian facilities. A total of 280 usable samples were collected from the selected locations. The analysis results revealed that young pedestrians do not find it difficult to use pedestrian bridges and underpasses when crossing roads. Pedestrians’ prioritization of safety when crossing, pedestrians’ health conditions, the proper cleaning and lighting of facilities, and the good design of facilities are significant determinants of pedestrians’ intentions when using crossing facilities. Crossing facilities need to be maintained properly, for example, through the cleaning and lighting of facilities. Proper awareness among pedestrians and vehicle drivers is required for the safety of pedestrians.

show abstract

Comparative Analyses of Parameters Influencing Children Pedestrian Behavior in Conflict Zones of Urban Intersections

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

Child Pedestrian Safety: Study of Street-Crossing Behaviour of Primary School Children with Adult Supervision

Child Pedestrian Safety: Study of Street-Crossing Behaviour of Primary School Children with Adult Supervision

Child-Pedestrian Traffic Safety at Crosswalks—Literature Review

Analysis of Pedestrians’ Perceptions about the Design Aspects of Crossing Facilities: A Case in Nizwa, Oman

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About