How willing are parents to improve pedestrian safety in their community?

Child pedestrian casualties and deprivation

“…Its absence risks inconsistency and places reliance upon parental education, the quality of which is known to be varied. Indeed, Bishai et al (2003) observed that parents are largely reluctant to contribute to pedestrian safety in communities. Britain is in the minority in not having mandatory training and although education alone will not eradicate child pedestrian accidents it is right that every child should have the same level of access to basic road safety information.…”

O pediatra e a segurança no trânsito

“…21 Before crossing the street, 21 pedestrian should keep away from the curb, stand in a visible place, pay attention to unmoving cars or objects that might hinder their view of oncoming traffic, look to the right and to the left, and make eye contact with the driver to make sure they are being seen, 20 in addition to always obeying the traffic signs. 22 Among the strategies for prevention of traumas in children and adolescents as pedestrians are educational strategies, street environment changes and other measures, such as organization of school hours. 1,3,4,8,15,17,18 Educational strategies should focus on the pedestrians training and skills and should be related to a larger knowledge about the dangers of traffic, in additional to the behavioral changes imposed by this situation.…”

Child Pedestrians: The Role of Parental Beliefs and Practices in Promoting Safe Walking in Urban Neighborhoods

“…In fact, other data from this study demonstrated that parents are very willing to work toward promoting child pedestrian safety in their neighborhoods. 14,15 However, a potential unintended consequence of having taught their children these skills is that some parents may feel a false sense of security. This may explain why 30% (or almost one half of all walkers) reported letting their child walk to school without an adult, even in higher risk neighborhoods, and 47% did not provide close supervision of their child at play outdoors.…”

“…We had an opportunity to investigate the role of parents in child pedestrian injury risk as part of a larger study examining how four urban school neighborhoods that differ in income-adjusted child pedestrian injury rates may also differ in characteristics of the physical environment and safety practices of the families who live there. 14,15 The purposes of this report were to describe children's exposure to traffic and parents' child pedestrian safety practices, knowledge, risk perceptions, and beliefs about walkability and compare these findings between parents from higher and lower risk neighborhoods.…”