Evidence for Pedestrians

The young teenager and road safety: A qualitative study – Research findings (Development Department Research Programme Research Findings No. 61)

Objectives: To carry out a qualitative study to examine young teenagers' perceptions of road safety education and how they use the roads as pedestrians, and to explore attitudes towards a split-screen road safety television and cinema advertisement targeted at the 12-15 years old age group.

Author(s): The Scottish Government

Published: The Scottish Government , 1998
Date: 15 Mar 2013
Format:

THINK! Education Materials Evaluation: Final Report - Stage 2

Objectives: To evaluate awareness of the Think! Educational resources, uptake of the resources and the quality of materials produced.

Author(s): EdComs

Published: Department for Transport, 2011
Date: 15 Mar 2013
Format:

Traffic safety and safe routes to schools: Synthesising the empirical evidence

Objectives: To summarise what is known about the substantive safety effects of safety measures which comprise the Safe Routes To School (SRTS) programme. To identify areas where knowledge gaps exist.

Author(s): E. Dumbaugh and L. Frank

Published: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2007
Date: 28 Jan 2013
Format:

Village traffic calming – reducing accidents (Traffic Advisory Leaflet 11/00)

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect on RTIs of traffic calming measures in a number of villages.

Author(s): Transport Research Laboratory

Published: Department for Transport, 2000
Date: 15 Mar 2013
Format:

What Works In Preventing Unintentional Injuries In Children And Young Adolescents? An updated systematic review

Objectives: To answer the question: ‘How effective are health promotion interventions in preventing unintentional injuries in childhood and young adolescence?’

Author(s): E. Towner, T. Dowswell, C. Mackereth and S. Jarvis

Published: Community Child Health, Department of Child Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne prepared for the NHS Health Development Agency, 2005
Date: 15 Mar 2013
Format:

What Works In Preventing Unintentional Injuries In Children And Young Adolescents? An updated systematic review

Objectives: To answer the question: ‘How effective are health promotion interventions in preventing unintentional injuries in childhood and young adolescence?’

Author(s): E. Towner, T. Dowswell, C. Mackereth and S. Jarvis

Published: Community Child Health, Department of Child Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, for NHS Health Development Agency, 2005
Date: 15 Mar 2013
Format:

When distracted road users cross paths

Objectives: To investigate distractions and attentive behaviour amongst pedestrians and drivers.

Author(s): R. Brumfield and S. Pulugurtha (Federal Highway Administration)

Published: USA Department for Transportation, 2011
Date: 02 Feb 2013
Format:

You are here: A guide to developing pedestrian wayfinding

Objectives: To provide guidance for councils to promote effective use of signage.

Author(s): Department of Transport, Victoria (Australia)

Published: Department of Transport, Victoria (Australia), 2011
Date: 28 Jan 2013
Format:

Young adolescent pedestrians’ and cyclists’ road deaths: analysis of police accident files (TRL report 620)

Objectives: To analyse the accident circumstances for fatally injured pedestrian and pedal cyclist casualties aged 9-15.

Author(s): J. Sentinella and M. Keigan

Published: TRL, 2005
Date: 15 Mar 2013
Format:

Youth and Road Safety Action Kit

Objectives: To introduce young individuals and organisations to road safety, particularly youth issues, and providing the knowledge needed to implement road safety projects.