Designing a safe residential environment for children
2001 (English)In: Proceedings of the conference Traffic Safety on Three Continents: International conference in Moscow, Russia, 19-21 September, 2001 / [ed] Asp, Kenneth, Linköping: Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, 2001, p. 769-779Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
This paper discusses how to keep children safe from traffic accidents in residential areas. It notes that 90% of accidents involving children on foot or on bicycles occur within built-up areas. Due to concern about children's vulnerability to road accidents, many parents transport their children to and from their destination in cars. Despite this parental transportation and guidance service, some 50 children up to 14 years of age die in The Netherlands in traffic accidents each year. Deficiencies in road safety result in children being less independently mobile, and retarded in social, emotional and locomotion development. The paper describes traffic arrangements that take account of children, special features of children, traffic education programs, recommendations for neighborhood and street design, and how the design process can be collaborative and encourage public participation.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Linköping: Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, 2001. p. 769-779
Series
VTI konferens, ISSN 1104-7267 ; 18A
Keywords [en]
Residential area, Child, Safety, Accident prevention, Planning, Conflict, Behaviour, Age, Education, Speed limit, Design, Crossing the road
National Category
Infrastructure Engineering
Research subject
80 Road: Traffic safety and accidents, 84 Road: Road users; 80 Road: Traffic safety and accidents, 82 Road: Geometric design and traffic safety
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-5113OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-5113DiVA, id: diva2:673943
Conference
Traffic Safety on Three Continents: International conference in Moscow, Russia, 19-21 September, 2001
2013-12-032013-12-032023-04-28Bibliographically approved