Behavioural observations of adult-child pairs at pedestrian crossings

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 771-776

  Zeedyk, M Suzanne ^a   Kelly, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child pedestrians; Parental training programmes; Pedestrian behaviour; Pelican crossings

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0042631509     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00086-6     Document Type: Article

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