Safe pedestrian crossings for children and elderly

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 289-294

  Leden, Lars ^a,c   Gårder, Per ^b   Johansson, Charlotta ^c  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior; Child; Clarity; Cyclist; Elderly; Mobility; Orientation; Pedestrian; Road design; Speed cushions; Speed reducing devices; Traffic safety; Visibility

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISIBILITY;

BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CYCLIST; ELDERLY; MOBILITY; ORIENTATION; ROAD DESIGN; SPEED CUSHIONS; SPEED REDUCING DEVICES; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BICYCLING; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; WALKING;

EID: 31044447765     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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