Short-term effects of countermeasures for improved safety and mobility at marked pedestrian crosswalks in Borås, Sweden

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 500-509

  Johansson, Charlotta ^a   Leden, Lars ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavior; Child; Elderly; Mobility; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; CODES (STANDARDS); GROUND VEHICLES; INTERSECTIONS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; SPEED CONTROL;

CROSSWALK; PEDESTRIANS; SCHOOLS; SPEED CUSHION;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD; SWEDEN; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 34247560318     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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