The role of the built environment in explaining relationships between perceived and actual pedestrian and bicyclist safety

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 692-702

  Cho, Gihyoug ^a   Rodríguez, Daniel A ^a   Khattak, Asad J ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Actual crash risk; Built environment; Pedestrian safety; Perceived crash risk

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL CRASH RISK; BEHAVIORAL CHANGES; BICYCLE SAFETY; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; CRASH ANALYSIS; CRASH RATE; CRASH RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; LOW DENSITY; PATH ANALYSIS; PERCEIVED CRASH RISK; PERCEIVED RISK; PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH; SAFETY PLANNING; SUBURBAN AREAS; TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONALS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; LAND USE; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BICYCLING; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349191477     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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