Pedestrians' behaviour in cross walks: The effects of fear of falling and age

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-34

  Avineri, Erel ^a   Shinar, David ^b   Susilo, Yusak O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Age; Crossing behaviour; FOF (fear of falling)

Indexed keywords

AGE; CROSS-TRAFFIC; FIELD STUDIES; FOF (FEAR OF FALLING); URBAN AREAS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; SURVEYS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 80755172218     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.028     Document Type: Article

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