Association between intersection characteristics and perceived crash risk among school-aged children.
This research examined how environmental attributes near intersections influence the perceived crash risk among school-aged children, which provides information on the potential risks of pedestrian crashes that can guide the development of proactive countermeasures. In a sample of 799 children aged 10-12 years old in Korea, the environmental attributes of intersections perceived as having a high risk of producing crashes near elementary schools were investigated using standard negative binomial and zero-inflated negative binomial models.The results showed that a higher number of student crossings, a wider road width, the presence of crosswalks, student-friendly facilities at the intersection, and four-way intersections were significant and positively associated with perceived crash risk among school-aged children. The findings related to building characteristics indicated that a higher number of entrances at an intersection increased the perceived crash risk while higher visibility at the intersection reduced the perception of risk. Associations with traffic-calming measures were weak,suggesting that the measures used in the study areas were not effective in reducing the perceived crash risk. The results of a police-reported crash model showed that school-aged children have a relatively accurate perception of crash risk and that the perceived crash risk of school-aged children may provide valuable information on the intersection characteristics in need of attention near school sites.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Korea.
Gain
G
Lee
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Korea.
Yuna
Y
Park
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Korea.
Jeongseob
J
Kim
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Korea. Electronic address: gicho@unist.ac.kr.
Gi-Hyoug
GH
Cho
D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D056910:Republic of Korea; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012449:Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012574:Schools; D016138:Walking / Q000293:injuries*
Children; Intersection; Pedestrian; Perceived crash risk; Safety