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Analysis of the results of traffic participants’ time of reaction research for prevention of traffic insecurity

The time of reaction of both drivers and pedestrians has a considerable role in avoiding traffic accidents in the conflict zone. Children as pedestrians are legitimate traffic participants in the urban transportation network and the preconditions of their safety in traffic are appropriate reactions and respect of the traffic regulations. The time of reaction of the target group, which encompasses children of preschool and early school age (up to 10 years of age), and the control group, which includes adult drivers, was measured in terms of internal project of the Faculty of Civil Engineering called Micro- simulation Modelling of Pedestrian Movement of Children. The time of reaction was measured in controlled conditions, using the same methodology for both target and control groups. The basic statistical interpretation of the results gives clear indication that the time of reaction follows the cognitive development of children and that they are especially vulnerable as participants in traffic. The research of children’s behaviour in real traffic conditions is in process because the time of the reaction of children is influenced by various real traffic, spatial, and situational factors which prolong it, in comparison to time measured in controlled conditions. The goal of this research is to increase the safety of urban traffic network in close vicinity of schools and kindergartens in Osijek. Current results of the research clearly point to the necessity for additional social efforts to adjust the traffic environment to the most vulnerable of its participants.

safety of children as pedestrians, urban traffic safety, reaction time measurement

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