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Pedestrian safety of children in an urban transportation network – research review

Children are often victims of traffic accidents in our streets and roads, and there is a constant lack of a deeper exploration of the causes and a systematic social prevention of unsafe traffic practises regarding the safety of the most vulnerable traffic participants. According to the data of the World Health Organization, traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for adolescents, and the second-ranking for the population of children between the ages of 5 and 14. According to the mean standardized mortality rate of children, Croatia is among those EU countries that need to put an additional work in prevention of traffic accidents, especially in urban environments. This paper presents a review of previous studies and positive experiences in implementing preventive measures for the traffic safety of children. In addition to educational programs that have given positive results, this paper displays the performance evaluation of engineering measures aimed at road infrastructure. The best results are achieved by combining various systematic measures and a multidisciplinary approach. Civil Engineering Faculty in Osijek is leading the project called Microsimulation Modelling of Pedestrian Movement of Children with the aim of the improvement of pedestrian safety of children in the transportation network of the city of Osijek. The subject of the project is microsimulation modelling of pedestrian movement of children, with special emphasis on children between the ages of 5 and 10. The indicators of the risky behaviour will be analysed in the real traffic environment and the reaction time of children and adult traffic participants will be measured and compared. The gathered results will be the starting point for the analysis of traffic safety parameters of the transportation network in the vicinity of the selected schools and kindergartens.

pedestrian safety of children ; traffic accidents ; urban traffic safety ; reaction time

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