Inexperience and risky decisions of young adolescents, as pedestrians and cyclists, in interactions with lorries, and the effects of competency versus awareness education

Twisk, Divera; Vlakveld, W P; Mesken, J; Shope, Jean T.; Kok, Gerjo

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2013.02.038

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“…One contributing factor may be related to exposure and supervision. As children grow into adolescence, they behave with greater independence and may be exposed frequently to traffic situations, often unsupervised, but without fully-developed skills to engage in traffic [910]. Second, adolescents have a proclivity toward risk-taking tendencies that may lead to injury because adolescent traffic injuries are correlated with risk behaviours on the road [21112].…”

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The Road User Behaviours of Chinese Adolescents: Data From China and a Comparison With Adolescents in Other Countries

Wang

Cheng

et al. 2019

Annals of Global Health

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Objectives: Adolescents experience high rates of road traffic injuries and deaths as pedestrians and cyclists. One likely reason for adolescents’ elevated traffic injury risk is their risky behaviour on the road. This study examined Chinese adolescents’ road behaviour using a nationwide survey. Methods: Across 7 Chinese provinces, 4,794 adolescents completed the Chinese version of the Adolescent Road User Behaviour Questionnaire (ARBQ). Results from t-tests and ANOVAs described the road behaviours of Chinese adolescent subgroups, and meta-analytic techniques and Kendall’s correlation analysis compared adolescent road behaviours between China and other countries (Iran and a high-income country composite). Results: Replicating previous reports from other countries, male adolescents in China generally reported more risk-taking on the road than females, and adolescents aged 15 years and over behaved in a riskier manner than younger ones. Adolescents in rural China reported more risky road behaviours than those who lived in cities, and adolescents who lived only with grandparents behaved more riskily than those who lived with parents only or with parents and grandparents. Adolescents previously involved in a traffic injury also reported riskier road behaviours. In cross-national comparisons, Chinese adolescents’ scores on unsafe road behaviours were lower, and scores on safe road behaviours were higher, than those in other nations. However, there were also several commonalities in how adolescents across countries ranked the frequency of engaging in specific risky road behaviours. Conclusions: Gender, age, living environment, and traffic injury experience affect adolescents’ reports of their risky road behaviour. Chinese adolescents reported more cautious behaviour than those in high-income countries and in Iran. Traffic injury interventions for adolescents should consider adolescent development as part of pedestrian safety training; results also have implications for guiding parents on how to supervise adolescents near traffic and on what infrastructure development strategies might best protect adolescents in traffic situations.

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The Road User Behaviours of Chinese Adolescents: Data From China and a Comparison With Adolescents in Other Countries

Wang

Cheng

et al. 2019

Annals of Global Health

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“…Several risk factors were identified within the reviewed non-accident studies. These related to road users are young age, as adolescent cyclists have difficulties practicing safe performance in blind spot areas near trucks [37], bbehavioural adaptation to safety measures [34], combination of factors affecting the likelihood of driver errors [18], cyclists' behaviour not conforming to normal expectations [18], driving in unfamiliar locations [18], gender (female cyclists might not correctly differentiate between the risks associated with inside and outside overtaking of trucks compared to male cyclists) [35], reaction time (slower reaction of drivers to objects visible only in mirrors compared to direct viewing through the front windscreen) [39] and time pressure related to delivery time slots for truck drivers [18]. These related to infrastructure are insufficient layout of loading area [40], lack of recognizable and comprehensible intersection design [32], narrow roads and tight corners [18], unseparated signalling phases for turning trucks and straight riding cyclists, particularly when traffic volumes and speeds are high [32] and specific configuration of bicycle lane and parking lane [36].…”

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“…At the same time, behavioural studies may highlight a phenomenon not seen in accident studies. For example, adult cyclists are the group most frequently involved in TCA [33], while a behavioural study found that young adolescent cyclists have difficulties in dealing with blind spot areas around trucks and could therefore be a suitable target group for receiving some kind of educational measures [37].…”

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Truck-bicycle safety: an overview of methods of study, risk factors and research needs

Pokorny¹,

Pitera²

2019

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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The growing numbers of cyclists either injured or killed in accidents caused by trucks have been generally regarded as a safety problem since the 1980s (McCarthy & Gilbert, Accident Analysis & Prevention 28:275-279, 1996). Indeed, in several countries, cyclists killed by a truck represent almost 30% of all cycling fatalities (Pokorny et al., Transportation Research Procedia, 25, 2017). Whilst increasing attention has been paid to this topic by road safety researchers, a scoping review of the current research has been lacking. The aim of this paper is therefore to present a scoping review of the research literature related specifically to truck-bicycle safety, including both safety analysis and measures. Out of the 1,530 documents initially identified in the first phase of this search, 43 were selected for the final analysis. The review outlines the prevailing topics studied and research methods utilized for exploring these topics. Furthermore, findings regarding accident risk factors are summarised, as the information they provide presents us with a key for implementing more efficient safety measures. Additionally, suggestions for future research needs are identified.

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“…Given the low frequency of crashes and the asymmetrical relationship with risk behaviour (Hauer, 2008), this predictive power is rather strong, and supports the validity of self-reported risk behaviours as surrogate criteria for RSE programme outcomes, especially for those risk behaviours that strongly vary by subpopulations and by contextual factors such as the presence of peers and trip conditions. In contrast, if an RSE programme focuses on specific competencies and skills, such as road crossing (Duperrex et al, 2009) or interactions with trucks (Twisk, Vlakveld, Mesken, et al, 2013), observation of small samples of participants performing strictly defined tasks may provide reliable estimates of skill acquisition.…”

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“…Frequently, actions need to be taken within an extremely small amount of time and space (Endsley, 1995), putting extra demands on the road user's information processing capacities. Because of these high demands, car drivers, for instance, can only acquire these skills after extensive practice (Twisk, Vlakveld, Mesken, et al, 2013). Moreover, the more complex a task is (for instance, left turns in busy traffic), the more hours of practice are required before behaviour becomes sufficiently safe.…”

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Protecting pre-license teens from road risk : identifying risk-contributing factors and quantifying effects of intervention strategies

Twisk¹

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Inexperience and risky decisions of young adolescents, as pedestrians and cyclists, in interactions with lorries, and the effects of competency versus awareness education

Cited by 24 publications

References 26 publications

The Road User Behaviours of Chinese Adolescents: Data From China and a Comparison With Adolescents in Other Countries

The Road User Behaviours of Chinese Adolescents: Data From China and a Comparison With Adolescents in Other Countries

Truck-bicycle safety: an overview of methods of study, risk factors and research needs

Protecting pre-license teens from road risk : identifying risk-contributing factors and quantifying effects of intervention strategies

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