Young pedestrians' behaviours and risk perception: a pilot study with Italian early adolescents

Salducco, Alice; Abati, Daniela; Bina, Manuela; Bertani, Barbara; Calarco, Santina; Balzarotti, Stefania; Biassoni, Federica

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2022.06.006

Cited by 4 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 42 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Within the study area, we decided to analyze all public schools belonging to the first cycle of education (i.e., primary schools and lower secondary schools) to cover the age group of 6-14-year-old pupils. This age is the most delicate, in which a child is old enough to learn to experience space consciously and yet young enough not to have fixed in their knowledge references that act as a model during adulthood [62,63]. According to this criterion, we considered 416 schools (of which 260 are primary and 156 are lower secondary, about half in the city of Milan) attended by over 141,000 pupils (to identify the schools within the study area, we used the Open Data of the Lombardy Region, with reference to the 2017/2018 school year [64]; the data relating to the number of pupils for each institute came from the database of the Ministry of Education and Merit (formerly the Ministry of Education, University and Research), with reference to the 2016/2017 school year [65]).…”

Section: The Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

Designing Urban Spaces to Enhance Active and Sustainable Mobility: An Analysis of Physical and Symbolic Affordances in School Squares in the Metropolitan Area of Milan, Italy

Bianchi,

Riga,

Moscarelli

et al. 2023

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As thresholds to cities, public spaces adjacent to schools play an important role in children’s everyday mobilities, potentially shaping their future mobility habits and affective experiences. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the urban design conditions of such spaces, defined as “school squares”, and, with the aid of affordance theory, to analyze spatial features and characteristics that might encourage or hinder active and sustainable mobility practices. In the first part of the paper, we define sustainable mobility, conduct a literature review on affective responses to the urban environment, and discuss active school travel (AST) in relation to the design of school squares. By focusing on 416 primary and lower secondary schools in the metropolitan area of Milan, we present an assessment method that is composed of on-desk and on-site surveys. In particular, Phase 1 defines the type of school squares, Phase 2 investigates physical affordances (spatial features and characteristics that directly influence active mobility practices, such as bicycle racks, protective barriers, benches, and parked cars), and Phase 3 discusses symbolic affordances (elements and characteristics that might induce different affective responses to a school square with regard to active mobility, such as bicycle racks, parked cars, greenery, and dustbins). The results indicate that in most cases school squares are characterized by typological confusion that has nothing to do with the school environment: narrow sidewalks, disorder, and low levels of safety. In order to promote active and sustainable mobility choices and enhance children’s mobile experiences, it is necessary to address the aforementioned features. The ultimate goal of this paper is to provide insights for developing an urban regeneration framework that considers school squares a safe context and a starting point from which to perform sustainable mobility practices.

show abstract

Section: The Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

Designing Urban Spaces to Enhance Active and Sustainable Mobility: An Analysis of Physical and Symbolic Affordances in School Squares in the Metropolitan Area of Milan, Italy

Bianchi,

Riga,

Moscarelli

et al. 2023

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Multivariate analysis of pedestrian-related crashes on Vienna’s roads

Magusic

2024

Discov Anal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pedestrians are the least protected traffic group when compared to other participants. When compared to moto riders (independent of engine power) they have head protection provided by helmet or vehicle metal shield along with airbag that is providing highest level of body protection for personal vehicles drivers. This vulnerable group is characterized by the high presence of very young participants whose psychological characteristics place them in a vulnerable risky subgroup. According to the police original data on crashes involving pedestrians in the town of Vienna, since 2010 there was highest number of crashes in 2012 and after slow decrease is recorded but still high in total number of crashes involving only pedestrians is an extremely worrying problem.This research is essential to address leading characterizations in crashes with the aim to answer what is current trend in crash occurrence during 2010–2020 inside Vienna municipality, and what is predicted trend. Is there significant and distinctive difference based on gender and age with specific conditions under which crashes are occurring influencing different injury degree. Multiple regression undoubtedly points fields for action in statistically based findings providing the most important answer to this research: why crashes do occur so frequently and what is leading cause of injured pedestrians. Stepwise procedure in discriminant analysis at statistically significant level shows what differentiates injured and not injured pedestrians.

show abstract

Impact of risk perception and trust in autonomous vehicles on pedestrian crossing decision: Navigating the social-technological intersection with the ICLV model

Feng,

Gao,

Zhu

et al. 2024

Transport Policy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Young pedestrians' behaviours and risk perception: a pilot study with Italian early adolescents

Cited by 4 publications

References 42 publications

Designing Urban Spaces to Enhance Active and Sustainable Mobility: An Analysis of Physical and Symbolic Affordances in School Squares in the Metropolitan Area of Milan, Italy

Designing Urban Spaces to Enhance Active and Sustainable Mobility: An Analysis of Physical and Symbolic Affordances in School Squares in the Metropolitan Area of Milan, Italy

Multivariate analysis of pedestrian-related crashes on Vienna’s roads

Impact of risk perception and trust in autonomous vehicles on pedestrian crossing decision: Navigating the social-technological intersection with the ICLV model

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About