Development of a Preschool Child Pedestrian Traffic Safety Program, the Walking in Traffic Safety (WITS) Program for Preschoolers

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Applied Management Sciences, inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pedestrians
  • Preschool children
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Pedestrian education
  • Countermeasures
  • Curricula
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-806-678 ; G-165 ; NTIS-PB85166536
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525192
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This report presents an overview of the process followed in developing the 22 WITS booklets for preschoolers, parents, and teachers. The steps involved in completing this project are described: (1) conduct of an in-depth review of the literature, (2) analysis of accident data involving preschool pedestrians, (3) identification of countermeasure ideas, (4) designation of an approach to curriculum design, and (5) development and testing of the curricular materials. The concluding section of this report focuses on suggestions for further work. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-HS-9-0-2264
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1408/dot_1408_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.41 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5bf5226db1934e4aea8f9ddb7f32169e5695c16799d713d1b87111c77775f401