SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Objective and Perceived Traffic Safety for Children: A Systematic Literature Review of Traffic and Built Environment Characteristics Related to Safe Travel.
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- Examination of Traffic Safety in Neighborhoods Associated With Active Commuting to School in Austin, Texas.Journal of physical activity & health · 2026Article
- Consumer awareness, trust and cultural challenges in the use of child car seats in Iran: Current status and improvement strategies.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effects of 5D built environment and non-built-environment factors on injury crash risk: An interpretable machine learning analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Linking walkability and pedestrian crossing safety using simulated urban environments.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Street safety through children's eyes: integrating Photovoice and machine learning to uncover disparities in environmental safety perception between children and adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Influence of road environmental factors on traffic accidents involving vulnerable road users through negative binomial models.PloS one · 2025Article
- Feeling safe: a critical look at the effect of neighborhood safety features and perceptions on childhood symptoms of depression.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Factor analysis of community-ranked built environment factors contributing to pedestrian injury risk in Kampala city, Uganda.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2023Article
- Enhancing pedestrian perceived safety through walking environment modification considering traffic and walking infrastructure.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
The literature on children's active transportation has shown the influence of the built environment characteristics on walking and crashes. Various reviews have examined those two questions. One influence on walking is the perception of traffic safety. However, it is not clear how, or even if, the built environment affects such perceptions. This research aims to understand which traffic and built environment characteristics influence objective and subjective/perceived traffic safety for children based on the analysis of previous studies in the field. Two types of research were used: the first examines the association between traffic and built environment characteristics and child pedestrian and/or cyclist collisions/injuries; the second relates to the perception of safety by parents and children for active transportation and, where studied, its relationship with built environment characteristics. A systematic review was conducted using five electronic databases. The total number of articles retrieved was reduced to 38 following the eligibility criteria and quality assessment, where 25 articles relate to injuries among children and 13 articles pertain to perception of safety. The results showed that high traffic volume and high vehicle speed are the main reasons children and parents feel unsafe when children use active travel, which matches the main findings on objective safety. Few articles on perception of safety related to the objective built environment were found. However, consistent findings exist. The presence of sidewalk was related to the safety of children. The presence of a crossing guard was positively related to perceived safety but was associated with higher rates of injuries among children. Intersection density was related to unsafe perceptions but was not statistically associated with objective traffic safety. Additionally, population density was found to be positively related to injuries among children, but not to perception of safety. The results help policy strategy to enhance the safety of children when using active transport modes.
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