Cross-continental comparison of the association between the physical environment and active transportation in children: a systematic review

S D'Haese, G Vanwolleghem, E Hinckson… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the relationship
between a wide range of physical environmental characteristics and different contexts of …

Perceived safety influencing active travel to school—A built environment perspective

D Wangzom, M White, J Paay - International journal of environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite the many research studies on active school travel (AST), the number of children
walking/cycling to school is decreasing as there is a lack of implementable research …

Exploring differences in school travel mode choice behaviour between children and youth

R Mitra, RN Buliung - Transport Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
A child's school travel behaviour may change with the transition toward adolescence.
However, the topic remains understudied in current literature. This paper examines school …

Gender-based differences in school travel mode choice behaviour: Examining the relationship between the neighbourhood environment and perceived traffic safety

A Guliani, R Mitra, RN Buliung, K Larsen… - Journal of Transport & …, 2015 - Elsevier
A consistent decline in active school transportation among North American children has
drawn attention of those concerned with children's health and wellbeing. Consequently, an …

Children's active school travel: Examining the combined perceived and objective built-environment factors from space syntax

A Ozbil, D Yesiltepe, G Argin, G Rybarczyk - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing active school travel (AST) among children may provide the required level of daily
physical activity and reduce the prevalence of obesity. Despite efforts to promote this mode …

Risky behavior in young adult pedestrians: Personality determinants, correlates with risk perception, and gender differences

D Herrero-Fernández, P Macía-Guerrero… - … research part F: traffic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Based on the risk homeostasis theory, the aim of this study was to assess acceptable risk,
measured by personality factors, and risk perception, measured by physiological arousal, as …

Equity analysis of proactively-vs. reactively-identified traffic safety issues

NN Ferenchak, WE Marshall - Transportation research …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Traffic safety issues often impede bicyclist and pedestrian trips, preventing potential users
from realizing the benefits of active transport. Traditional active transportation safety …

School travel route measurement and built environment effects in models of children's school travel behavior

K Larsen, RN Buliung, G Faulkner - Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2016 - JSTOR
The most common form of physical activity for people of all ages is walking, thus the use of
active travel modes, such as walking or cycling for school trips, can increase daily physical …

Comprehensive analysis of wrong-way driving crashes on Alabama interstates

M Pour-Rouholamin, H Zhou… - Transportation …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Crash data on Alabama Interstates were collected for a 5-year period from 2009 to 2013.
True wrong-way driving (WWD) crashes were identified from the hard copy of crash reports …

Redefining the child pedestrian safety paradigm: identifying high fatality concentrations in urban areas

NN Ferenchak, WE Marshall - Injury prevention, 2017 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Objectives Child pedestrians are some of the most vulnerable users of our transportation
systems, and they deserve particular attention when we consider traffic safety. The objective …