Children's and parents' perceptions on safe routes to schools: a mixed-methods study investigating factors influencing active school travel

Ritwik Swain; Prue Oswin; Verity Truelove; Grégoire S. Larue

doi:10.1080/13574809.2023.2223517

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Children's and parents' perceptions on safe routes to schools: a mixed-methods study investigating factors influencing active school travel

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Children's and parents' perceptions on safe routes to schools: a mixed-methods study investigating factors influencing active school travel

Ritwik Swain, Prue Oswin, Verity Truelove and Grégoire S. Larue

Journal of Urban Design, Vol.29(2), pp.208-230

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2023.2223517

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The proportion of children walking or riding to school is dwindling in Australia, while pedestrian injuries are among children's leading causes of death. A mixed-methods survey was conducted on children and parents of two schools in Australia to understand travel behaviours and attitudes towards active transport to school (ATS). Results showed that road safety perceptions predicted ATS, unlike distance to school and stranger danger. The design of the routes to school was found to be crucial in facilitating ATS, to address the fear of road danger. Practical implications include the need for more controlled pedestrian crossings and protected bike paths.

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Title: Children's and parents' perceptions on safe routes to schools: a mixed-methods study investigating factors influencing active school travel
Authors: Ritwik Swain (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research Collaboration
Prue Oswin (Author) - Sidelines Traffic
Verity Truelove (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research Collaboration
Grégoire S. Larue (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research Collaboration
Publication details: Journal of Urban Design, Vol.29(2), pp.208-230
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2023.2223517
ISSN: 1469-9664; 1357-4809
Copyright note: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any med-ium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99739159702621
Output Type: Journal article

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