Hazard perception test for pedestrians
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Hazard perception test for pedestrians. / Rosenbloom, Tova; Mandel, Roi; Rosner, Yotam; Eldror, Ehud.
In: Accident Analysis & Prevention, Vol. 79, 2015, p. 160-169.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Hazard perception test for pedestrians
AU - Rosenbloom, Tova
AU - Mandel, Roi
AU - Rosner, Yotam
AU - Eldror, Ehud
N1 - Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - RESEARCH GOAL: This research was aimed to construct and develop a unique system for training of pedestrians - children, adults and older persons - to cross streets safely and especially to detect successfully on-road hazards as pedestrians. For this purpose, an interactive computerized program has been inspired by the format of the popular HPT (hazard perception test) for drivers.METHODS: The HPTP (hazard perception test for pedestrians) includes 10 pairs of video clips that were filmed in various locations but had a similar hazardous element. The clips presented potentially dangerous crossing scenarios such as a vehicle merging from the right side of the road from the perspective of the pedestrian who is trying to cross the street. The participants were asked to press the spacebar key every time they identified an approaching hazard. The participants were instructed to use the arrow keys for moving the viewing panel to the left or to the right in order to enlarge the field of view accordingly. Totally, 359 participants took part. Adults, children, and elders were assigned to two practice groups and three control groups in a 3 (age groups)×5 (experimental groups) design. One practice group underwent pretest, practice, discussion and posttest, the second experimental group through pretest, practice and posttest, one control group that underwent posttest only, the second control group underwent pretest, discussion and posttest and the third control group underwent both pretest and posttest.FINDINGS: The most important finding was that children and adults who underwent practice received higher scores in the posttest compared to the pretest. Also, children who underwent practice increased their use of the arrow keys in the posttest compared to the pretest. Across conditions men scored higher than women on the HPTP, and used the keys more often. Age differences were found, with adults scoring being the highest, followed by children and the older persons.
AB - RESEARCH GOAL: This research was aimed to construct and develop a unique system for training of pedestrians - children, adults and older persons - to cross streets safely and especially to detect successfully on-road hazards as pedestrians. For this purpose, an interactive computerized program has been inspired by the format of the popular HPT (hazard perception test) for drivers.METHODS: The HPTP (hazard perception test for pedestrians) includes 10 pairs of video clips that were filmed in various locations but had a similar hazardous element. The clips presented potentially dangerous crossing scenarios such as a vehicle merging from the right side of the road from the perspective of the pedestrian who is trying to cross the street. The participants were asked to press the spacebar key every time they identified an approaching hazard. The participants were instructed to use the arrow keys for moving the viewing panel to the left or to the right in order to enlarge the field of view accordingly. Totally, 359 participants took part. Adults, children, and elders were assigned to two practice groups and three control groups in a 3 (age groups)×5 (experimental groups) design. One practice group underwent pretest, practice, discussion and posttest, the second experimental group through pretest, practice and posttest, one control group that underwent posttest only, the second control group underwent pretest, discussion and posttest and the third control group underwent both pretest and posttest.FINDINGS: The most important finding was that children and adults who underwent practice received higher scores in the posttest compared to the pretest. Also, children who underwent practice increased their use of the arrow keys in the posttest compared to the pretest. Across conditions men scored higher than women on the HPTP, and used the keys more often. Age differences were found, with adults scoring being the highest, followed by children and the older persons.
KW - Accident Prevention/methods
KW - Accidents, Traffic/prevention & control
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Child
KW - Computer-Assisted Instruction/instrumentation
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Israel
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Pedestrians/education
KW - Perception
KW - Safety
KW - Software
KW - Videotape Recording
KW - Walking/injuries
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1016/j.aap.2015.03.019
DO - 10.1016/j.aap.2015.03.019
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25838190
VL - 79
SP - 160
EP - 169
JO - Accident Analysis & Prevention
JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention
SN - 0001-4575
ER -
ID: 381234484