Communicating road safety to the young pedestrian : evaluation of road safety resource material for infants schools : TARU 4/78

This is the second of two reports. The first, an exploratory research programme on communicating road safety information to the young pedestrian, indicated a need for road safety resource material which took into account the serious handicaps of children aged under eight years in the traffic environment. Production of such material began in December, 1976. The resulting road safety kit, entitled "Road Safety and Me", was distributed to forty schools in the Sydney Metropolitan Area, for appraisal by teachers in July, 1977. In addition, behavioural scientists from the Traffic Accident Research Unit assessed the manner in which teachers used the material. The road safety kit was enthusiastically received by teachers, some of whom suggested some technical modification of the kit prior to general distribution. Behavioural scientists noted that some teachers did not use the resource material to facilitate greater understanding of the traffic environment, nor did they appear to understand the importance of promoting physical skills as a means of increasing a child's ability to cope in the traffic environment. This indicated that attention should be given to further teacher training so that maximum pupil benefit may be obtained from the road safety resource material.\n\n**Note:** This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at [e-mail]\n\n**Agency**\n \n- Traffic Accident Research Unit (TARU)\n

本报告为两份系列报告中的第二份。首份报告为针对向年轻行人传播道路交通安全信息的探索性研究项目，其结果显示，亟需开发适配8岁以下儿童在交通环境中面临的显著能力障碍的道路交通安全教学资源。此类资源的制作工作于1976年12月启动。最终产出的道路交通安全教具包名为《道路安全与我》，于1977年7月被分发至悉尼都会区的40所学校，供教师开展试用评估。此外，来自交通事故研究室（Traffic Accident Research Unit, TARU）的行为科学研究者评估了教师使用该教学资源的方式。

教师群体对该教具包反响热烈，其中部分教师建议在全面推广前对教具包进行技术优化。但行为科学研究者同时观察到，部分教师未借助该教学资源帮助学生加深对交通环境的理解，且似乎也未意识到通过培养肢体技能以提升儿童在交通场景中的应对能力的重要性。这表明，亟需开展进一步的教师培训工作，以确保该道路交通安全教学资源能够为学生带来最大收益。

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**负责机构**
- 交通事故研究室（Traffic Accident Research Unit, TARU）