@article{ref1,
title="Impact of a pilot walking school bus intervention on children's pedestrian safety behaviors: a pilot study",
journal="Health and place",
year="2012",
author="Mendoza, Jason A. and Watson, Kathy and Chen, Tzu-An and Baranowski, Tom and Nicklas, Theresa A. and Uscanga, Doris K. and Hanfling, Marcus J.",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="24-30",
abstract="Walking school buses (WSB) increased children's physical activity, but impact on pedestrian safety behaviors (PSB) is unknown. We tested the feasibility of a protocol evaluating changes to PSB during a WSB program. Outcomes were school-level street crossing PSB prior to (Time 1) and during weeks 4-5 (Time 2) of the WSB. The protocol collected 1252 observations at Time 1 and 2548 at Time 2. Mixed model analyses yielded: intervention schoolchildren had 5-fold higher odds (p<0.01) of crossing at the corner/crosswalk but 5-fold lower odds (p<0.01) of stopping at the curb. The protocol appears feasible for documenting changes to school-level PSB.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8292",
doi="10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.07.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.07.004"
}