@article{ref1,
title="The Effectiveness of Road-Safety Crossing Guards: Knowledge and Behavioral Intentions",
journal="Safety science",
year="2008",
author="Nemrodov, Dan and Peleg, Ariela and Haviv, Matan and Rosenbloom, Tova",
volume="46",
number="10",
pages="1450-1458",
abstract="Problem The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the crossing guard program in Israeli elementary schools, by comparing the knowledge of road-safety rules and the behavioral intentions of children from two types of schools - those with and those without the crossing guard program.Method Two different questionnaires were given to 180 pupils. The first tested knowledge of traffic rules based on official curricula on road-safety. This questionnaire included items testing knowledge of rules on safe road-crossing and items testing the implementation of these rules through simulations conducted with puppets. The second questionnaire tested predicted intended road-crossing behavior.Results The study shows that the crossing guard program carries a significant effect in some domains and within certain age groups. For example, seventh-graders studying at schools that operate the program showed better knowledge of traffic rules and more intention to look both ways before crossing a road than pupils studying in schools without the program. Two additional variables were found to affect the children's road-crossing behavior: gender, and school location (northern versus southern parts of the city).  <p>Language: en</p>  <p></p>",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="10.1016/j.ssci.2007.11.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2007.11.001"
}