TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Young children's ability to climb fences
JO  - Human factors
A1  - Huey, Richard W.
A1  - Lerner, Neil D.
A1  - Rabinovich, B. A.
SP  - 733
EP  - 744
VL  - 36
IS  - 4
N2  - Three studies were performed to evaluate the fence-climbing abilities of children who are in the high-risk age group for drowning in residential pools. Study 1 examined the ability of children in the age range of 24 to 54 months to climb commonly used fences (common chain link, small chain link, picket, iron, and stockade) at a 4-ft (1.22-m) height. Study 2 examined children's abilities to climb fences retrofitted with features that would potentially make them more difficult to climb. Study 3 examined children's abilities to climb 5-ft (1.52-m) fences. Results of the three studies show that the common chain-link fence is easy to climb even by two-year-old toddlers. Other fence types offered more effective barriers, especially for younger children.
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SN  - 0018-7208
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -