Communicating road safety to the young pedestrian : evaluation of road safety resource mat

Sydney Metropolitan Area schools received a road safety kit for children under eight years old in July 1977. The report evaluates the 'Road Safety and Me' kit, which was distributed to forty schools and assessed by the Traffic Accident Research Unit. It details teacher feedback and observations on the kit's use and effectiveness.

Use Cases

• Evaluating teacher reception and feedback on educational resource material based on the report's findings.
• Analyzing the gap between intended and actual use of safety kits in classrooms based on behavioral scientist observations.
• Informing the design of teacher training programs for road safety education based on identified needs in the report.

Strengths

• Report is based on a specific trial involving forty schools in the Sydney Metropolitan Area.
• Evaluation includes direct feedback from teachers and observations from behavioral scientists.
• Focuses on a defined target group: children aged under eight years.

Limitations

• The primary data format is a PDF report; underlying raw data or column definitions are unavailable.
• Data is from a specific 1977 trial; its current applicability may be limited.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NSW Government, Traffic Accident Research Unit (TARU).

Collection Method

Report based on a trial where a road safety kit was distributed to schools and assessed.

Time Range

Kit production began December 1976; distribution and evaluation occurred in July 1977.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 06:01:03.069302; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sydney Metropolitan Area, Australia.