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      Pedalling for safety: Schoolchildren and safe active transport

      Fisher, Kylie; Campbell, Maxine M.
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      Fisher, K. & Campbell, M. (2010). Pedalling for safety: Schoolchildren and safe active transport. 2009-10 Summer Research Scholarship report for the Child Accident Prevention Foundation New Zealand (CAPFNZ). Hamilton, New Zealand: Department of Societies and Cultures, University of Waikato.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3702
      Abstract
      This research will add to the international body of knowledge around safe active transport and its benefits for individuals and their communities. In order to achieve this, the report begins with a brief description of the risks associated with active transport, 3 and considers why active transport to school should be encouraged, despite the risks. Our dependence on cars is discussed in relation to the prevailing chauffeuring culture, before the objectives of the research are outlined. Chapter one concludes with an account of the methodology used to undertake this research, which combined a literature review and a search for educational resources with some participant observation field research. In chapter 2 we present a summary of the resources available to parents in Hamilton and provide a profile of the city, which is in many ways ideally suited to active transport, though participation rates are low. Chapter 3 discusses the benefits of active transport and the barriers to participation in it. Following a discussion that draws all the various strands together, we evaluate existing strategies with a view to endorsing those most likely to enhance safety, while also offering some further ideas on how to minimise the risks of active transport for children.
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      2010
      Type
      Commissioned Report for External Body
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      CAPFNZ Report
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      Department of Societies and Cultures, University of Waikato
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      © 2010 Maxine Campbell, Kylie Fisher
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