Viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 9; p. e0203765
• Main Authors: Earl, Robyn, Falkmer, Torbjorn, Girdler, Sonya, Morris, Susan L, Falkmer, Marita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 11.09.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Analysis; Anxiety; Autism; Autism Spectrum Disorder - pathology; Automobile drivers; Automobile Driving - psychology; Biology and Life Sciences; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Cognitive appraisal; Communication; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Engineering and Technology; Eye contact; Fatalities; Female; Gender; Health sciences; Humans; Information processing; Intellectual disabilities; Intellectual Disability - pathology; Male; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Negotiations; Occupational therapy; Pathology; Pedestrians; Pedestrians - psychology; Perceptions; Physical Sciences; Q-Sort; Quality of life; Roads & highways; Social Sciences; Social work; Speech therapy; Traffic accidents & safety; Traffic control; Young Adult; Australia; Western Australia Australia; Sweden

Shared zones are characterised by an absence of traditional markers that segregate the road and footpath. Negotiation of a shared zone relies on an individual's ability to perceive, assess and respond to environmental cues. This ability may be impacted by impairments in cognitive processing, wh...