National Strategies for Advancing Child Pedestrian Safety

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Effective solutions to the child pedestrian safety problem must be multifaceted and arise from a collaboration among experts from diverse fields. This need inspired the creation of the Panel to Prevent Pedestrian Injuries, an interdisciplinary conference held in September 1998 to focus on reducing childhood pedestrian injuries in the United States. The suggestions from that meeting are provided as strategies here.

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