Viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings
Background: 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 process...
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| author | Earl, R. Falkmer, Torbjorn Girdler, Sonya Morris, Susan Falkmer, Marita |
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| description | Background: 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, which may lead to individuals experiencing increased anxiety when negotiating a shared zone. Method: Q method was used in order to identify and explore the viewpoints of pedestrians, with and without cognitive impairments as they pertain to shared zones. Results: Two viewpoints were revealed. Viewpoint one was defined by “confident users” while viewpoint two was defined by users who “know what [they] are doing but drivers might not”. Discussion: Overall, participants in the study would not avoid shared zones. Pedestrians with intellectual disability were, however, not well represented by either viewpoint, suggesting that shared zones may pose a potential barrier to participation for this group. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-708452019-01-17T06:32:27Z Viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings Earl, R. Falkmer, Torbjorn Girdler, Sonya Morris, Susan Falkmer, Marita Background: 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, which may lead to individuals experiencing increased anxiety when negotiating a shared zone. Method: Q method was used in order to identify and explore the viewpoints of pedestrians, with and without cognitive impairments as they pertain to shared zones. Results: Two viewpoints were revealed. Viewpoint one was defined by “confident users” while viewpoint two was defined by users who “know what [they] are doing but drivers might not”. Discussion: Overall, participants in the study would not avoid shared zones. Pedestrians with intellectual disability were, however, not well represented by either viewpoint, suggesting that shared zones may pose a potential barrier to participation for this group. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70845 10.1371/journal.pone.0203765 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Public Library of Science fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Earl, R. Falkmer, Torbjorn Girdler, Sonya Morris, Susan Falkmer, Marita Viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings |
| title | Viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings |
| title_full | Viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings |
| title_fullStr | Viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings |
| title_short | Viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings |
| title_sort | viewpoints of pedestrians with and without cognitive impairment on shared zones and zebra crossings |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70845 |