Abstract
With the aim of examining accident factors in detail, 124 children aged 0-14 years were investigated. There were 82 boys and 42 girls, 64 cyclists and 80 pedestrians. 56,6% of accidents occurred in residential areas on roads with light traffic. 58% of bicycle accidents occurred at junctions, 61% of pedestrian accidents on a straight stretch of road. In 76,6% of pedestrian accidents the child suddenly ran out into the road. 19,8% of accidents involving school-age children occurred on the way to or from school. The most important single accident factor was perception-hindering elements: hedges, parked cars, etc were causal factors in 38,7% of accidents. For the covering abstract see IRRD 253224.