This report was one in a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to document pedestrian safety in other countries. Reports are also available for: United Kingdom (FHWA-RD-99-089), Canada (FHWA-RD-99-090), Sweden (FHWA-RD-99-091), and Australia (FHWA-RD-99-093). This report reviews recent pedestrian safety research in the Netherlands. It addresses several topics, reporting findings and providing a comprehensive list of references. Topics addressed include: (1) Pedestrian crossings and traffic calming measures - here research is reviewed on pedestrian crossings, along with other research pertaining to infrastructure changes in the form of traffic calming; (2) Children and the elderly - one study shows that children are now less likely to walk to school than in earlier times because of parental concern for their safety; measures for increasing safety of elderly pedestrians are also presented; (3) Disabled pedestrians - discussion is included concerning hardware and infrastructure that perhaps could be made in order to give better consideration to pedestrians with some kind of disability; and (4) Passenger car front-end structure - discussion is presented as to the role of the car's structural properties as it influences injury severity in a collision with a pedestrian. (Author/publisher)
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