The intent of the present paper is to make an inventory of research trends regarding the behaviour of the child pedestrian in the urban environment and to pinpoint the role played by the socialization of risk in the construction of these behaviours. We will be looking more specifically at the differentiation between institutional regulations and social standards and the categorization of the rules of behaviour on which the child bases itself when moving around the city. Examples given include an examination of psychosocial factors that explain gender differences with respect to accidentology, or road accident research. The article concludes by noting the courses of action that have been instituted as regards road safety education, thanks to the recognition of the need for a social construction of child pedestrian behaviours. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting