Publications
Almost one-fourth of car trips for children are to and from school. Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among children in the United States and this study identifies school transportation modes and factors associated with walking or bicycling among children living <1 mile of school.
- Beck LF, Nguyen DD. School Transportation Mode, by Distance between Home and School, United States, Consumer Styles 2012.external icon Journal of Safety Research. Forthcoming 2017. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2017.04.001
- Naumann RB, Dellinger AM, Haileyesus T, Ryan GW. Older adult pedestrian injuries in the United States: causes and contributing circumstances.external icon International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion 2011;18(1):65-73.
- Beck LF, Greenspan AI. Special Report from the CDC: Why don’t more children walk to school?external icon Journal of Safety Research 2008;39:449–452.
- Beck LF, Paulozzi LJ, Davidson SC. Pedestrian fatalities, Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area and United States, 2000–2004.external icon Journal of Safety Research 2007;38:613-616.
Naumann RB, Beck LF. Motor vehicle traffic-related pedestrian deaths, United States, 2001-2010. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2013;62:277-282. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6215a1.htm