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June 25, 2015

Children ages 10-12 are close to adults in the size of traffic gaps they choose for crossing.

Children ages 10-12 are actually close to adults in terms of the traffic gaps they deem safe for crossing. The difference is that they have less ability to properly time crossing the street.

Credit: Hank Virtual Environments Laboratory at the University of Iowa


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