ROUTES TO SCHOOL: ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC POLICIES FOR SAFE MOBILITY IN CHILDHOOD
Child active mobility; road safety; safe mobility.
Despite the benefits associated to active commuting to school, traffic is an important risk factor for children. Traffic injuries are one of the principal causes of death of children. Programs such as Safe Routes to School have been associated with an increase of active travel and reducion of accident index. It is important to analyse how these results were achieved and which methods they used to improve road safety. This research aims the study of multiple cases of safe routes to school programs’ methodologies, searching for an cromprehensive understanding of how these results have been achieved. Data were collected through bibliographic and documental research. The data analysis method are within-case and cross-case, comparing the results with the literature review. The internacional programs were confronted with brazilians’ programs. Gaps and potential were identified in brazilian models and directions for a national policy of safe routes to schools were suggested.