Table 1 Safety items used in the present study
Adult sample | Older adult sample |
|---|---|
Crime safety | |
1. There is a high crime rate in my neighborhood. | 1. There is a high crime rate in my neighborhood. |
2. The crime rate in my neighborhood makes it unsafe to go on walks during the day. | 2. The crime rate in my neighborhood makes it unsafe to go on walks during the day. |
3. The crime rate in my neighborhood makes it unsafe to go on walks at night. | 3. The crime rate in my neighborhood makes it unsafe to go on walks at night. |
4. My neighborhood is safe enough so that I would let a 10-year-old boy walk around my block alone in the daytimea. | 4. There are alleys between buildings that make it unsafe to walk in my neighborhooda. |
| Â | 5. There are teenagers hanging out that make it unsafe to walk in my neighborhooda. |
Pedestrian safety | |
1. My neighborhood streets are well lit at night. | 1. My neighborhood streets are well lit at night. |
2. Walkers and bikers on the streets in my neighborhood can be easily seen by people in their homes. | 2. Walkers and bikers on the streets in my neighborhood can be easily seen by people in their homes. |
3. There are unattended or stray dogs in my neighborhood. | 3. Stray or loose dogs can be a problem in my neighborhood. |
4. There are crosswalks and pedestrian signals to help walkers cross busy streets in my neighborhood. | 4. Pedestrian signals in my neighborhood give me enough time to cross the roada. |
5. The crosswalks in my neighborhood help walkers feel safe crossing busy streets. | 5. The crosswalks in my neighborhood are designed for people who don’t see well because they have things like beeps that tell you when to cross.a |
6. When walking in my neighborhood there are a lot of exhaust fumes (such as from cars, buses). | 6. At major intersections in my neighborhood, there are islands in the middle of the road where pedestrians can safely stop after crossing half waya. |
7. I see and speak to other people when I am walking in my neighborhood. | 7. I have to cross many busy streets to get to places like shops in my neighborhooda. |
| Â | 8. Cars going across sidewalks to get to driveways and parking lots make it difficult to walk in my neighborhooda. |
| Â | 9. There are curb cuts (ramps) that go from sidewalk level to road level in my neighborhooda. |
Traffic safety | |
1. There is so much traffic along the street I live on that it makes it difficult or unpleasant to walk in my neighborhood. | 1. There is so much traffic along nearby streets that it makes it difficult or unpleasant to walk in my neighborhood. |
2. There is so much traffic along nearby streets that it makes it difficult or unpleasant to walk in my neighborhood. | 2. The speed of traffic on most nearby streets is usually slow (30 mph or less). |
3. Most drivers exceed the posted speed limits while driving in my neighborhood. | 3. Most drivers exceed the posted speed limits while driving in my neighborhood. |
4. The speed of traffic on the street I live on is usually slow (30 mph or less). | Â |
5. The speed of traffic on most nearby streets is usually slow (30 mph or less). | Â |