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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...ubs/conf/reports/cp_27.pdf

This paper has seven sections that accomplish the following purposes: (1) Evaluate older people's population trends and analyze the demographic differences; (2) Identify basic travel patterns and trends among the elderly, including the dramatic increase in automobility and travel over the last 10 years; (3) Consider differences in the travel patterns of those with and without a driver's license; (4) Focus on women's travel and the still growing gender disparities as people age; (5) Evaluate differences in travel patterns by race and ethnicity (differences not generally explained by income or residential location); (6) Summarize the "bad news"; and (7) Outline positive steps to ensure that the good news about aging outweighs the bad. In conclusion, it is stated that, to meet the needs of older people, a comprehensive strategy will need to be developed--one that encompasses all the substantive issues and links all the policy arenas that affect the travel patterns of older people. Such a strategy will include: effective driver evaluation and retraining programs, better-designed cars and improved signage and information systems on roads and highways, user-friendly public transport networks, choice of transportation alternatives, well-designed land use and housing choices, cost-effective delivery of private and public services, and coordinated delivery of human and social services.

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English

p. 3-21

2004

Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings

Transportation in an Aging Society: A Decade of Experience

0309077451

Figures (9) ; References (36) ; Tables (11)

Aged; Aged drivers; Demographics; Ethnic groups; Gender; Land use; Mobility; Mode choice; Population; Public service; Public transit; Race; Retraining; Social service; Strategic planning; Traffic signs; Travel patterns; Traveler information and communication systems; Trend (Statistics); Vehicle design

Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

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• ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES OF OLDER DRIVERS
• AGE-RELATED DISEASE, MOBILITY, AND DRIVING
• AUTOMOTIVE ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS
• DRIVER CAPABILITIES
• DRIVER PROGRAMS
• FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS REFLECT ON TRANSPORTATION
• HIGHWAY ENHANCEMENTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF OLDER ROAD USERS: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
• HIGHWAY RESEARCH TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF OLDER ROAD USERS
• IMPACT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ON SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF OLDER PEOPLE
• IN-VEHICLE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF OLDER DRIVERS
• LAND USE AND TRAVEL PATTERNS AMONG THE ELDERLY
• MOBILITY OPTIONS FOR SENIORS
• REDUCING INJURIES AND FATALITIES TO OLDER DRIVERS: VEHICLE CONCEPTS
• RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: CONFERENCE BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• SAFE MOBILITY FOR A MATURING SOCIETY: A NATIONAL AGENDA: DRAFT, OCTOBER 18, 2002
• SAFETY OF OLDER PEDESTRIANS
• SAFETY OF OLDER PERSONS IN TRAFFIC
• SURVIVING WITHOUT DRIVING: POLICY OPTIONS FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE SENIOR MOBILITY
• TRANSPORTATION POLICY FOR AN AGING SOCIETY: KEEPING OLDER AMERICANS ON THE MOVE