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HIGHWAY ENHANCEMENTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF OLDER ROAD USERS: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
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Accession Number:

00974949

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309077451

Abstract:

As the number and proportion of older road users in the United States increases, there is a special urgency to improve their safety and mobility. This paper directs attention to the highway modifications that can make an immediate difference. The modifications suggested are only those that are considered to be possible from a cost standpoint. The priorities for application of the recommendations in this paper are: new construction; reconstruction of current facilities; regularly scheduled maintenance activities and spot treatments where crashes have occurred; and other demonstrated safety problem-solving or locally desired proactive approaches. The highway improvements in this paper represent a subset of the practices recommended in the Federal Highway Administration's "Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians."

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Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

00974939

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Staplin, Loren

Pagination:

p. 155-166

Publication Date:

2004

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings

Issue Number: 27
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 1073-1652

Conference:

Transportation in an Aging Society: A Decade of Experience

Location: Bethesda Maryland, United States
Date: 1999-11-7 to 1999-11-9
Sponsors: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; Office of the Secretary of Transportation; National Institute on Aging; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; Eno Transportation Foundation; AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety; Beverly Foundation; Transportation Research Board

ISBN:

0309077451

Features:

Figures (5) ; References (30) ; Tables (1)

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jun 25 2004 12:00AM

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