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Title:

SAFETY OF OLDER PEDESTRIANS
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Accession Number:

00974950

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

Abstract:

Walking is vital to the mobility of older road users for not only essential daily tasks but also social contacts and exercise. It follows that safe pedestrian travel also is an important factor in maintaining mobility for older road users. There is an urgent need to provide pedestrian-friendly road environments that are safe, convenient, and comfortable. This paper addresses the many issues associated with the safety of older pedestrians in five major sections. The first section provides an overview of the recent trends in pedestrian crashes, the causal factors related to pedestrian crashes, the types of crashes in which older pedestrians are involved, and the injury outcomes. The second section reviews pedestrian travel and crashes, the use of motorized wheelchairs, the involvement of alcohol, and seasonal effects on pedestrian travel and crash experience. Third, an examination of the associations among behavioral risk factors, crashes, and aging is provided. This section reviews the known risk factors for older pedestrians, with a focus on age-related changes in functional abilities that may increase the risk of collision. The fourth section identifies several factors that affect pedestrian crashes, including land use and road design, vehicle design, intelligent transportation systems, education, and enforcement. The section also provides suggestions for countermeasure development. The fifth section draws some conclusions on how to improve older-pedestrian safety through research and implementation.

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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:

Oxley, J
Fildes, B N
Dewar, R E

Pagination:

p. 167-191

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 (3) ; References (119) ; Tables (3)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Motorized wheelchairs

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jun 25 2004 12:00AM

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