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Title:

IMPACT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ON SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF OLDER PEOPLE
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Accession Number:

00974955

Record Type:

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

Abstract:

The pace of age-related debilitating change cannot be predicted for the individual, but for older drivers as a group many characteristics can be anticipated and responses developed. Disseminating the growing body of knowledge on the physical and cognitive problems that older drivers must face sooner or later to a poorly informed public is one function of an information and education program. Second, this program would distribute the specialized information and corrective strategies that can help older people stay safely on the road longer. Third, the program would alert older people to the possibility that one day they may have to move out of the driver's seat and into an alternative form of transportation. This difficult transition point can be reconciled more easily with advance thought and planning. Fourth, the program would address the interest groups that have a particular stake in the safety and mobility of seniors, such as families, friends, doctors, therapists, other caregivers, traffic police, automobile manufacturers, highway engineers, social service agents, and lawmakers.

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Monograph Accession #:

00974939

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Milton, K

Pagination:

p. 259-272

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:

References (21) ; Tables (3)

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jun 25 2004 12:00AM

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