TRANSPORTATION IN AN AGING SOCIETY: A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE. TECHNICAL PAPERS AND REPORTS FROM A CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 7-9, 1999, BETHESDA, MARYLAND

The purpose of this conference was to review what has been accomplished in research and implementation since the publication of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Special Report 218, "Transportation in an Aging Society" (1988), and to identify future research and implementation needs for achieving safer mobility for older persons. The conference was organized around a series of background papers commissioned by the TRB Committee on Older Person Safety and Mobility. These papers were subjected to peer review before presentation at the conference. The conference included breakout sessions focusing on each of the background paper topics. Following the conference, paper authors revised their drafts based on comments heard at the conference and on comments from members of the conference committee. These revised papers, which were reviewed by the committee, form the contents of this report. The conference committee also concluded that four topics had not been adequately covered in the original set of topics. As a result, additional authors were commissioned to prepare papers on these topics, and the additional papers were reviewed and are included in this report. Two additional papers included are a summary and description of the most recent version of the "national agenda for older person mobility" and a summary of a series of focus groups with older persons and older-person caregivers which were held around the country. The 20 papers are organized according the following headings: Data and Characteristics of Older Drivers; Driver Programs; Mobility Solutions; Highway Design, Pedestrian Facilities, and Land Use; Vehicle Design and Intelligent Transportation Systems; Public Education and Information; Policy; and Conference and Postconference Reports. Appendices provide author contact information and a list of conference participants.

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• Conference:
  • Transportation in an Aging Society: A Decade of Experience
  • Location: Bethesda Maryland, United States
  • Date: 1999-11-7 to 1999-11-9
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 335 p.
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 27
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Aged drivers; Conferences; Driver improvement programs; Focus groups; Highway design; Intelligent transportation systems; Land use; Mobility; Pedestrian areas; Public information programs; Public transit; Safety; Transportation policy; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974939
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309077451
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 24 2004 12:00AM