The elderly and infrastructure

The elderly have a higher than average fatality rate in traffic. The most important cause of this high fatality rate among the over-75s is their greater physical vulnerability. In addition, functional limitations can affect their road safety and can be the reason that they are more often involved in certain types of crashes. The elderly are relatively often involved in crashes that occur while turning left at intersections. Infrastructural measures can reduce the crash involvement of the elderly. Examples are a well-maintained contrast level of road markings and a positive offset of opposite left-turn lanes. They ensure that drivers get timely information about the traffic situation they are approaching. This is especially important for the elderly because they generally need more time to select the correct information and use it to take the proper action. Elderly cyclists can for example benefit from wide, separate, well-maintained bicycle tracks.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.swov.nl/rapport/Factsheets/UK/FS_Elderly_and_infrastructure.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Publication Date: 2010-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 5p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Aged drivers; Design; Highway engineering; Infrastructure; Intersections; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ATRI Terms: Aged driver; Aged person; Crash countermeasure; Design; Infrastructure; Injury prevention; Intersection; Road engineering
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01383283
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 1:59PM