CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDED TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF OLDER DRIVERS. HELD AT THE LISTER HILL CONFERENCE CENTER, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE, BETHESDA, MARYLAND, ON AUGUST 23-24, 1989

The document synthesizes the proceedings of the conference on 'Research and Development Needed to Improve safety and Mobility of Older Drivers,' held August 23 and 24, 1989. A key objective of the conference was to identify the research required to minimize older driver risk while maximizing older driver mobility. Specifically, conference participants presented and reviewed the latest research findings in functional areas related to driving abilities. They also identified researchable issues that apply specifically to the needs of the older driver.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1504
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: 110 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged drivers; Conferences; Development; Driver improvement programs; Driver performance; Drivers; Hazards; Mobility; Needs assessment; Personnel performance; Research; Risk assessment; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver age; Driver improvement; Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver improvement effort
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00601068
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NRD-40, HS-807 554
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1991 12:00AM