TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PREVENTION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN JAPAN

This paper describes the recent trends of traffic accidents and the safety education measures in Japan. It focuses on the accident involvement of elderly road users (65 and older), both as pedestrians and drivers. In Japan only 20 per cent of the senior citizens have a driver licence. Thus traffic safety education has been directed towards pedestrians. They have been educated through community-based senior citizens' clubs, leaving non participating elderly without lectures or involvement in safety campaigns. The growing population of people over 65 with a driving licence will require attention and some educational programs are presented. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 493717.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • MURATA, T
  • ICHIKAWA, K
• Conference:
  • INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH - BANGKOK, THAILAND, OCTOBER 25-27, 1995. (VTI KONFERENS)
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 205-13
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 5A:1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Conferences; Crash rates; Drivers; Education; Pedestrians; Publicity
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 2284: Education; 8053: Japan; 1746: Old people; 1733: Pedestrian; 8573: Publicity
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00761694
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 6 1999 12:00AM