A STUDY OF THE VULNERABILITY TO ACCIDENTS OF ELDERLY PERSONS WITH THEIR CROSSING BEHAVIOR AT NON-PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

Japan statistics reveal that cases of accidents involving the elderly already constitute the majority of recorded cases since 1992. The purpose of this study is to understand the crossing behavior of elderly people so that appropriate measures can be proposed to reduce the accident risk. It was discovered that most accidents involving the elderly is mainly dependent on their diminished walking ability and misjudgment of speed and distance parameters while crossing. The similar factors explain their decision to cross at non-designated pedestrian crossings. It is also shown that their behavior differs much more from the other age strata.

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• Authors:
  • Hamaoka, H
  • TSURU, H
  • KUROKAWA, T
• Conference:
  • World Transport Research: Selected Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Date: 1998-7-12 to 1998-7-17
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 151-162

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Behavior; Crosswalks; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783974
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080435904
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 10 2000 12:00AM