IMPACT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ON SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF OLDER PEOPLE

The pace of age-related debilitating change cannot be predicted for the individual, but for older drivers as a group many characteristics can be anticipated and responses developed. Disseminating the growing body of knowledge on the physical and cognitive problems that older drivers must face sooner or later to a poorly informed public is one function of an information and education program. Second, this program would distribute the specialized information and corrective strategies that can help older people stay safely on the road longer. Third, the program would alert older people to the possibility that one day they may have to move out of the driver's seat and into an alternative form of transportation. This difficult transition point can be reconciled more easily with advance thought and planning. Fourth, the program would address the interest groups that have a particular stake in the safety and mobility of seniors, such as families, friends, doctors, therapists, other caregivers, traffic police, automobile manufacturers, highway engineers, social service agents, and lawmakers.

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• Authors:
  • Milton, K
• 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: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 259-272
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION IN AN AGING SOCIETY: A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE. TECHNICAL PAPERS AND REPORTS FROM A CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 7-9, 1999, BETHESDA, MARYLAND
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 27
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Education; Information dissemination; Mobility; Public information programs; Safety
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974955
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309077451
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 25 2004 12:00AM