AGING AND HIGHWAY SAFETY: THE ELDERLY IN A MOBILE SOCIETY
This symposium focuses on the special roles of the elderly driver and pedestrian in the highly mobile society of the late twentieth century. It is suggested that chronological age is only a gross, arbitrary, and at times, quite erroneous indicator of capacity. Consequently, drivers should be assessed individually and not as a group. A multi-faceted approach to educating the elderly driver will arm him with information he needs regarding rules of the road and safe driving practices and the knowledge of how he can adapt to his physical deficiencies. The solution to the problem of safety for pedestrians of all ages lies in city planning and traffic engineering whereby the pedestrian and the traffic could be separated in space rather than just in time. A bibliography is included on the "Literature of Aging Pedestrians and Drivers, 1962-1972." /DOT/
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Supplemental Notes:
- A paper from the North Carolina Symposium on Highway Safety.
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Corporate Authors:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Highway Safety Research Center
Chapel Hill, NC United States 27599 -
Authors:
- Planek, T W
- Mann, W A
- Wiener, E L
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1972-9
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 1-113
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Serial:
- Volume: 7
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged; Driver training; Drivers; Highway safety; Human characteristics; Pedestrians
- Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
- Old TRIS Terms: Safety zone
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00262594
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 12 1974 12:00AM