THE AGED IN A SOCIETY ON WHEELS - TOWARD A TRAFFIC SCIENCE FOR THE AGED

In 1975 the Japanese population showed an ageing rate (over 65 yrs) of 7.9%. This article examines the traffic related problems of the elderly in terms of their physical, psychologic and social characteristics, in an attempt to develop a form of traffic science for the aged. Accidents according to age group (from 15 to over 70) for all road users, and car accidents involving aged drivers, are analysed in tabular form. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences

  6-20, Yaesu 2-chome, Chuo-ku
  Tokyo 104-0028,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Kaneto, Y
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 118-126
• Serial:
  • IATSS Research
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
  • ISSN: 0386-1112

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Aged drivers; Crash rates; Crashes; Mobility; Planning; Policy; Safety; Social factors; Sociology; Traffic; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8053: Japan; 9105: Mobility (pers); 1746: Old people; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 1665: Safety; 2253: Sociology; 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334821
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-030 039
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1983 12:00AM