NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF OLDER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY WITH TEACHING/LEARNING IMPLICATIONS

Population shifts changing this country from a nation of the young to a nation of the old are producing a traffic profile and problems different from any previously addressed by those concerned with transportation and traffic safety. This paper reviews the demographics related to drivers and pedestrians 55 years and over, identifying and addressing their special traffic problems and needs. Implications of alcohol and other drug use by this age group on traffic problems are reviewed. Physical, cognitive, psychological, and environmental factors that influence learning and performance are addressed as they relate to traffic safety programs, to automobile design, and to highway configurations and signing. Implications for education address driver training and retraining and drug programs. Implications for the role of industry and government include vehicle design, highway communication, and licensing criteria and standards.

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  Hemisphere Publishing Company

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• Authors:
  • Winter, D J
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 135-146
• Serial:
  • EDUCATIONAL GERONTOLOGY
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 1-2
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0360-1277

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged; Aged drivers; Alcoholic beverages; Behavior; Driver education; Driver licensing; Driver performance; Driver training; Drivers; Drugs; Highway design; Pedestrians; Personnel performance; Population; Retraining; Traffic safety; Traffic signs; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver age
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452246
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 682
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM