ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND SAFETY PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY CONSIDERING BIRTH COHORT

The number of road traffic accidents in Japan has been increasing since 1990, especially traffic accidents involving the elderly. The more the aging of the population progresses, the more important traffic accident analysis of the elderly becomes. There are many studies about traffic accidents of the elderly or road safety programs for the elderly, but in most of these studies only age is discussed. Road traffic accident characteristics of road users are, however, thought to be affected by not only physical or mental characteristics related to age, but also road user characteristics such as trip objective, choice of mode, or driver experience. In this study, birth cohort was selected as one of the factors related to road user characteristics, and the relationship between road traffic accident characteristics and birth cohort was analyzed. Data on road traffic accident casualties in Japan from 1980 to 1993 were analyzed by gender, age group and road user type. The results show that the change of characteristics of road traffic accidents of the elderly varies with gender or road user type and they are dependent on not only age, but also birth cohort. The results also indicate that traffic safety programs for the elderly should be discussed in consideration of road user characteristics related to birth cohort which is unique to road user experience.

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  International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences

  6-20, Yaesu 2-chome, Chuo-ku
  Tokyo 104-0028,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Nishida, Y
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 37-42
• Serial:
  • IATSS Research
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
  • ISSN: 0386-1112

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged; Casualties; Crash analysis; Crash causes; Gender; Highway safety; Safety programs; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Travelers
• Old TRIS Terms: Age factor in accidents; Birth cohort
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00743806
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 341
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 12 1997 12:00AM