Older Drivers at a Crossroads

Older drivers often face visual and cognitive challenges that make driving difficult. This article discusses various intersection design and operational techniques that have the potential to reduce crashes and improve safety for the overall driving population, especially older drivers. These techniques include strategies that will prepare motorists in advance of the intersection, simplify the turning decision, simplify the mechanics of turning, and improve sight distance for turning traffic. Several studies on intersection improvements have shown any treatment that simplifies traffic movement and driving decisions for the average driver will provide an even greater benefit to older drivers.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/07jan/02.cfm
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Morena, David A
  • Wainwright, W Scott
  • Ranck, Fred
• Publication Date: 2007-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 6-15
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Cognitive impairment; Highway design; Highway safety; Intersection elements; Intersections; Sight distance; Traffic safety; Turning traffic; Vision disorders
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01044754
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 16 2007 11:05PM