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SURVEY OF OLDER ROAD USERS: BEHAVIOURAL AND TRAVEL ISSUES

Brian Fildes, S J Lee, Dan Kenny, William Foddy

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A study was undertaken of attitudes, habits and perceptions on a range ofroad user safety issues for older people in Australia. The study involved a literature review, a one-day workshop of older road users, and a survey of 1600 young and old drivers and pedestrians in a number of shopping centres. This paper presents the results of the study, giving details of the attitudes, behaviour and problems facing older pedestrians and drivers.A number of areas requiring intervention and additional research were identified to help reduce road trauma for older people in the years ahead. The study was sponsored by the NRMA ACT Road Safety Trust

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Key concepts: Older people, Intervention (counseling), Perception, Transport engineering, Psychology, Applied psychology, Engineering, Gerontology