M-CASTL 2009 synthesis report : older adult safety and mobility.

Details

• Creators:
  Eby, David W. ; Molnar, Lisa J. ; Vivoda, Jonathan M.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aged Aged Drivers Older Automobile Drivers--United States Older People--Transportation--United States Traffic Safety Traffic Safety--United States
• Publication/ Report Number:
  M-CASTL-2009-01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  Michigan Center for Advancing Safe Transportation Throughout the Lifespan
• Abstract:
  The purpose of the annual M-CASTL synthesis report is to identify short and long-term research needs
  
  that support M-CASTL’s theme and reflect the United States (US) Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
  
  and other National organization’s transportation research agendas. The intent of the report is to provide a
  
  synthesized background to help focus the Center’s research program and to maintain continuity over each
  
  year of the grant. The synthesis report also serves as the background for the annual M-CASTL
  
  Transportation Research and Education (TR&E) conference. The report reviews the facts that older adults
  
  are at higher risk of a fatal crash and tend to suffer many negative consequences when driving privileges
  
  are taken away. This report conceptualizes the issues of aging and mobility as having three
  
  complementary and interdependent goals: (1) to understand and better manage the effects of medical
  
  conditions and medications on skills needed for safe driving; (2) to help those who are able to drive safely
  
  continue to do so; and (3) to identify and provide community mobility support to those who are no longer
  
  able to drive.
  
  This report further reviews background and recent research in several areas related to the three goals:
  
  medical conditions; medication; extending safe driving; driver licensing issues; transitioning to non-driving;
  
  and alternative transportation options. The research reviewed in this report was gathered from a search of
  
  articles published in late 2007 through February, 2009 in several peer-reviewed journals and conference
  
  proceedings. This report builds upon two recent reviews of the aging and mobility literature (Eby, Molnar, &
  
  St. Louis, 2008; Eby, Molnar, & Kartje, 2009) and serves as a companion to those reports.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT07-G-0058
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:12a0a8eb81344ed55876cb06f0b10d5c10b002aedcc3607bec705d101e9c4ceb
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18010/dot_18010_DS1.pdf
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