Older driver highway design handbook : recommendations and guidelines

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aged drivers
  • Highway design
  • Recommendations
  • Guidelines
  • Human factors engineering
  • Aged drivers
  • Construction sites
  • Guidelines
  • Highway design
  • Highway engineering
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Manual
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This report contains highway design informaiton that will help accomodate the needs and capability of older road users. Specifically, it contains the recommendaitons section of a larger report titled: Older Driver Highway Design Handbook (FHWA-RD-97-135). The full report also includes extensive sections covering the rationale and supporting evidence for each recommendation. These recommendation do not constitute a new standard of required practice. When and where to apply each recommendation remains at your discretion as the expert practitioner. The recommendations provide guidance that is firmly grounded in an understanding of older drivers' needs and capabilities, and can significantly enhance the safety and ease of use of the highway system for older drivers in particular, and for the driving population as a whole.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2117/dot_2117_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.54 MB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3873a65c7ade70a15d27cc68efe10b4fa2526214b7946a4c3e0ad4bc2bc7fedecb259db292ec94a0f2e93c2dc6306bab1e76e17fa466c4628c261e2a0033a9d7