North American Conference on elderly mobility : noteworthy practices guide.

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• Creators:
  Rigdon, Heather ; Atkinson, Jennifer ; Bosack, John ; O¿Donnell, Cara ; Lambert, Julie
• Corporate Creators:
  Leidos
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aged
  • Aged drivers
  • Mobility
  • Highway safety
  • Best practices
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-14-095
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Abstract:
  It is increasingly important to account for the safety and needs of older adults in our transportation ; system as the population ages. The North American Conference on Elderly Mobility (NACEM) was ; held May 11-14, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan and featured best practices in older adult mobility and ; highlighted new developments since the conference was first held in 2004. ; This guide showcases national and international noteworthy practices presented during each ; conference track: infrastructure and vehicles; driver screening and assessment; driver education and ; training; alternative transportation, mobility management, and coordination; and housing and land ; use. The agencies and organizations featured in this guide have significantly improved the safety and ; mobility of our older population through the use of various techniques and programs that can be ; replicated nationwide.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-10-D- 00024-T-12006
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28720/dot_28720_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.40 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5fdecdc71a372b2c714042376134bdb9124a35ee3e654ebe90d4da7488418e5f8b9f54a4f6771bdbeb9984070e9afaf5e088cc0191816cf9ce1dbc5987e15299