Elderly Pedestrian Safety and Driver Distractions

Details

• Creators:
  Garder, Per
• Corporate Creators:
  New England University Transportation Center ; University of Maine
• Corporate Contributors:
  University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aged
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Driver distraction
  • Crosswalks
  • Research Hub
  • Highways
  • Pedestrians and Bicyclists
  • Safety and Human Factors
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UMER24-33
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Maine ; North America
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01594573
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES-Pedestrians ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION
• Abstract:
  About two-thirds of pedestrian fatalities in Maine involve people crossing urban streets or rural roads. Therefore, providing safe sidewalks is not a cure-all even if that is what many pedestrians ask for. We also need to improve safety at crosswalks and other places where people cross. In Maine, pedestrian fatalities reached a ten-year high in Maine even though other types of motor-vehicle fatalities have been reduced in later years. A recent accident illustrates the problem: “In Pittston, Maine, an 83-year-old man died November 23, 2015 while crossing the road to get to his mailbox.” This is a nationwide issue but Maine has a higher percentage of elderly people than most states and the safety of elderly should therefore be a special focus of safety improvements in Maine.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-G-UTC01
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35820/dot_35820_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 29.03 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9c66c1cf7e7e2f9bb5239ea9e2bb5cba22ae6cc06b577ccbb03bfc4c876c2590