Accident Analysis of Older Drivers at Intersections [Summary]

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  University of North Carolina (System). Highway Safety Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aged drivers
  • Intersections
  • Traffic crashes
  • Crash data
  • Crash analysis
  • Research reports
  • Tables (Data)
  • Literature reviews
  • Elderly drivers
  • Older drivers
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-94-021
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Abstract:
  As the proportion of Americans 65 years of age and older continues to increase, motor vehicle accidents involving older drivers and pedestrians are becoming a significant traffic safety concern. Intersections appear to be particularly hazardous to both elderly drivers and pedestrians. In addition to a literature review and focus groups examining a number of questions of interest with respect to crashes at intersections, this study examined the specific nature of intersection-related crashes involving elderly drivers through a detailed analysis of accident data from the Highway Safety Information System (HSIS). The analyses were conducted as part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) research study, "Traffic Operations Control for Older Drivers."
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38349/dot_38349_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.75 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5f9ce96f3a6f30923b9bdf87568fee1effd1c0d354dd54f25d88c971964e830f490b961078967cd7ace3dad2e72c5486a0764e44e1bdd0716651acde8cfa48a8