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Edition:Final report Sep 1993-oct 1997
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NTL Classification:NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Design;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors;
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Abstract:This project included literature reviews and research syntheses, using meta-analytic techniques where
appropriate, in the areas of age-related (diminished) functional capabilities, and human factors and
highway safety. A User-Requirements Analysis to gauge the needs of highway design and
engineering professionals for guidance in accommodating older drivers was also performed.
Together, these efforts supported development of three research products: (1) an applications oriented
Older Driver Highway Design Handbook intended to supplement standard design manuals
for practitioners; (2) an Older Driver Research Synthesis (FHWA-RD-97-094), oriented toward
human factors professionals and researchers; and (3) a Human Factors and Highway Safety Synthesis
(PHWA-RD-97-095) capturing major findings and trends in studies of driver use of (and difficulties
with) a wide range of highway elements.
Additional project activities included review of this product, the OZder Driver Highway Design
Handbook, by a panel of 22 state and local practitioners, who applied draft recommendations to real-world
highway engineering problems and suggested needed changes to improve the accuracy,
presentation, and accessibility of this information. A subsequent revision of this document was
performed to incorporate practitioners’ review comments.
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