Do older pedestrians have enough time to cross roads in Dublin? A critique of the Traffic Management Guidelines based on clinical research findings

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-86

  Romero Ortuno, Roman ^a   Cogan, Lisa ^a   Cunningham, Clodagh U ^a   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aged; Elderly; Ireland; Safety; Standards; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; PEDESTRIAN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 77949357974     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp206     Document Type: Article

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