The safe mobility of older drivers: A challenge for urban road designers

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 642-648

  Oxley, Jennifer ^a   Langford, Jim ^a   Charlton, Judith ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Countermeasures; Mobility; Older driver; Road design; Safety

Indexed keywords

CAR OWNERSHIP; ELDERLY POPULATION; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN TRANSPORT; WESTERN WORLD;

AUSTRALASIA;

EID: 79958817546     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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