| Title | Older driver highway design handbook : recommendations and guidelines |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 16237 |
| Source | 38p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 20000000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report contains highway design informaiton that will help accomodate the needs and capability of older road users. Specifically, it contains the recommendaitons section of a larger report titled: Older Driver Highway Design Handbook (FHWA-RD-97-135). The full report also includes extensive sections covering the rationale and supporting evidence for each recommendation. These recommendation do not constitute a new standard of required practice. When and where to apply each recommendation remains at your discretion as the expert practitioner. The recommendations provide guidance that is firmly grounded in an understanding of older drivers' needs and capabilities, and can significantly enhance the safety and ease of use of the highway system for older drivers in particular, and for the driving population as a whole. |
| Rosap ID | dot:2117 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2117 |
| TRT Terms | Aged drivers; Highway design; Recommendations; Guidelines; Human factors engineering |
| General Subjects | Aged drivers; Construction sites; Guidelines; Highway design; Highway engineering; Highway safety; Interchanges; Intersections; Passing zones; Recommendations; Road curves; Safety; Safety engineering |
| Classification | NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Design; NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
763087 |
| Resource type | Manual |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/16000/16200/16237/PB2000103173.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |