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| 1. Report No. FHWA-SA-15-088 |
2. Government Accession No. | 3. Recipient's Catalog No. | |
| 4. Title and Subtitle Handbook for Designing Roadways for the Aging Population |
5. Report Date June 2014 |
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| 6. Performing Organization Code |
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| 7. Author(s) Marcus Brewer (TTI), Lisa Bedsole (Leidos) Authors of Previous Draft David Harkey, Loren Staplin, Kathy Lococo, Raghavan Srinivasan, Jongdae Baek, Michael Daul, Hugh McGee, Michael Tantillo |
8. Performing Organization Report No. |
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| 9. Performing Organization Name and Address Leidos
11251 Roger Bacon Drive Reston, VA 20190
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
2935 Research Parkway College Station, Texas 77845
University of North Carolina
Highway Safety Research Center 730 ML King Blvd, CB #3430 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. 8300 Boone Blvd., Suite 700 Vienna, VA 22182
TransAnalytics 1722 Sumneytown Pike Box 328 Kulpsville, PA 19443 |
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| 11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-10-D-00024 Contract or Grant No. for Previous Draft DTFH61-05-D-00024, TO T-10-002 |
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| 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E. Washington, DC 20590-9898 |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered Desk Reference |
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| 14. Sponsoring Agency Code |
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| 15. Supplementary Notes Government Task Manager (GTM): Rebecca Crowe |
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| 16. Abstract The original Older Driver Highway Design Handbook was published by FHWA in 1998 (FHWA-RD-97-135). The 2nd edition, titled Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians (FHWA-RD-01-103) was published in 2001. The 3rd edition, under a new title, incorporates new research findings and treatments to improve the safety of the transportation system for the aging population. This Desk Reference serves as a companion document to the 3rd edition of the Handbook. It provides a shortened version of the technical information practitioners need to address problems for aging drivers and pedestrians. It also contains references to the specific pages in the Handbook where additional treatment details, supporting information, and references to national guidance documents can be found. |
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| 17. Key Words Safety, Highway Design, Traffic Operations, Driver Age, Driver Performance, Pedestrian, Human Factors, Vision, Attention, Perception, Cognition, Memory, Physical Ability, Risk Perception, Hazard Perception |
18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. |
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| 19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages 106 |
22. Price |
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized
