Road safety and travel needs for the rural elderly

初步研究表明，生活在农村地区的老年驾驶员比城市老年人保留驾照的时间更长，导致碰撞率更高。这项研究的一个主要目标是继续建立一个知识库，捕捉那些生活在城市设施范围之外的老年人的旅行需求。传统旅行调查的缺陷在适用于老年人时往往更加严重，然而，在详细了解农村老年人的行动时，使用全球定位系统跟踪已被证明是一种有价值的方法。将扩大全球定位系统的方法，以更全面地描述老年人中不同分组的旅行行为。还将进行国家适应性调查，以确定可能的旅行行为修改，这些修改可能是为了应对更严格的许可证政策、重新测试或提供替代公共交通服务。随后，将根据调查结果制定有效的公共交通服务计划，并制定一项试点方案，在一个小型服务区内进行潜在测试。

Initial research has shown that elderly drivers living in rural areas will retain their licenses longer than urban seniors resulting in much higher collision involvement rates. A primary objective of this research will be to continue building a knowledge base that captures the travel needs of those seniors living beyond the reaches of urban amenities. The deficiencies of traditional travel surveys are often exacerbated when applied to seniors, however, the use of GPS-tracking has been shown to be a valuable approach when detailing the movements of rural seniors. A GPS approach will be extended to more fully develop a representative description of the travel behaviour of different sub-groups among the elderly. Stated-adaptation surveys will also be conducted in order to identify possible travel behaviour modifications that could be expected in response to more restrictive licensing policies, retesting, or the provision of alternative public transportation services. Subsequently, efficient schemes for public transportation services will be developed in response to the survey results and a pilot programme developed for potential testing within a small service district.