There are several road safety concerns associated with older road users. These can include increased vulnerability to serious injury when involved in crashes, loss of confidence in their own driving ability and maintaining mobility.
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Planning for a mobile, ageing population by Janet Reeves, Urban Designer.
Presentation
notes (PDF, 43 kb) Presentation
slides (PDF, 6082 kb)
What are the issues in planning for a mobile, ageing population by B Armstrong,
Canterbury DHB.
PowerPoint
Presentation (35,491 kb)
Facilitating Safe Mobility for Older Road Users by Bill Frith, Ministry of
Transport
PowerPoint
Presentation (1310 kb)
Older People, Transport and Positive Ageing by Judith Davey, NZiRA
PowerPoint
Presentation (309 kb)
Population Ageing: Demographic Evidence, Impacts and Planning Implications
by Mansoor Khawaja,
Statistics NZ.
PowerPoint
Presentation (637 kb)
Injury Crashes Involving Older Road Users Canterbury Region 2000-2004 by
Wayne Osmers, Land Transport NZ
PowerPoint
Presentation (6810 kb)
Visit the Older Road Users forum.