Guidelines and Recommendations to Accommodate Older Driver and Pedestrians

008165242001PDFTech ReportFHWA-RD-01-051SafetyHighway designHighway operationsAged driversPedestriansHuman factorsVisionAttentionPerceptionCognitionDriver ageDriver performanceElderly driversOld peopleUnited StatesTurner-Fairbank Highway Research CenterStaplin, L.Byington, S.Harkey, David L.Lococo, Kathy H.Scientex CorporationTransAnalytics, LLCNTL-PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES-PedestriansNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITYNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human FactorsNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway SafetyFederal Highway AdministrationThis project updated, revised, and expanded the scope of the Older Driver Highway Design Handbook published by FHWA in 1998. Development of the updated Handbook (FHWA-RD-01-103) was complemented by a technology transfer initiative to make practitioners aware of the Handbook and assist in applying its recommendations. This included the development of a condensed document presenting recommendations and implementation guidelines only; plus printed and electronic materials supporting the conduct of practitioner workshops throughout the U.S. in the 1999-2001 period. Consistent with the full Handbook, this Guidelines and Recommendations document incorporates new research findings and technical developments; and extensive feedback from state, county, and municipal engineers who reviewed and applied recommendations from the 1998 publication. Guidance on how and when to implement the included recommendations is included, as well as codes which indicate at a glance the relationship of each recommendation with standard design manuals including the MUTCD and the AASHTO Green Book.All research products developed under this contract are designed to provide practical guidance to engineers to accommodate the needs and functional limitations of an aging population of road users. Included recommendations are directed toward new construction, reconstruction, scheduled maintenance, and 'spot treatments' to ameliorate demonstrated safety problems, emphasizing countermeasures with modest additional cost during installation and the potential for cost savings over the life cycle.82