An Analysis of Traffic Accident of the Elderly

As the aging on the population in Japan goes on very quickly these day, the safety of the traffic for aged people becomes an important subject. Base on the value of the casualties in each trip-time, the traffic accident of aged person is investigated in this paper. It is found that the ratio of traf...

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Published inINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING REVIEW Vol. 14; pp. 695 - 701
Main Authors KISHINO, Keiichi, MYOJIN, Sho
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Society of Civil Engineers 1997
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ISSN0913-4034
1884-8303
1884-8303
DOI10.2208/journalip.14.695

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Summary:As the aging on the population in Japan goes on very quickly these day, the safety of the traffic for aged people becomes an important subject. Base on the value of the casualties in each trip-time, the traffic accident of aged person is investigated in this paper. It is found that the ratio of traffic accident in night or in pedestrian is specially high. It is thought to be not only for the reason of lacking the mobility for aged people or the visibility in night, but also the relation between the properties of the trip and the traffic accident. Based on the result, the necessity of forming a regional community is discussed in the paper.
ISSN:0913-4034
1884-8303
1884-8303
DOI:10.2208/journalip.14.695