Title
The older adult road user: Recommendations for driver assistance
Author
Wilschut, E.S.
Kroon, E.C.M.
de Goede, M.
Cremers, A.H.M.
Hoedemaeker, D.M.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
The number of older road users is getting increasingly larger in Europe. Therefore policy makers pay more attention to the abilities and limitations of this group of road users. Providing accessible and comfortable assistance and safety functions for mobility is a key challenge in the objective of extending autonomy, independency, safety and a good quality of life. In this paper an outlook is given on the action plan describing the recommendations for the European Commission. The preferred mode of transport for older road users is car driving as long as they can drive safely. In-car technology could help them maintain driving longer and safer. A cooperative Automatic Emergency braking system (C-AEB) was developed to improve bicycle collision avoidance for older drivers. Two Human Machine Interfaces were designed and evaluated with a usability test including both young and older drivers. Results showed a tendency for older drivers to prefer earlier warnings than younger drivers.
Subject
Human Performances
PCS - Perceptual and Cognitive Systems
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Traffic
Ageing
Road users
Driving
Human machine interface
Cooperative systems
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TNO identifier
575596
Source
International interdisciplinary conference "Ageing and Safe Mobility" that was held at the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) in Bergisch Gladbach on 27th and 28th of November 2014, 1-10
Document type
conference paper