Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way
The (Access Board or Board) issues its final rule that provides minimum guidelines for the accessibility of pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way.
Pedestrian Safety
Changes to street crossings could make roads safer for elderly pedestrians
To improve pedestrian safety at street crossings, researchers called for changes to improve visibility and illumination, to increase the use of left-turn traffic signals and shorten crossing distances.
Prioritizing Pedestrian Safety as the Days get Darker Earlier
The end of Daylight Savings Time is fast approaching. When the clocks are set back one hour, we gain an hour of sleep but the days continue to grow shorter. The Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS) is here to shed light on the importance of pedestrian safety, especially in the dark. For much of the country, dusk will occur during rush hour, when people will be commuting home or engaging in outdoor activities. Shorter days increase the risk of vehicle crashes involving pedestrians.
Summer Trips with ChORUS
Life after retirement is wide open, just like the road that may be calling to you. Maybe you’ve always wanted to travel around the country and see the National Parks, maybe you just want to visit the grandkids or friends you haven’t seen in a while. Let us show you some key tips to keep yourself and your passengers safe on the road this summer.
Summer Safety Vehicle Tips
Bike Safety Month
Can you picture those hot summer days when you were 10 years old and lived next door to your best friend? You knocked on your best friend’s door and asked them to come to the park with you. Racing there on your bicycles, imagine the wind on your face, your lungs filling with air as you pedal faster and faster, beating your best friend to the park by a hair.
Older Drivers and Pedestrians Special Rule
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act created a new Special Rule for older drivers and pedestrians under 23 USC 148(g)(2), which was cont. under the FAST Act.
Differences in the Assessment of Safe and Risky Driving Behaviors: Pedestrians Versus Drivers
The aim of this study was to assess how frequently participants perceive that drivers perform safe and risky road behaviors through drivers’ self-reported behavior and pedestrians and other drivers’ external perceptions.
Older American Safety Programs
Avenues in Motion, in association with other national, state, and local partners offer a series of traffic safety presentations and programs to help keep older drivers and pedestrians safe. This presentation can be done on zoom.
Systemic Opportunities to Improve Older Pedestrian Safety: Merging Crash Data Analysis and a Stakeholder Workshop
This paper presents a framework for improving older pedestrian safety in regard to serious (fatal and incapacitating) crashes, using Oregon as a case study.
3 Key Changes Could Make Roads Safer for Older Pedestrians
U.S News wrote an article on ways to make roads safer for older pedestrians.