OLDER ROAD USERS: THE INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SCANNING PROGRAM SUMMARY REPORT

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Table of Contents

• List of Exhibits
• Summary Report
• Background
  • Purpose
  • Scan Team Members
  • Travel Itinerary
  • Host Delegations
• Summary of Findings
  • A Systems Approach to Safety
  • Infrastructure Changes to Improve Older Road User Safety
  • Policy and Partnerships
  • Future Trends
• Implementation Strategies
• References

List of Exhibits

• Figure 1. ORU Scan Team in Tokyo, Japan (L-R Warhoftig, Chrysler, Granda, Hutton, Smith, DePue, Glassman, Alicandri, Harkey).
• Figure 2. Automated speed enforcement warning sign in Sydney, Australia
• Figure 3. Reduced speed zone in high-pedestrian traffic area in Brisbane, Australia. Similar speed zones exist in other Australian states for shopping districts and school zones
• Figure 4. Underground pedestrian walkway under a busy urban intersection in Tokyo
• Figure 5. A crosswalk in Tokyo with separate lanes for bicycles and pedestrians.
• Figure 6. Raised cross-walk with curb extensions kin Sydney, Australia.
• Figure 7. A pedestrian crossing with refuge islands and gates in Sydney, Australia.
• Figure 8. Mid-block pedestrian actuated crossing with pedestrian fencing in Melbourne, Australia.
• Figure 9. Tram - bus transfer station in Melbourne.
• Figure 10. An elderly shopper using a mobility scooter in Tokyo, Japan.
• Figure 11. Red-colored pavement used to mark a bus queue-jump lane at a signalized intersection in Melbourne, Australia.
• Figure 12. Green-colored pavement used to highlight a bicycle lane as it crosses through an unsignalized intersection in Sydney, Australia.