Mobility and Transportation in the Elderly

Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
1 Sensory and Cognitive Changes with Age......Page 14
Commentary: The Place of Ambient Vision in Understanding Problems of Mobility and Aging......Page 58
Commentary: Countering Mobility Losses Due to Functional Impairments in Normally Aging Individuals: Applying Fozard's Framework to Everyday Driving Situations......Page 76
2 Effects of Exercise on Body Composition and Functional Capacity of Elderly Persons......Page 84
Commentary: Exercise, Activity, and Aging: Encouraging Words......Page 104
3 Limitations of Mass Transportation and Individual Vehicle Systems for Older Persons......Page 110
Commentary: Social Structures and Processes in Public and Private Transportation......Page 138
Commentary: Into the Transportation Future......Page 158
4 Characteristics of Motor Vehicle Crashes Related to Aging......Page 170
Commentary: What Do Driving Accident Patterns Reveal about Age-related Changes in Visual Information Processing?......Page 220
5 Increasing Mobility and Reducing Accidents of Older Drivers......Page 226
Commentary: The Role of Concordance Between Perceived and Real Competence for Mobility Outcomes......Page 264
Commentary: Driving Competence: The Person X Environment Fit......Page 282
6 Will Intelligent Transportation Systems Improve Older Driver Mobility?......Page 292
Commentary: Intelligent Transportation Systems and the Older Driver: An Auto Industry Perspective......Page 312
Commentary: Intelligent Transportation Systems and the Older Traveler: Prospects for Mobility Enhancement......Page 328
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