Transportation and Aging: Exploring Stakeholders' Perspectives on Advancing Safe Mobility

Authors

  • Sherrilene Classen University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation Address: University of Florida P.O. Box 100164 Gainesville FL 32610 Phone (352)273-6062 Fax (352)273-6042
  • David W. Eby University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Michigan Center for Advancing Safe Transportation throughout the Lifespan (M-CASTL) Address: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute 2901 Baxter Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2150 Phone 734-763-2466 Fax: 734-936-1076
  • Lisa J. Molnar University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Michigan Center for Advancing Safe Transportation throughout the Lifespan (M-CASTL) Address: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute 2901 Baxter Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2150 Phone: 734-764-5307 Fax: 734-936-1076
  • Bonnie M. Dobbs Medically At-Risk Driver Centre and Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta Address: Department of Family Medicine University of Alberta 1704 College Plaza, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2C8 Phone: 780-492-0374 Fax: 780-492-8191
  • Sandra M. Winter University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation Address: University of Florida P.O. Box 100164 Gainesville FL 32610 Phone: (352)273-7486 Fax: (352)273-6042

Abstract

Issues of safe transportation for older adults are multifaceted and must include multiple perspectives if significant progress is to be made in the next decade as the baby-boomers begin to reach age 70.  Previous work has explored the main barriers that older adults face in terms of maintaining safe mobility, promising practices for overcoming these barriers, and pressing research needs in the area that still need to be addressed.  This paper expands upon this work by addressing five system-wide issues identified by a range of stakeholders that impact the success of policies and programs designed to enhance safe mobility for older adults: collaboration and communication; economics of driving reduction and cessation; the role of traffic safety culture in maintaining safe mobility; the environment; and knowledge and education.  Each of these issues is discussed based on the empirical literature. The intent of this article is to improve the safe mobility of older adults by fostering a more focused and stakeholder driven research agenda for current transportation scientists, inform agents of the aging network of service opportunities, and create plausible opportunities for policy making. 

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Author Biographies

  • Sherrilene Classen, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation Address: University of Florida P.O. Box 100164 Gainesville FL 32610 Phone (352)273-6062 Fax (352)273-6042

    Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy

    Qualifications: PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA

     

  • David W. Eby, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Michigan Center for Advancing Safe Transportation throughout the Lifespan (M-CASTL) Address: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute 2901 Baxter Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2150 Phone 734-763-2466 Fax: 734-936-1076

    Dr. David W. Eby, the Director of M-CASTL, is a Research Scientist at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

    Qualifications: PhD

     

     

  • Lisa J. Molnar, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Michigan Center for Advancing Safe Transportation throughout the Lifespan (M-CASTL) Address: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute 2901 Baxter Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2150 Phone: 734-764-5307 Fax: 734-936-1076

    Ms. Lisa J. Molnar, the Assistant Director of M-CASTL, is a Lead Research Associate at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

    Qualifications: MHSA

  • Bonnie M. Dobbs, Medically At-Risk Driver Centre and Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta Address: Department of Family Medicine University of Alberta 1704 College Plaza, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2C8 Phone: 780-492-0374 Fax: 780-492-8191

    Associate Professor
    Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry > Family Medicine  

    and 

    Director, Medically At-risk Driver Centre

    Qualifications: PhD

  • Sandra M. Winter, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation Address: University of Florida P.O. Box 100164 Gainesville FL 32610 Phone: (352)273-7486 Fax: (352)273-6042

    Post-doctoral Associate and Research Coordinator for the Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation

    Qualifications: PhD, OTR/L

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Published

06-12-2011

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 3 (2011): Special Edition, 50th Anniversary, Division of Occupational Therapy, University of Stellenbosch

Section

Research Articles

How to Cite

Transportation and Aging: Exploring Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Advancing Safe Mobility. (2011). South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 41(3), 18-24. https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/sajot/article/view/19735
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