Mobility And Transportation In The Elderly

Societal Impact on Aging Series Series Editor K. Warner Schaie, PhD Director, Gerontology Center College of Health and Human Development The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 1993 Societal Impact on Aging: Historical Perspectives, K. Warner Schaie and W. Andrew Achenbaum, Editors 1995dult Intergenerational Relations: Effects of Societal Change, Vern L. Bengtson, K. Warner Schaie, and Linda K. Burton, Editors 1996 Older Adults' Decision-Making and the Law, Michael Smyer, K. Warner Schaie, and Marshall Kapp, Editors 1997 Societal Mechanisms for Maintaining Competence in Old Age, Sherry L. Willis, K. Warner Schaie, and Mark Hayward, Editors 1997 Impact of Work on Older Adults, K. Warner Schaie and Carmi Schooler,Adults, Editors 7 Impact of Work on Older 2000 Mobility and Transportation in the Elderly, K. Warner Schaie and Martin Pietrucha, Editors K. Warner Schaie, PhD, is the Evan Pugh Professor of Human Development and Psychology and Director of the Gerontology Center at the Pennsylvania State University. He has previously held professional appointments at the University of Nebraska, West Virginia University, and the University of Southern California. Dr. Schaie received his BA from the University of California-Berkeley and his MS and PhD degrees from the University of Washington, all in psychology. He is the author or editor of 26 books and over 200 journal articles and chapters related to the study of human aging. Dr. Schaie is the recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award of the American Psychological Association and of the Robert W. Kleemeier Award for Distinguished Research Contributions from the Gerontological Society of America. He was awarded the honorary degree of Dr. phil. h.c. by the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany. Martin Pietrucha received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He also holds a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in civil engineering from the University of Maryland. He has over twenty years experience in transportation engineering specializing in highway traffic operations, highway safety, and human factors issues for a variety of public and private institutions. He is currently an associate professor with the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University Park Campus of the Pennsylvania State University where he teaches courses in highway operations and highway safety. He has been Principal Investigator or Co-principal Investigator on several research projects for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) dealing with topics such as: delineation devices, pavement markings, and object markers for older drivers, older pedestrians, roadway signing, highway geometric design, and road safety audits. Dr. Pietrucha is a member of Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the Transportation Research Board, ITS America, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Society for Engineering Education. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer in New Jersey and Virginia. Mobility and Transportation in the Elderly K. Warner Schaie, PhD Martin Pietrucha, PhD Editors Societal Impact on Aging Copyright © 2000 by Springer Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Springer Publishing Company, Inc. Springer Publishing Company, Inc. 536 Broadway New York, NY 10012-3955 Acquisitio