Characteristics of older cyclists (65+) and factors associated with self-reported cycling accidents in the Netherlands

Engbers, Carola; Dubbeldam, Rosemary; Brusse-Keizer, Marjolein; Buurke, J.H.; Waard, Dick de; Rietman, Johan Swanik

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2018.05.020

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“…However, knowing these factors, accidents and injuries caused by these modes in older adults can be prevented. Further, most of older adults' injuries during the use of active modes are caused by getting on and off the bicycles, falling due to the loss of balance, and being distracted due to aging, and decreasing mental and physical ability ( Boele-Vos et al, 2017 ; Engbers et al, 2018 ). As a result, safety and the risk of falling are the most critical concerns for older adults.…”

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Evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the older adults’ travel mode choices

Shaer

Haghshenas

2021

Transport Policy

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Background and aims To increase the older adults' mobility during the COVID-19 outbreak, providing appropriate conditions for using different transportation modes and organizing transportation facilities for the older adults are essential. Hence, this study aims to evaluate and compare factors affecting the older adults’ travel mode choice to investigate transportation policies for increasing their independent mobility in the post-outbreak that has not been addressed in previous research. Methodology The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of Isfahan citizens aged 60 years and over. For interviews based on a structured questionnaire, 453 participants were randomly selected in 15 municipality districts of Isfahan. Multinomial logistic models were used to analyze the data. Findings The results show that despite the decrease in the average frequency of travels per week, the increase in the share of walking and cycling modes, making shopping and recreational travels on foot, and cycling can indicate the resilience of walking and cycling in critical situations. The results also reveal that active modes have effective roles in the older adults’ mobility in the post-outbreak because they are not subject to traffic restrictions like private vehicles and social constraints and crowd avoidance like public transportation. Discussion and conclusion Policies such as the proper location of facilities, increasing density and mixing of land uses, landscaping, traffic reduction, increasing ownership of bicycle and tricycle (to eliminate the problems of falling in getting on and off the bicycles), driving training courses for the safe driving, and intersections safety improvement are essential to maintain the older adults' mobility after the outbreak. With more capacity and low occupancy, the public transportation system, high-quality accessibility, and safe routes will also attract the older adults’ travels in the crisis.

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Evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the older adults’ travel mode choices

Shaer

Haghshenas

2021

Transport Policy

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“…Child pedestrians are less visible to drivers (51) and child bicyclists are less skilled than adults at riding (52). Furthermore, elderly pedestrians have slower walking speed, prolonged reaction time, and difficulties in visual search (53), and elderly bicyclists have limited physical conditions such as sight and hearing disabilities, deteriorated cognitive and motor functions, and decreased strength and endurance (54). Because of these characteristics of child and elderly non-motorized users, they have greater chance of traffic crashes.…”

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Investigation of Safety-in-Numbers for Pedestrians and Bicyclists at a Macroscopic Level with Various Exposure Variables

Lee

Abdel-Aty

Cai

2020

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Safety-in-numbers is a phenomenon whereby the crash risks of road users decrease when their numbers increase. Although several previous studies have confirmed safety-in-numbers at a microscopic level (e.g., intersection), few studies have investigated safety-in-numbers at a macroscopic level (or zonal level). In this study, safety-in-numbers is investigated at a larger scale unit, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which is usually composed of multiple counties in the U.S.A. Various pedestrian and bicyclist exposure data were obtained from the U.S. National Household Travel Survey (i.e., trips, miles, and hours). A series of Bayesian Poisson lognormal models confirm safety-in-numbers with the different exposure variables at a large-scale geographic level (i.e., MSA). The findings imply that regional travel behavior and cultures of respect for vulnerable road users play a key role in determining the level of pedestrian and bicyclist safety. In addition, the results reveal other factors important to vulnerable road user involved crashes, including but not limited to the climate, demographic, socioeconomic, and travel characteristics of the study regions.

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“…Some studies also indicated that greenery and aesthetically pleasing scenery have a positive effect on promoting the public transport use and active travel of older adults [ 44 ]. Other related research focused on personal, attitudinal, household, and social environment attributes [ 18 , 22 , 45 ].…”

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Non-Linear Effects of the Built Environment and Social Environment on Bus Use among Older Adults in China: An Application of the XGBoost Model

Wang

Zhao

Liu

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IJERPH

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Global aging has raised increasing concerns on the health and well-being of older adults. Public transport is a viable option to improve the mobility and quality of life among older adults. However, policies that promote the public transport use among older adults are rare. This study utilizes the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) decision tree to explore the non-linear associations of the built and social environment with bus use among older adults in China. The bus use of older adults was obtained from the Zhongshan Household Travel Survey (ZHTS) in 2012. Results show that non-linear relationships exist among all built environment and social environment characteristics. Within certain thresholds, the percentage of green space land use, land use mixture, bus-stop density, and dwelling unit density are positively related to bus use among older adults. Likewise, one social environment variable, the proportion of older adults in a neighborhood, is the key social environment variable. Furthermore, the dwelling unit density and proportion of older adults appear to have an inverse U-shaped relationship. Additionally, age, ownership of motorcycles, and distance from home to the nearest bus stop also show non-linearity. The findings presented in this paper facilitate effective planning interventions to promote bus use among older adults.

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Characteristics of older cyclists (65+) and factors associated with self-reported cycling accidents in the Netherlands

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Cited by 19 publications

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Evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the older adults’ travel mode choices

Evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the older adults’ travel mode choices

Investigation of Safety-in-Numbers for Pedestrians and Bicyclists at a Macroscopic Level with Various Exposure Variables

Non-Linear Effects of the Built Environment and Social Environment on Bus Use among Older Adults in China: An Application of the XGBoost Model

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