Urban Travel, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and the Safety of Elderly and Disabled Travelers

Mitchell, Cgb; Suen, S Ling

doi:10.1080/10630739883976

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“…These substances increase the brightness of the reflected light upon irradiation and their use over a surface permits its identification even at night. Thus, fluorescent paints are very commonly used for road markings, traffic signals, coloration of safety cloths, and so on [37]. Figure 27.14 shows two examples of heterocycles with this property, xanthene 39 and benzimidazole 40.…”

Section: Heterocyclic Pigments and Industrial Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 98%

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New Materials Derived from Heterocyclic Systems

Santamarı́a

García-Alvarez

2011

Modern Heterocyclic Chemistry

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Section: Heterocyclic Pigments and Industrial Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In addition, specific fluorescent heterocyclic molecules have been designed to be selectively attached to biological substances to serve as tracers of these components. (36) [28] and ethidium bromide (37) [29], pyridinium derivatives used to distinguish cancerous from healthy cells.…”

Section: Heterocyclic Pigments and Industrial Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

New Materials Derived from Heterocyclic Systems

Santamarı́a

García-Alvarez

2011

Modern Heterocyclic Chemistry

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“…In rural settings, older drivers reported a major driving safety concern was driving at night, under poor weather conditions, and unexpected animal crossing. Vision enhancement systems such as Night-Vision Enhancement Systems can help older drivers who have difficulty driving at night, on poorly lit roads, or in unfamiliar areas, and improve visibility of roadside objects and animals [41]. Although there is considerable research on the difficulties older drivers face reading signs, more research needs to be conducted to: understand how best to display these signs on dashboards, auditorially, or as a heads-up display, and to prioritize these signs to reduce driver workload [42].…”

Section: Can Driver Support Systems Help Address Older Driver Chalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges for Older Drivers in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Settings

2018

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Along with age-related factors, geographical settings—urban, suburban, and rural areas—also contribute to the differences in fatal crashes among older drivers. These differences in crash outcomes might be attributed to the various driving challenges faced by older drivers residing in different locations. To understand these challenges from the perspective of the older driver, a focus group study was conducted with drivers 65 and older from urban, suburban, and rural settings. Guided-group interviews were used to assess driving challenges, mobility options, opportunities for driver support systems (DSS), and alternate transportation needs. Content analysis of the interview responses resulted in four categories representing common challenges faced by older drivers across the settings: behavior of other drivers on the road, placement of road signs, reduced visibility of road signs due to age-related decline, and difficulties using in-vehicle technologies. Six categories involved location-specific challenges such as heavy traffic situations for urban and suburban drivers, and multi-destination trips for rural drivers. Countermeasures implemented by older drivers to address these challenges primarily involved route selection and avoidance. Technological advances of DSS systems provide a unique opportunity to support the information needs for route selection and avoidance preferences of drivers. Using the content analysis results, a framework was built to determine additional and modified DSS features to meet the specific challenges of older drivers in urban, suburban, and rural settings. These findings suggest that there is heterogeneity in the driving challenges and preferences of older drivers based on their location. Consequently, DSS technologies and vehicle automation need to be tailored to not only meet the driving safety and mobility needs of older drivers as a population, but also to their driving environment.

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“…In this study, the difficulties that each one of these groups displays are described from a medical viewpoint and in terms of the technical aspects to consider when designing vehicles for safer transportation. According to Mitchell [ 10 ], the situations that require special treatment for people with special needs with respect to safety and accessibility in public transit by highway are as follows: access to stops, boarding and disembarking from a vehicle, using payment systems, taking a suitable seat, and the resumption of travel of the vehicle. To appropriately resolve these situations, the transport network infrastructure provides special components, such as access ramps in fleet vehicles, cameras on boarding/disembarking doors, and notification systems with informative multimedia displays at stops and station platforms.…”

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An Intelligent System Proposal for Improving the Safety and Accessibility of Public Transit by Highway

García

Quesada-Arencibia

Cristóbal

et al. 2015

Sensors

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The development of public transit systems that are accessible and safe for everyone, including people with special needs, is an objective that is justified from the civic and economic points of view. Unfortunately, public transit services are conceived for people who do not have reduced physical or cognitive abilities. In this paper, we present an intelligent public transit system by highway with the goal of facilitating access and improving the safety of public transit for persons with special needs. The system is deployed using components that are commonly available in transport infrastructure, e.g., sensors, mobile communications systems, and positioning systems. In addition, the system can operate in non-urban transport contexts, e.g., isolated rural areas, where the availability of basic infrastructure, such as electricity and communications infrastructures, is not always guaranteed. To construct the system, the principles and techniques of Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence have been employed. To illustrate the utility of the system, two cases of services rendered by the system are described: the first case involves a surveillance system to guarantee accessibility at bus stops; the second case involves a route assistant for blind people.

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Urban Travel, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and the Safety of Elderly and Disabled Travelers

Cited by 22 publications

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New Materials Derived from Heterocyclic Systems

New Materials Derived from Heterocyclic Systems

Challenges for Older Drivers in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Settings

An Intelligent System Proposal for Improving the Safety and Accessibility of Public Transit by Highway

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