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Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver

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Page 1: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

Matt Dorado

Designing for the

Older Driver

Page 2: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

Baby Boomers

1946 - 1964

76 Million People

Approximately 29% of the Population

Page 3: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

Population Trends

Persons 65 yrs+

Year1900

% of US Population

20042020

4.112.517.0

Page 4: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

Effects of Aging on the Driving TaskNavigation

(visual, audio, and tactual cues)Guidance

(processing of cues)Control (physical representation of cue response)

Page 5: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

Mental Changes

Cognitive functions

Medical conditions

Page 6: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

Physical ChangesMuscular-Skeletal

Ocular

Page 7: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

Vision Degeneration

20 60 75

Page 8: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

What can we do?

Signs

Page 9: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

What can we do?

Retroreflectivity

Page 10: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

What can we do?

Channelization

Page 11: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

What can we do?

Striping

Page 12: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

What can we do?

Skew

Page 13: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

Conclusions

Be Aware

Design Driver?

Driver Expectation

Page 14: Matt Dorado Designing for the Older Driver. Baby Boomers 1946 - 1964 76 Million People Approximately 29% of the Population

Conclusions

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Thank you

Dr. Chris MonsereDr. Robert Bertini

Dr. Gene HawkingITS Gang