LEADER 02974nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910823756503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-80618-8 010 $a9786611806187 010 $a0-8261-1676-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000576884 035 $a(EBL)423423 035 $a(OCoLC)476262816 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203836 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11181376 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203836 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10131619 035 $a(PQKB)11508088 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL423423 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10265417 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL180618 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC423423 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000576884 100 $a19991020d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMobility and transportation in the elderly /$fK. Warner Schaie, Martin Pietrucha, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer Pub.$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (360 p.) 225 1 $aSocietal impact on aging series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8261-1309-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aContents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Sensory and Cognitive Changes with Age; 2 Effects of Exercise on Body Composition and Functional Capacity of Elderly Persons; 3 Limitations of Mass Transportation and Individual Vehicle Systems for Older Persons; 4 Characteristics of Motor Vehicle Crashes Related to Aging; 5 Increasing Mobility and Reducing Accidents of Older Drivers; 6 Will Intelligent Transportation Systems Improve Older Driver Mobility?; Author Index; Subject Index 330 $aThis comprehensive volume examines the gradual reduction of mobility in the elderly. The authors first review the physiological and psychological changes that occur as we age, and go on to illustrate how this gradual decrease in adequate mobility can lead to an increase in automotive accidents. They also review the limitations that mass transportation systems and driving individual vehicles present for the elderly, and discuss different assistive devices that have been and should be implemented to help improve mobility. Each chapter ends with insightful commentaries by specialists in the geron 410 0$aSocietal impact on aging. 606 $aOlder people$xTransportation 606 $aOlder automobile drivers 606 $aTraffic accidents 615 0$aOlder people$xTransportation. 615 0$aOlder automobile drivers. 615 0$aTraffic accidents. 676 $a305.26 701 $aSchaie$b K. Warner$g(Klaus Warner),$f1928-$01090727 701 $aPietrucha$b Martin$01703864 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823756503321 996 $aMobility and transportation in the elderly$94089407 997 $aUNINA