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                North American Conference on Elderly Mobility (NACEM) Noteworthy Practices
elderlymobilitynpg.pdf (3.4 MB)


**FHWA-SA-14-095
June 2014**

Foreword

It was an honor to sponsor and participate in the North American Conference on Elderly Mobility held May 11-14, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. As our population ages, it is increasingly important that we account for the safety and needs of older adults and people with disabilities in our transportation system. Keeping our aging population mobile is important for maintaining independence and quality of life. We must also be mindful that older adults are especially vulnerable to injury and death in crashes. Communities across the nation recognize the transportation challenges facing older adults and are looking for methods to keep them safely on the move. The Federal Highway Administration is committed to improving the safety of our transportation system, and we hope this publication will help.

This guide showcases several national and international noteworthy practices presented during each conference track: alternative transportation, infrastructure and vehicles, driver education and training, driver screening and assessment, and housing and land use. The agencies and organizations featured on the following pages have significantly improved the safety and mobility of our older population through the use of various techniques and programs.

We hope you will consider implementing these successful programs and initiatives in your community.

Sincerely,

Tony Furst

Associate Administrator for Safety
Federal Highway Administration

Notice

This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document.

The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers' names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document.

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**1. Report No.**
			FHWA-SA-14-095
			**2. Government Accession No.**
			**3. Recipient's Catalog No.****4. Title and Subtitle**
			North American Conference on Elderly Mobility – Noteworthy Practices Guide
			**5. Report Date**
			December 2014**6. Performing Organization Code****7. Author(s)**
			Heather Rigdon, Jennifer Atkinson, John Bosack, Cara O'Donnell, and Julie Lambert
			**8. Performing Organization Report No.****9. Performing Organization Name and Address**
			Leidos
			11251 Roger Bacon Drive
			Reston, VA 20190
			**10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)****11. Contract or Grant No.**
			DTFH61-10-D-00024-T-12006**12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address**
			Federal Highway Administration
			Office of Safety
			1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
			Washington, DC 20590
			**13. Type of Report and Period Covered**
			Noteworthy Practices Guide May 2014 – December 2014**14. Sponsoring Agency Code**
			FHWA**15. Supplementary Notes**
			Rebecca Crowe, Office of Safety Technologies, served as the Technical Manager for the Federal Highway Administration**16. Abstract**
			It is increasingly important to account for the safety and needs of older adults in our transportation system as the population ages. The North American Conference on Elderly Mobility (NACEM) was held May 11-14, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan and featured best practices in older adult mobility and highlighted new developments since the conference was first held in 2004.

			This guide showcases national and international noteworthy practices presented during each conference track: infrastructure and vehicles; driver screening and assessment; driver education and training; alternative transportation, mobility management, and coordination; and housing and land use. The agencies and organizations featured in this guide have significantly improved the safety and mobility of our older population through the use of various techniques and programs that can be replicated nationwide.**17. Key Words**
			Older Driver, Senior, Transportation, Mobility, Safety
			**18. Distribution Statement**
			No restrictions.**19. Security Classif.
			(of this report)**
			Unclassified
			**20. Security Classif.
			(of this page)**
			Unclassified
			**21. No. of Pages**
			41
			**22. Price**
			N/A**Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72)** Reproduction of completed page authorized
      
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