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                        Desk Reference to the Handbook for Designing Roadways for the Aging Population


            
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**1. Report No.**
			FHWA-SA-15-088
			**2. Government Accession No.**
			**3. Recipient's Catalog No.****4. Title and Subtitle**
			Handbook for Designing Roadways for the Aging Population
			**5. Report Date**
			June 2014**6. Performing Organization Code****7. Author(s)**
			Marcus Brewer (TTI), Lisa Bedsole (Leidos)**Authors of Previous Draft**
			David Harkey, Loren Staplin, Kathy Lococo, Raghavan Srinivasan, Jongdae Baek, Michael Daul, Hugh McGee, Michael Tantillo
			**8. Performing Organization Report No.****9. Performing Organization Name and Address**
			Leidos
			11251 Roger Bacon Drive
			Reston, VA 20190

			Texas A&M Transportation Institute
			2935 Research Parkway
			College Station, Texas 77845

			**Performing Organization Name and Address for Previous Draft**

			University of North Carolina
			Highway Safety Research Center
			730 ML King Blvd, CB #3430
			Chapel Hill, NC 27599
			Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
			8300 Boone Blvd., Suite 700
			Vienna, VA 22182

			TransAnalytics
			1722 Sumneytown Pike
			Box 328
			Kulpsville, PA 19443
			**10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)****11. Contract or Grant No.**
			DTFH61-10-D-00024**Contract or Grant No. for Previous Draft**
			DTFH61-05-D-00024, TO T-10-002**12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address**
			Federal Highway Administration
			Office of Safety
			1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E.
			Washington, DC 20590-9898
			**13. Type of Report and Period Covered**
			Desk Reference**14. Sponsoring Agency Code****15. Supplementary Notes**
			Government Task Manager (GTM): Rebecca Crowe**16. Abstract**
			The original Older Driver Highway Design Handbook was published by FHWA in 1998 (FHWA-RD-97-135). The 2nd edition, titled Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians (FHWA-RD-01-103) was published in 2001. The 3rd edition, under a new title, incorporates new research findings and treatments to improve the safety of the transportation system for the aging population.

			This Desk Reference serves as a companion document to the 3rd edition of the Handbook. It provides a shortened version of the technical information practitioners need to address problems for aging drivers and pedestrians. It also contains references to the specific pages in the Handbook where additional treatment details, supporting information, and references to national guidance documents can be found.**17. Key Words**
			Safety, Highway Design, Traffic Operations, Driver Age, Driver Performance, Pedestrian, Human Factors, Vision, Attention, Perception, Cognition, Memory, Physical Ability, Risk Perception, Hazard Perception
			**18. Distribution Statement**
			No restrictions.**19. Security Classif.
			(of this report)**
			Unclassified
			**20. Security Classif.
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			Unclassified
			**21. No. of Pages**
			106
			**22. Price****Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72)** Reproduction of completed page authorized
      
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