Empowering the Elderly: Implementation of Navigation Assistance Application for Public Transportation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuli Heinonen ◽  
Erkki Siira
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Navigation Assistance

scholarly journals Elderly Users’ Satisfaction with Public Transport in Thailand Using Different Importance Performance Analysis Approaches

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9066
Author(s):  
Methawadee Chaisomboon ◽  
Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao ◽  
Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transportation Service ◽  
Elderly Users

Due to the rapid increase in population and the change in age structure toward the elderly, the phenomenon of societal ageing is being witnessed in many countries. The elderly travel less than the adult population due to decreasing mobility with an increasing age. In this study, we aimed to analyze the expectations and satisfaction of public transport users in Thailand using traditional importance performance analysis (IPA), gap analysis, and IPA integrated with competitor performance. We aimed to explain the differences in the analysis results produced by the three methods. The data were obtained from surveying 2250 elderly and 450 non-elderly adults. This study presents guidelines for improving the public transport service quality in Thailand to meet user needs. The results of this research showed that each approach provides its own distinctive aspects and theoretical differences, which lead to different interpretations. The results from the three approaches showed that equipment that increases safety for public transportation service users is an important factor for all elderly passengers that must be improved. Public transportation services in different regions should be developed to provide more reliable and regular services.

scholarly journals Lack of accessibility in public transport and inadequacy of sidewalks: effects on the social participation of elderly persons with functional limitations

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Didone dos Santos ◽  
Marcela Fernandes Silva ◽  
Leonardo Antunes Velloza ◽  
José Eduardo Pompeu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Mobility Impairment

Abstract Objective: To analyze the association between the decline in the mobility of community dwelling elderly persons in São Paulo, Brazil and their capacity to use public transportation, and its impact on their quality of life and social participation. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted of 32 community dwelling elderly persons, of both genders (59% female), with an average age of 75.5 years (±9.2). The participants were evaluated by functional mobility, risk of falls, fear of falls and independence in activities of daily living. In addition, the perception of the elderly persons of their mobility on public transport and its impact on their social participation was evaluated. The elderly persons were divided into two groups: with mobility impairment and without mobility impairment. The groups were compared using the Fisher's Exact, Chi-Squared and Mann-Whitney tests, and the unpaired Student's t-test. An alpha level of 0.05 was adopted as a level of statistical significance. Result: Elderly persons with greater mobility impairment exhibited greater difficulty accessing public transport and a greater number of falls during their use of the same. Elderly persons who reported difficulty accessing public transport suffered greater impact on their social participation and quality of life. Conclusion: Elderly persons with greater mobility impairment had a greater number of complaints related to public transport. Additionally, they suffered a greater impact on their social participation, characterized by limitations in their capacity for independent movement around the city, limiting their social activities.

Toward Next Active Safety Technology of Intelligent Vehicle

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 610-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidehisa Yoshida ◽  
◽  
Manabu Omae ◽  
Takahiro Wada ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Cooperative Control ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Autonomous Driving ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Accident Prevention ◽  
Intelligent Vehicle ◽  
Active Safety ◽  
Cruise Control

<div class=""abs_img""><img src=""[disp_template_path]/JRM/abst-image/00270006/02.jpg"" width=""300"" /> Intelligent vehicle technologies</div>Autonomous driving has attracted attention in recent years from the viewpoint of energy consumption and traffic accident prevention; hence, its introduction has been desired. In Japan, various accident prevention safety technologies were developed for cooperative control between the driver and the vehicle system. For example, “adaptive cruise control system” and “lane departure warning system” were developed in the 1990s and “lane keeping assist system” and “braking control device for reducing collision damage” in the early stages of the 2000s. Later in Europe, autonomous driving systems were actively studied, and an automated braking system to avoid collisions was introduced in the market in the second half of the 2000s. Studies and development have been promoted for the practical use of active safety technologies based on autonomous driving technologies. Autonomous driving technologies could be applied to various cases, such as convoy travelling to compensate for the insufficient number of professional drivers or to improve their work environment, last-one-mile travelling from a public transportation station to home for the elderly, people who have children and people who need assistance, dead-man system for sudden illness of the driver, and automated parking for assisting the driver who is not good at it, or for the parking space to be effectively used. In this paper, an overview of the transition and history of vehicular technologies for safety and reliability is given. In particular, active safety technologies for traffic accident prevention and the necessary related technology trend are reviewed, and future problems are pointed out.

scholarly journals Old People’s Fear of COVID-19 Infection and Public Transportation Avoidance : Korean Subway Evidence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byungjin Park ◽  
Joonmo Cho
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Mass Transportation ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: With the spread of the coronavirus worldwide, a principal policy implemented by nations was restrictions on movement of people. The effect of governments’ mobility restriction measures has been analyzed after the COVID-19 outbreak. However, there is lack of studies on the impact of voluntary restriction that significantly affects the decrease of the mobility. This research aims to analyze mass transportation use after the COVID-19 outbreak by age group to explore how the fear of infection affected the public transit system. Methods: Mass transportation big data of Seoul Metro transportation use in the capital city of South Korea was employed for a panel analysis. To control the environmental characteristics of each district of Seoul Metropolitan City, the fixed-effect model was employed. Results: The analysis results showed that in both the period of the highest infections and the period of the lowest infection of COVID-19, users aged 65 and over reduced subway use more than people aged between 20 and 64. The decrease of subway use caused by the sharp increase of COVID-19 cases was the most prominent among people aged 65 and over. The elasticity of change of subway use demand to change in cases in Seoul was about 0.08 for people aged 65 and over, higher than 0.06 for people aged between 20 and 64. Conclusion: The voluntary restrictions driven by fear of the COVID-19 infection have led to the decrease of public transit demand in Seoul. Although the subway use demand decreased both in the age group of 20 to 64 and the age group of people 65 and older, the elderly responded more sensitively to COVID-19. The results suggest that the fear of COVID-19 pandemic varies with age. It seems that the elderly’s higher death rate from COVID-19 has significantly impacted their behavioral change. This study imply that the elder’s fear of infection has affected their daily lives, consumption, and production activities and their mobility using public transportation.

scholarly journals The Effect of Transportation Benefits on Health and Consumption Among the Elderly: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Urban China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Yin ◽  
Zhigang Yin ◽  
Junchao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Health Effect ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Abstract This study estimates the causal effect of transportation subsidies or similar benefits on the health of the elderly. We exploit a discontinuity in the probability of receiving transportation benefits induced by an age-based policy to take account of the endogeneity of treatment status. Our baseline IV results indicate that receiving public transportation benefits significantly improves elderly people’s health condition by approximately 10 percentage points. The results are robust under different specifications and placebo tests. Further tests on possible channels show that the health effect is driven by increasing food consumption and health care utilization, but not by the amount of exercise done.

scholarly journals The Predictors of Driving Cessation among Older Drivers in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7206
Author(s):  
SeolHwa Moon ◽  
Kyongok Park
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Older Drivers ◽  
Driving Cessation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Metro System

Background: As the elderly population and the number of older drivers grow, public safety concerns about traffic accidents involving older drivers are increasing. Approaches to reduce traffic accidents involving older drivers without limiting their mobility are needed. This study aimed to investigate the driving cessation (DC) rate among older Korean adults and predictors of DC based on the comprehensive mobility framework. Method: In this cross-sectional study, data from 2970 to 10,062 older adults over 65 years old from the 2017 National Survey of Elderly People were analyzed in April 2020. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify the predictors of DC. Results: Residential area, an environmental factor, was a strong predictor of DC (Odds Ratio (OR) 2.21, 95% Confidential Interval (CI) 1.86–2.62). Older drivers living in an area with a metro system were 2.21 more likely to stop driving than those living in an area without a metro system. Other demographic, financial, psychosocial, physical, and cognitive variables also predicted DC. Conclusion: Environmental factors were strong predictors of older adults’ DC. Therefore, political and environmental support, such as the provision of accessible public transportation, is essential to increase the DC rate among older adults to increase public safety without decreasing their mobility.

scholarly journals An Outdoor Navigation Assistance System for Visually Impaired People in Public Transportation

IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Salvador Martinez-Cruz ◽  
Luis A. Morales-Hernandez ◽  
Gerardo I. Perez-Soto ◽  
Juan P. Benitez-Rangel ◽  
Karla A. Camarillo-Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Assistance System ◽  
Navigation Assistance ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Outdoor Navigation
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