Accommodation to the requirements of drivers with disabilities in IVHS

Author

Barkow, Ben ; Parviainen, Jouko A. ; Joly, Rémi

Author_Institution

A Corp., Toronto, Ont., Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

12-15 Oct. 1993

Firstpage

385

Lastpage

388

Abstract

An examination of the needs of elderly and disabled drivers is undertaken to help ensure that the needs and characteristics of these road users are recognized in Intelligent Vehicle Highway System (IVHS) development. Perspectives and challenges encountered by elderly and disabled drivers are determined by interviewing a small sample of licensed drivers with disabilities. These special drivers are looking for (1) a driver´s aide to simplify their tasks and to foretell road conditions (2) a set of tools to help with maintenance and operations, and (3) a group of features to help when touring. Visits to IVHS R&D centers in Michigan by members of the study team enable a comparison of IVHS gear with user expectations as well as the holding of discussions with R&D authorities.

Keywords

handicapped aids; IVHS; Intelligent Vehicle Highway System; drivers with disabilities; road conditions; user expectations; Character recognition; Demography; Gears; Motion control; Poles and towers; Prosthetics; Research and development; Road transportation; Senior citizens; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE-IEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1235-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VNIS.1993.585654

Filename

585654