Transportation & Community
Transportation is critical to everyday life. More than simply getting from point A to point B, transportation is the key to independence, freedom and meaningful engagement for older people. Sponsored by the US Department of Transportation New England University Transportation Center, the insurance industry, Santos Family Foundation, automobile industry, pharmaceutical manufacturers and selected governments around the world, AgeLab’s research addresses transportation safety, impact of health, wellness and medication use on operator performance, personal transportation choices, future travel demand, the promise and trade-offs of new technologies in the automobile, vehicle services and design, and mobility alternatives in the context of livable communities in the United States and around the world.
Selected projects include:
- Older Drivers & New In-Vehicle Technologies
- Health, Medication & the Older Driver
- AGNES Goes for a Walk & a Ride
- Planning for the Future: The Role of Mobility in Residential and Lifestyle Choices of Baby Boomers and Older Adults
- A Study of Speech Interfaces for the Vehicle Environment
- Assessing the Impact of Age on Cognitively Induced Visual Tunneling
- Age-Related Changes in Cognitive Response Style in the Driving Task
- Caregiving and Travel Patterns
- Assessing the Transportation Readiness of an Aging America
- Assessing Methods of Enhancing Older Driver Performance
- Individual Differences in Peripheral Physiology and Implications for the Real Time Assessment of Driver State
- Travel Behavior of the Aging Boomers: Evidence from Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
- Politics of Older Driver Licensing
- Alternatives to the Car
- Understanding Driver Evaluation and Rehabilitation Practices