How usable is the city for older bicyclists?

Jenny Rosenkvist; Helena Svensson; Anders Wretstrand

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-431

How usable is the city for older bicyclists?

Jenny Rosenkvist, Helena Svensson, Anders Wretstrand

Transport and Roads

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Abstract

The aim of this paper was to examine how useable and inclusive the city is from the perspective of older bicyclists. Methods used were quantitative questionnaires and qualitative focus group interviews. Participants were people aged 65 years or older. The results showed that respondents were fairly satisfied with the transport infrastructure design. However, other road users seemed to complicate cycling, e.g. as communication and interaction between other road users was perceived as difficult and poor.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Assistive Technology Research Series
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	431-432
Number of pages	2
Volume	35
ISBN (Print)	9781614994022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-431
Publication status	Published - 2014

Publication series

Name	Assistive Technology Research Series
Volume	35
ISSN (Print)	1383813X
ISSN (Electronic)	18798071

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Transport Systems and Logistics

Free keywords

Bicycle
older people
planning
public outdoor environments
usability

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10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-431

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