How Usable is the City for Older Bicyclists?
2014 (English)In: Universal Design 2014: Three Days of Creativity and Diversity: Proceedings of the International Conference on Universal Design, UD 2014, Lund, Sweden, June 16–18, 2014 / [ed] Héctor Caltenco, Per-Olof Hedvall, Andreas Larsson, Kirsten Rassmus-Gröhn & Bitte Rydeman, Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2014, p. 431-432Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
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.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2014. p. 431-432
Series
Assistive Technology Research Series, ISSN 1383-813X ; 35
Keywords [en]
Bicycle, planning, older people, usability, public outdoor environments
National Category
Social Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-27209DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-431Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84902278543ISBN: 978-1-61499-402-2 (print)ISBN: 978-1-61499-403-9 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-27209DiVA, id: diva2:770444
Conference
Universal Design 2014, Lund, Sweden, June 16-18, 2014
Projects
Äldre som cyklister - mobilitet eller fördärv?
Note
Projekt finanserat av Länsförsäkringars forskningsfond
2014-12-102014-12-102025-10-01Bibliographically approved