Samenvatting
Japan statistics reveal that cases of accidents involving the elderly already constitute the majority of recorded cases since 1992. The purpose of this study is to understand the crossing behaviour of elderly people so that appropriate measures can be proposed to reduce the accident risk. It was discovered that most accidents involving the elderly are mainly dependent on their diminished walking ability and misjudgement of speed and distance parameters while crossing. The similar factors explain their decision to cross at non-designated pedestrian crossings. It is also shown that their behaviour differs much from the other age strata. (A)