Road Users Can Grow Old Gracefully -With Some Help

摘要

By the year 2030, one in five Americans will be age 65 or older. The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is people more than 85 years of age. Every year, a growing portion of those who use the Nation's roads and sidewalks are older adults. As people age, their abilities change. Some things, such as vocabulary and knowledge, can increase throughout a person's lifespan, but other abilities, such as vision, typically decline. Unfortunately, a large vocabulary does not help a motorist drive across town as much as acute visual ability does.