<原著>向老者とトンネル内交通事故

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This paper first deals with the increasing number and the growing magnitude, particularly the length, of highway tunnels. With the increase in number of the aged in Japanese population in the near future, the number of motor car licensees in the middle and older (over 50 years) age bracket is predicted to reach 11.5 times in the year 1990 and 18.0 in 2000 on the basis of that in 1965. The occurrence of personal traffic accidents, in the tunnel area and elsewhere, mostly along the Hanshin Rapid Transit Way, was analized with regard to the age distribution of the person primarily concerned in accident, in reference to the fitness behavior of the aged in tunnel environment. The result indicates that the rate of the occurrence of accidents is remarkably high in the tunnel area in general, and in particular with the aging people. This paper calls for an urgent investigation of the causes of tunnel accidents, the prevention thereof and studies of the gerontological effects on the driver's fitness.
近畿大学の論文
1983-09-25