ABSTRACT
This chapter illustrates the relevance of design principles to various transportation systems. It focuses on older road users and specifically the older driver because the private automobile is by far the preferred mode of transportation among many older adults in North America, and most trips they complete are by automobile. The chapter discusses important issues related to public transportation systems and wayfinding more generally. If wrong-way driving is conceptualized as a cue-based decision, drivers extract a variety of cues to reject an exit ramp as a potential highway entrance point. Bicycling is another personal, self-propelled form of transportation that many enjoy, which carries with it the benefits of physical activity and reduced environmental impact. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has pedestrian safety programs to encourage walking as an alternate mode of transportation to motor vehicle travel and to reduce the number of pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
