Why didn’t the senior citizen cross the road? Gait speed in community-dwelling older adults with mobility limitations relative to pedestrian crossing times
Pedestrian crossings assuming a gait speed of 1.2 m/s are inadequate for mobility-limited older adults to cross at a comfortable walking speed. Further studies are needed to assess the impact of slow gait speed on outdoor physical activity and to develop policies for more accommodating pedestrian infrastructure.
Authors
- Janet Withall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0196-5309)
- Max J. Western (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1107-8498)
- Melvyn Hillsdon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2818-3278)
- Rory Sheppard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9571-8274)
- Afroditi Stathi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2162-777X)
- Colin James Greaves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4425-2691)
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- University of Bath (GB)
- Cardiff University (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- Bath Spa University (GB)
- University of Wales (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf345
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.52