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Toward Age-Friendly Communities: Planning for Mobilities of Care

It is estimated that seniors will make up approximately one fifth of the UK population by 2030. Promoting the wellbeing…

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Inclusion and Empathy. Meeting special mobility needs in the age of autonomy.

Every year, the Royal Automobile Club, the second oldest Motoring Club in the world, sets an automotive-themed challenge for new…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Can older drivers be nudged? How the public and private sectors can influence older drivers’ self-regulation

This report considers how interventions, or 'nudges', based around insights from behavioural economics and psychology can be used to assist…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Inclusive Design for Shared Autonomous Vehicles

This doctoral research project is exploring and advancing vehicle designs to meet the requirements of disabled, elderly and potentially marginalised…

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Free Bus Travel and Physical Activity, Gait Speed, and Adiposity in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

We investigated associations between having a bus pass, enabling free local bus travel across the United Kingdom for state pension-aged…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

A scaled and sustainable demand responsive transport service (2023-2026)

To reduce CO2 emissions while mitigating societal loss, linking poorly served geographies and alleviating the challenges of elderly and disabled…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Impact of the statutory concessionary travel scheme on bus travel among older people: A natural experiment from England

In the context of worldwide ageing, increasing numbers of older people are lonely, isolated and excluded, with serious implications for…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Who’s behind the wheel? Visioning the future users and urban contexts of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) are promised by their developers to transform mobilities, making travel accessible to all-including those unable…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Mobility and healthy ageing in the city: Exploring opportunities and challenges of autonomous vehicles for older adults’ outdoor mobility

Older adults face outdoor mobility challenges due to age-related changes and problems linked to the transportation system. The advent of…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Driving Assessment for Persons with Dementia: How and when?

Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disease leading to deterioration in cognitive and physical skills. Driving is an important instrumental activity…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024