@article{ref1,
title="Usual and dual-task walking speed: implications for pedestrians crossing the road",
journal="Journal of aging and health",
year="2015",
author="Donoghue, Orna A. and Dooley, Cara and Kenny, Rose Anne",
volume="28",
number="5",
pages="850-862",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: In many countries, pedestrian light crossings require a minimum walking speed of 1.2 m/s. This study examined the proportion of adults in a nationally representative sample whose usual and dual-task walking speeds are <1.2 m/s. <br><br>METHOD: Community-dwelling adults aged ≥50 years in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) completed walking speed tests on a GAITRite® walkway (N = 4,909). <br><br>RESULTS: One third of Irish adults aged 65 to 74 years and 61% of adults aged ≥75 years walked slower than 1.2 m/s. In dual-task walking, 54% of adults aged <65 years and 91% of adults aged ≥75 years walked slower than 1.2 m/s. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Based on these data, many older people would have insufficient time to cross the road at light-controlled pedestrian crossings. Increasing the time provided would be an advantage for many older pedestrians.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-2643",
doi="10.1177/0898264315614004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264315614004"
}