TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Slow walking speed puts older pedestrians in danger in UK JO - Nursing older people SP - 11 EP - 11 VL - 24 IS - 10 N2 - The walking speed required to use a pedestrian crossing in the UK is 1.2m per second (m/s). A sample of 3,145 adults over the age of 65 was assessed to find average walking speeds. The results showed an average walking speed in men of 0.9m/s and in women of 0.8m/s.
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LA - en SN - 1472-0795 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/nop.24.10.11.s7 ID - ref1 ER -