노인보호구역의 보행환경요소 분석

초록

(Background and Purpose) As the average life expectancy increases due to economic growth and the development of medical technology, the elderly population is increasing. Although this study designates and implements protection zones for the elderly to reduce walking accidents, the number of elderly walking accidents is steadily increasing. In this study, with the aim of improving the walking environment suitable for the elderly in order to reduce pedestrian accidents, the objective of this study was to suggest a direction for improvement of problems through theoretical considerations of the elements of the walking environment and the walking environment for the elderly and field surveys of the elderly protection area. In this study, the elements of the walking environment are derived through previous studies related to the walking environment and walking for the elderly. Based on the contents considered through previous studies, a checklist of walking elements in the elderly protection area is derived, and based on this, the elderly protection area is surveyed, analyzed, and conclusions are drawn. (Method) In this study, the elements of the walking environment are derived through previous studies related to the walking environment and walking for the elderly. Based on the contents considered through previous studies, a checklist of walking elements in the elderly protection area is derived, and based on this, the elderly protection area is surveyed, analyzed, and conclusions are drawn. (Results) As a result of evaluating the six elderly protection areas, the surrounding exterior was the best, followed by sidewalk environment, street facilities, and road environment. The installation of sidewalk benches for street facilities was insufficient. Since the installation of benches serves to provide the elderly with a rest while walking, it will be necessary to provide benches on the sidewalk or to install facilities where they can sit on the sidewalk. In the case of road environment, the installation of speed cameras were insufficient. Speeding vehicles are fatal to pedestrians and can lead to pedestrian accidents. Therefore, speed reduction facilities and speed cameras should be installed. (Conclusions) In the past, several studies related to walking environment for the elderly have been conducted, but there are few studies that evaluated the walking environment focused on the elderly protection area. This study can be expected that it will be used as a useful basic data when implementing the elderly protection zone. Therefore, in future studies, it is necessary to evaluate the walking environment by increasing the number of case subjects, and it is possible to contribute to creating a better environment for the elderly protection area by supplementing the evaluation method by directly interviewing the elderly walking in the elderly protection environment.

키워드