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"Constantly when I see people run red lights, they’re texting and driving. Half the time they don’t even realize they ran a red light."

Out-of-home mobility is fundamental to older people's wellbeing and quality of life. Understanding the unmet mobility needs of older people is a necessary starting point for determining how they can be supported to be mobile. This study estimates the extent of unmet mobility needs among older Australians and identifies the characteristics of those most likely to report unmet mobility needs. Analysis was conducted on nationally representative data of 6,685 older Australians drawn from the 2018 Survey of Disability, Aging and Carers conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Twelve p...

Global expansion is high on its agenda and cultural differences are being crossed with a confident stride – but not all consumers are happy

Supporting older people’s use of sustainable transport is important for both population health and sustainable development, especially in the context of global population ageing. This systematic review identifies individual and environmental factors that influence older people’s sustainable transport use and synthesises findings using a framework approach. Factors influencing older people’s walking (n = 10 studies), bus use (n = 11), community transport use (n = 1), bicycling (n = 1), and e-bicycling (n = 1) were found to be physical, geographical, facility-based, economic, time-based, f...

Analysis of tweets during the COVID-19 pandemic suggest diets improved in most US states, but neighbourhood surroundings were a factor.