Elderly Opportunities Sample Clauses

Elderly Opportunities. The elderly in this study are retired and therefore have more free time, making travelling outside rush hours easier and preparing. They appreciate the discounts. This results in the elderly making more leisure trips than they would otherwise do, boosting their travel confidence. They travel outside of peak hours, often for leisure and family. - Elderly stated to experience no difficulties operating ticket vending machines, paying with a transport card and checking in at stations. In the beginning, they sometimes struggle to figure it out, but when they know it, they keep on using it. - The elderly are resilient and able to ask for help, but they need to feel comfortable doing so. Three of the participants were able to replan their journeys on their smartphones while travelling. The other participant did not have a smartphone but said that when he cannot find the way, he visits the helpdesk or asks passers-by for directions. - This group is diverse. Some elderly have good digital capabilities and are not help dependent. These are often elderly who perceive no financial limitations, which could be an indication that their jobs before retirement have provided them with these digital capabilities. Challenges - They are often insecure about their digital abilities. Even if they manage to find the correct information, they don’t trust this information to be correct completely because they doubt their ability to find it. - Elderly tend to blame their inability if the information is incorrect or a schedule changes, even if this is not always the case. They agree that it sometimes can be difficult for the elderly to find information if its cluttered but also that it can be easier since many elderly depend on public transport. Often, they manage to find the information online and often they write the information down to be sure they have it at hand when needed during the journey. They do this because they are unsure to find the information digitally on the spot. This can cause difficulties when travel directions change during the trip. - They need amenities, such as protection from the elements, lavatories and places to rest. If an elderly person is feeling cold, they might avoid using public transport entirely if there are no places to cover. Furthermore, the elderly also need to use the bathroom more often than younger people. If there are no toilets available, then this can make waiting or the journey itself very uncomfortable. - Elderly stated to have difficult...
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