Examining how bicycle and tricycle designs could assist older people in transitioning from driving to an active lifestyle

Examining how conveyance designs could assist older people in transitioning from driving to an active lifestyle.

With a growing ageing population, cycling is often promoted as an effective solution against the significant challenge of maintaining health and mobility for an ageing population.

Physiological issues such as balance mean that regular bicycles may not be appropriate. Although the design of tricycles was aimed to meet the criteria of fall prevention, the tricycle seems to have significant disadvantages compared to bikes. This research aims to contribute a design response to the cycling physiological impediments and stigmatisation issue of older people which concerns itself with the geometry, appearance, and bicycle configurations.