?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Free+walking+speeds+on+stairs%3A+Effects+of+stair+gradients+and+obesity+of+pedestrians&rft.creator=FUJIYAMA%2C+T&rft.creator=Tyler%2C+N&rft.description=Effects+of+stair+gradients+and+obesity+on+walking+speeds+on+stairs+were+empirically+investigated.+The+participants+included+a+group+of+elderly+people+(n%3D18)+and+a+group+of+young+people+(n%3D15).+They+were+asked+to+ascend%2Fdescend+four+staircases+with+different+gradients%2C+as+well+as+to+walk+on+a+flat+surface%2C+at+both+normal+and+fast+speeds.+The+study+found+the+effects+of+stair+gradients.+When+walking+speeds+on+stairs+are+estimated%2C+the+gradient+should+be+taken+into+account.+In+contrast%2C+the+study+found+no+effect+of+overweight+(or+moderate+obesity)+on+speeds.&rft.publisher=Springer&rft.contributor=Peacock%2C+RD&rft.contributor=Kuligowski%2C+ED&rft.contributor=Averill%2C+JD&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Peacock%2C+RD+and+Kuligowski%2C+ED+and+Averill%2C+JD%2C+(eds.)+++(pp.+pp.+95-106).++Springer%3A+New+York%2C+US.+(2011)+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1320711%2F1%2FFujiyama%2520PED2010.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1320711%2F&rft.rights=open