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Older Americans' Patterns of Driving and Using Other Transportation

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  • Glasgow, Nina

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Most older residents - both urban and rural - drive as their primary mode of transportation. Between 1995 and 2025, the U.S. population age 65 and older is expected to approximately double in size, but the number of the Nation's drivers 65 and older is projected to increase by at least 2.5 times. Higher rates of public transportation use are unlikely unless the availability, quality, and convenience of services, especially in rural communities, are improved. This article examines rural-urban patterns and trends in driving, older people's use of other modes of transportation, and the quality-of-life consequences of driving versus using other transportation.

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  • Glasgow, Nina, 2000. "Older Americans' Patterns of Driving and Using Other Transportation," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 15(3), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersra:289469
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289469
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    2. Ahmad, Zaheer & Batool, Zahara & Starkey, Paul, 2019. "Understanding mobility characteristics and needs of older persons in urban Pakistan with respect to use of public transport and self-driving," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 181-190.
    3. Abdul Rais Abdul Latiff & Saidatulakmal Mohd, 2023. "Transport, Mobility and the Wellbeing of Older Adults: An Exploration of Private Chauffeuring and Companionship Services in Malaysia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-17, February.

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