Older Americans' Patterns of Driving and Using Other Transportation

Details

• Creators:
  Glasgow, Nina
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Public transit
  • Transportation modes
  • Accessibility
  • Urban areas
  • Rural areas
  • Aged drivers
  • Travel patterns
  • Automobile drivers
  • Elderly drivers
  • Older drivers
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00810623
• Corporate Publisher:
  Rural America, Inc.
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Advanced Public Transit Systems
• Abstract:
  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. It is expected that between 1995 and 2025, the United States population, age 65 and older, will increase by at least 2.5 times. Most older residents, both urban and rural, drive as their primary mode of transportation. Higher rates of public transportation use are unlikely unless the availability, quality, and convenience of services, especially in rural communities, are improved. (6 p.)
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14700/dot_14700_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 217.44 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ca446a926f967c742f69cb50a7531d9bdf70ddaa82baf9cc35abd6f352c6ff4b