MOVING ALONG THE MOBILITY CONTINUUM: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

This article considers later-life mobility in the broader context of transportation. With private automobile ownership being a main source of transportation in U.S. society, being able to continue to drive is a major factor in avoiding social isolation and maintaining full participation in community life. With age, changes in abilities and skills related to driving may require an individual to modify driving behavior or cease driving. At age 80+, the proportion of older adults whose usual means of transportation is their own car falls below 50%. Yet, changes in an individual's physical mobility often make it more difficult to use mass transit unless the system makes special modifications. These changes in mobility can result in a loss of quality of life for older people. This paper explores this topic in some detail.

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  American Society on Aging

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• Authors:
  • Sterns, H L
  • Burkhardt, J E
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 8-13
• Serial:
  • Generations
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society on Aging
  • ISSN: 0738-7806

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Age groups; Aged; Aged drivers; Mobility; Social impacts; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00968048
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 4 2004 12:00AM