Driver License Renewal Laws and Older Adults' Daily Driving, United States, 2003-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Around the world, aging populations pose significant concerns regarding their community mobility and transportation safety. Most previous studies in the United States have focused on the associations between driver license renewal laws and crash outcomes among older adults (65 years and older). Few studies have evaluated the impact of driver license renewal laws on older adults' community mobility. This study aimed to identify the associations between driver license renewal laws and older males' and females' daily driving likelihood and duration.

Method

The 2003-2017 American Time Use Survey data were merged with driver license renewal legislation using ages 55-64 to control for effects of non-licensure factors (e.g., gasoline price). Weighted Poisson and linear r

SUBMITTER: Shen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7664315 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature