To drive or not to drive, that isn't the question—the meaning of self-regulation among older drivers

How adult children in the UK and the US view the driving cessation of their parents: Is a policy window opening?

“…But as they age many older drivers will eventually want or need to stop driving (UK DfT, 2003;Herbel et al, 2005; AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (Stutts and Wilkins, 2009) although chronological age alone is not a good indicator of the need for driving cessation (Donorfio et al, 2008). Much of the published literature focuses on either the resistance of older drivers (particularly men) to driving cessation (Rosenbloom and Herbel, 2009;Eby and Molnar, 2009), and/or the concerns adult children have about their parents' driving, including the difficulties they have in talking to their parents about these issues, and their desire for medical personnel and/ or licencing authorities to counsel or require their parents to stop driving (Sterns et al, 2001;D'Ambrosio et al 2007;Wilson and Kirby, 2008 The more nuanced of that literature suggests that older people fight driving cessation because they lack realistic alternatives that maintain both their independence and mobility (Marshall et al 2007;Oxley and Whelan, 2008;Rosenbloom and Herbel, 2009;Eby and Molnar, 2009;Donorfio et al, 2009;Oxley et al, 2010) (although a worrisome share of the overall literature assumes that older people are simply unaware of their alternatives or are behaving ''irrationally"). This study adds a different gloss to that research base by showing that adult children also worry about how their parents will meet their mobility needs after driving cessations, and specifically about the ride-giving burdens they will have to assume.…”

Service needs of elderly air passengers

“…As a person gets older, his or her mobility may decrease, and while an accumulation of physical changes may take place first, psychological changes also occur that may cause related problems, and specifically changes in a person's level of confidence (Donorfio et al, 2009). These changes in both physical and psychological status will have a number of influences when elderly people engage in air travel.…”

Driving in Older Age: A Longitudinal Study of Women in Urban, Regional, and Remote Areas and the Impact of Caregiving

“…Likewise, rural drivers are more likely to continue driving than drivers in urban areas, often despite cognitive impairment or failing health (Ross et al, 2009). Other than illness and disability, the availability, acceptability, and cost of alternative transport are also important factors in older peoples' decisions to cease driving (Donorfio, D'Ambrosio, Coughlin, & Mohyde, 2009;Marottoli et al, 1993), and the lack of these alternatives in rural areas is likely to discourage rural older people from giving up driving.…”