Cars, Driving, Transportation:  Older Adult Perspectives

How to Know When to Stop Driving, John Paul, guest speaker from AAA Northeast by Longevity Explorers: Recent @ Providence

“People outlive their driving ability by eight to ten years,” said John Paul, the guest speaker from AAA Northeast.  Without alternatives, giving up driving can...

The Virual1 Longevity Explorers group engaged in a lively and far ranging discussion about transportation for elders. It covered transportation by private auto, public transportation, and private services. It also reviewed communities that might have less need for transportation.

Lynn presents another in the series of Longevity Explorers' favorite apps, telling the group about Flywheel, her favorite ride sharing app.

Explorer John tells the group about a favorite app - Google Maps, and lists what he considers to be the more useful features:  

• Turn by Turn directions to a place in an unfamiliar area.
• Point to point distances, both in time and in miles (Walking, Driving, Public Transit,
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Listen to a nice casual conversation among the Cincinnati Longevity Explorers about handling aging in general, and the challenges of telling a loved one that they shouldn’t be driving anymore.

The question was raised, "How to tell when it is time to quit driving?" Pleasanton Longevity Explorers discuss.

Explorer Wilma finds it too difficult to find and latch seat belts in the back seat of a car.

Explorer Helen reports on a service she found that will summon an Uber ride or a Lyft ride when called from a standard telephone instrument.

Explorer Geri reports her findings comparing the background checks of taxi drivers vs. app company drivers.

These explorers discuss various approaches to transportation for seniors who no longer drive, whether living in a car-based community or not. Security shapes up to be an important topic the explorers want to learn more about for next circle meeting.

Car entry and exit aids are examined and discussed by the group of Longevity Explorers at Sequoias, San Francisco.

Saratoga Explorers explore a pair of devices which fasten to a car's door latch, and serve to provide leverage for getting in and out of the car more easily.