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 regression models were used to estimate the associations of various driver licensure provisions with older males’ and females’ daily driving likelihood and duration.

Results

A shorter in-person renewal period and the presence of mandatory reporting laws for physicians were associated with a lower daily driving likelihood and shorter driving duration among females aged 75 years or older. The presence of mandatory reporting laws was also associated with reduced daily driving likelihood and duration for males aged 65–74 years.

Discussion

Policymakers should be aware that males and females may respond differently to older driver licensure laws, which may require distinct interventions to preserve their mobility. Future studies should consider the gender disparities when examining the association between driver licensure policies and older adults’ transportation safety and mobility.

中文翻译：

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美国，2003-2017年《驾驶执照更新法律和老年人的日常驾驶》。

摘要

目标

在世界各地，人口老龄化给他们的社区流动性和交通安全带来了极大的担忧。美国之前的大多数研究都集中在驾驶执照更新法律与老年人（65岁及65岁以上）的碰撞结果之间的关联上。很少有研究评估驾驶执照更新法对老年人社区流动性的影响。这项研究旨在确定驾驶执照更新法律与年龄较大的男性和女性的日常驾驶可能性和持续时间之间的关联。

方法

2003-2017年美国时间使用情况调查数据与使用55-64岁年龄段的驾驶执照更新立法合并在一起，以控​​制非许可因素（例如，汽油价格）的影响。加权泊松和线性回归模型用于估计各种驾驶执照规定与男性和女性的日常驾驶可能性和持续时间的关联。

结果

75岁或以上的女性，面对面的更新时间较短和医生强制性的报告法律的存在，与每日驾驶可能性较低和驾驶持续时间较短有关。强制性报告法律的存在还与65-74岁男性的日常驾驶可能性和持续时间的减少有关。

讨论区

政策制定者应意识到，男性和女性对较旧的驾驶执照法律的反应可能有所不同，这可能需要采取不同的干预措施以保持其机动性。未来的研究应在检查驾驶执照政策与老年人交通安全性和机动性之间的关联时考虑性别差异。