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

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 634-641

  Rosenbloom, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving cessation; Older drivers; Senior mobility; Transportation alternatives

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGING POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MOBILITY; PEDESTRIAN; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAINING; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957572827     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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