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Retirement from Driving

When thinking about retiring from work, the main
concern is how you can support yourself and where
you will live. While these are important, few people
think about what the key to a satisfying retirement is –
transportation. How you will continue to get from place
to place if and when you are no longer able to drive is
something you need to plan.

Develop a Transportation Plan

Currently 9 out of 10 older adults prefer to grow old
in their own homes. However, in order for people
to “age in place*” comfortably, they need access to
transportation when they are no longer able to drive
safely. If you have no other transportation options, you
may continue to drive even when it is no longer safe or
stop driving all together and stay home, which can lead
to isolation and depression.

It is so important for
you to develop your
own personalized
transportation
retirement plan. You
can start by using the
form on page 52 to
help you develop your
own plan. List every place that you like to go and then
see how far it is from your home and how often you
go there. Find out what types of local transportation
services are available to help you get there (search the

50 *Definitions begin on page 81 of the Appendix