Getting from here to there is a growing problem for many as they age. Ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft may solve this problem in the future. The potential market is huge. One in four Americans aged 65 or older reports having trouble getting places, according to the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. One in five has given up driving altogether, and one in three drives only in the daytime. Here are the percentages by age...
Has trouble getting places
65 to 74: 18.5%
75 to 84: 26.5%
85-plus: 44.6%
Limits driving to daytime
65 to 74: 24.8%
75 to 84: 39.2%
85-plus: 55.3%
Has given up driving altogether
65 to 74: 11.3%
75 to 84: 21.2%
85-plus: 46.5%
Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, Older Americans 2016: Key Indicators of Well-Being
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