We had a conversation with my mid 90's Mother-In-Law recently about her driving. It was not a congenial talk. When her driver's licence was renewed about a year ago, I felt like driving the 600 miles and strangeling the examiner with my own two hands. MIL scared me white 30 years ago when she drove, and she can't have improved over the years.

Me, I'd love to give up driving at any time. I just don't care for it. Sadly, I'm not quite in a position to do so, yet.

As for WHERE one gives up driving, my thought is that one can, with careful attention to the particular block of the particular street you live on, be able to go car-free in almost any medium-to large city, and quite a few small towns. It's all about location, location, location. Of course, whether or not you can afford such a location is a concern.