Abstract
Relinquishment of driving licences is regarded as a measure to prevent elderly drivers' traffic crashes. Those who completed relinquishment often suffer from constraints on transportation. In order to consider measures to support these people, it is essential to understand what the act of relinquishing driving licences actually means to them. Thus, the present study aimed to conduct a life story research of two elderly people in order to clarify the meaning. There were two major findings. First, it was shown that there are cases in which the meaning of the act can be understood only through the understanding of the stories of the entire life span. Second, the two subjects were found to be similar in the sense that their acts of relinquishing licences can be interpreted as the opportunity to strengthen the motivation to make their lives more coherent. Practical implications of the findings are also discussed.
