Diane Pawlowski, a research anthropologist at Wayne State's Institute for Information, Culture and Technology, offers a guest column about the cultural and social significance of driving for elderly people. Pawlowski writes that if you don\'t drive, your status drops from worthwhile and independent adult to childish extra baggage. According to the Michigan Secretary of State\'s office, there are 475,033 licensed drivers in the state over age 75 -- the age when crash rates skyrocket. A University of Illinois researcher, David Rosenfield, says that drivers aged 75 and older have a 37% higher crash rate than younger drivers. A photo of Pawlowski is included.