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Show Driving class for elderly planned h BOUNTIFUL Fifty-Five AliveMature Driving, an innovative in-novative classroom driver retraining retrain-ing program designed to help older persons improve their driving skills, is being offered on Feb. 26 and 27, fa 1-5 p.m. at the Lakeview Hospital, sponsored by AARP and Lakeview Hospital. Developed by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 55 AliveMature Driving is the first comprehensive driver retraining course geared to the specific needs of older motorists. The course material covers the effects of aging and medications on driving, basic driving rules, license renewal, local traffic hazards, adverse road conditions, energy saving and accident prevention measures. Research shows that older drivers are involved in more accidents than their middle-aged counterparts when the record is based on actual miles driven. The physical changes of aging create difficulties for many older drivers when yielding the right-of-way, backing, turning, changing lanes, and entering and leaving expressways. However, research also indicates that older persons can improve their driving abilities through additional training, attention and practice, enabling them to maintain their driving licenses longer while driving driv-ing more safely. This is the ultimate goal of 55 AliveMature Driving. Persons 55 years of age or older are eligible to participate in the program pro-gram and may even qualify to become instructors. The course fee is $8. Send a check or money order, made payable to AARP, to: Ken Kerr, 1460 E. Terrace Drive, Bountiful, Boun-tiful, Utah 84010. |