AARP Defensive Driving

Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/22/2013
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location
Cold Spring Harbor Public Library

Category(ies)

• Library

The AARP Defensive Driving Course is geared to adults over 50 years of age, although it is open to all.  Registration is limited to Cold Spring Harbor Library district residents until one week before the class.  Please register in-person at the Information Services Desk.  Fee: $17.00 (AARP members), or $19.00 (non-AARP members), payable by check to AARP’ is due at registration.  Bring a bag lunch!

“Cars have changed. So have traffic rules, driving conditions, and the roads you travel every day. Some drivers age 50+ have never looked back since they got their first driver’s licenses, but even the most experienced drivers can benefit from brushing up on their driving skills.

By taking a driver safety course you’ll learn the current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques, and how to operate your vehicle more safely in today’s increasingly challenging driving environment. You’ll learn how you can manage and accommodate common age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. In addition, you’ll learn:

• How to minimize the effects of dangerous blind spots
• How to maintain the proper following distance behind another car
• The safest ways to change lanes and make turns at busy intersections
• Proper use of safety belts, air bags, anti-lock brakes, and new technologies used in cars
• Ways to monitor your own and others’ driving skills and capabilities
• The effects of medications on driving
• The importance of eliminating distractions, such as eating, smoking, and cell-phone use

After completing the course, you will have a greater appreciation of driving challenges and of how you can avoid potential collisions and injuries to yourself and others.” –AARP

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