Mission Or Objective:
Helping older drivers improve skills and avoid traffic crashes and violations.

Overview:
Defensive driver training course for senior citizens. Participants must attend both sessions to receive certification. Seniors may become eligible for a discount on their auto insurance rates by completing the eight-hour course which teaches older drivers how to compensate for any physical limitations. Participants must take the course every three years to remain eligible for the discount.

Eight-hour classroom refresher course is for experienced motorists age 50 and older. Classes held at various times and locations during the year - call for information.

The course addresses the physical changes that can affect your driving ability and behavior, including ways to compensate for those changes.

Fifty-five years old is the average age when these physical changes begin to impact a person's driving ability.

The course is designed to remind you of skills and techniques you once learned, but fail to use regularly, and update you on the rules of the road.

Normal age-related changes that interfere with vision, hearing, and physical strength that influence driving ability and attitudes, as well as the impact of medications when driving are taught in this course.

Eligibility: Class is open to anyone 50 years of age or older; Fees: $10.00 per person; Limitations: None

Revised: 9/28/07