An AARP Driver Safety Course for drivers 50 years of age and older will be presented at the Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main Street in Westbrook, on Wednesday, July 19, and Thursday, July 20. Classes will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on each of the two dates. Participants must attend both sessions to complete the course.
The registration fee is $10 per person and advance registration is required. To register, please phone John Hammon, AARP volunteer instructor, at 655-4943. Class size is limited and registrations will be accepted as long as space is still available.
The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation’s first and largest classroom refresher course designed specifically to meet the safety needs of experienced, mature drivers. It is an eight-hour class designed to help drivers learn more about defensive driving techniques, new traffic laws, rules of the road and much more. It also helps older drivers learn how to adjust their driving to age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time.
Also, under a law in the State of Maine, drivers 55 years of age and older who complete this course are eligible for auto insurance discounts. More information may be found on the Web site at home.earthlink.net/~drivesafe-me.
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