The Susanville Area of the California Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Lassen Senior Center, will be presenting the Age Well, Drive Smart program for older drivers on Wednesday, March 16th.
Changes in eyesight, medications, and your health all affect your ability to drive and these subjects will be discussed as the group explores ways to keep you driving safer and driving longer. The program is designed for seniors and anyone experiencing physical changes that affect their driving.
California’s senior population is proving to be one of the fastest growing driving-age demographics in the state. It is estimated, there will be over six million residents age 65 and older in California by the year 2020. Knowing that much of this community still relies on driving as their primary means of transportation, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is continuing the Age Well Drive Smart program.
The Age Well Drive Smart class is an education program specifically designed to help seniors tune up their driving skills, refresh their knowledge of the rules of the road, learn about normal age-related physical changes and how they affect driving ability. The program is supported by the Keeping Everyone Safe IV grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
The free Age Well, Drive Smart class begins at 1:00p.m. on March 16th and runs for approximately two hours.
