AARP Driver Safety Classes January

DEC. 19, 2002 | Driver safety classes for older adults will be available at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) January through July.

UAMS SeniorLife co-sponsors the classes with AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons), although participants do not have to be AARP members. Successfully completing the course may earn participants a 10 percent discount on car insurance.

Daytime and evening classes are available. The cost of the two-day class is $10 per person; checks should be made payable to AARP. To register, contact the UAMS SeniorLife Program at 501-686-6363 or seniorlife@uams.edu.

AARP Driver Safety classes helps older adults develop safe, defensive driving techniques, while also refining their existing driving skills. Those who attend will refresh their memories of the basic rules of the road, will learn how to handle bad road conditions and traffic hazards, and will find out how the aging process and medications affect driving. The class does not include a test.

All classes will be held on the first floor of the hospital at UAMS. Enter the hospital from the visitors level of the Hospital Parking Deck at 4301 W. Markham St. (See map.)

Daytime classes will be held from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tues. and Wed. on the following dates:
Jan. 21 (Board Room) and Jan. 22 (Conference Room A)
Feb. 18 (Board Room) and Feb. 19 (Conference Room A)
March 18 (Board Room) and March 19 (Conference Room A)
April 15 - 16 (Conference Room B-2)
May 20 - 21 (Conference Room B-2)
June 17 - 18 (Conference Room B-2)
July 15 - 16 (Conference Room B-2)

Evening classes will be held from 6 - 10 p.m. on the following dates:
Jan. 27 - 28 (Conference Room B-2)
April 28 - 29 (Conference Room B-2)

Links on This Page

UAMS SeniorLife: http://www.uams.edu/medcenter/seniorlife.asp
AARP: http://www.aarp.org/
Map: http://www.uams.edu/maps/hospital.htm

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08/08/03