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Refresh your driving skills at safety course

Posted February 05, 2008 10:00 pm

The AARP Driver Safety Program consists of two four-hour days and is a driving refresher for motorists age 50 and older; however, any licensed driver may attend. Registration and attendance for all eight hours is required to receive a certificate.

The class covers much of the information needed to pass the Illinois state license exam and discusses the eyesight, hearing and physical changes that drivers experience as they age.

Also reviewed are safer driving habits, how to avoid driving hazards, changes in roadway conditions and safety equipment on automobiles. There is also a discussion of when to consider driver retirement.

The class costs $10 to cover materials only. Classes are offered all over the Chicago area on a regular basis. Drivers can call (888) 227-7669 to locate a class if the following classes don't fit their schedules, or visit www.aarp.org/drive.

Classes are taught by trained AARP Driver Safety Program volunteer instructors. Anyone interested in becoming an AARP Driver Safety Program volunteer can call instructor/district coordinator Harold Sterling at (847) 882-8346 for more information.

Upcoming classes in the area include:

• Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Feb. 14. To register, call (847) 448-8250.

• Patty Turner Senior Center, 375 Elm St., Deerfield, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday. To register, call (847) 940-4010.

• Buffalo Grove Park District Alcott Center, 530 Bernard Drive, Buffalo Grove, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 16. To register, call (847) 850-2117.

• College of DuPage, Fawell Blvd. and Lambert, Building K, Room 142, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 16. To register, call (630) 942-2700.

• Northbrook Senior Center, 3323 Walters Ave., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. To register, call (847) 291-2988.

• Des Plaines Senior Center, 515 E. Thacker Drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 13-14. To register, call (847) 391-5717.

• Good Shepherd Hospital, 450 W. Hwy 22, Barrington, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 14-15. To register, call (800) 323-8622.

• Wheaton Park District Senior Center, 208 West Union, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 14 and 21. To register, call (630) 665-1415.

• American Legion Memorial Civic Center, 6140 Dempster St., Morton Grove, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 16 and 23. To register, call (847) 470-5223.

• Arlington Heights Senior Center, 1801 W. Central Road, 9:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Feb. 16 and 23. To register, call (847) 252-5532.

• Mundelein Senior Center, 1200 Regent Drive, 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 18-19. To register, call (847) 566-4790.

• Leyden Township Senior Center, 2601 N. Mannheim Road, Franklin Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 18-19. To register, call (847) 455-8616.

• River Forest Community Center, 8020 Madison St., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 19-20. To register, call (708) 771-6159, ext. 200.

• AARP Chapter, Winthrop Harbor Community Center, 1520 7th St., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 19-20. To register, call (847) 746-6567.

• Skokie Park District, 4701 W. Oakton St., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 19 and 21. To register, call (847) 933-4960.

• Northeast (Levy) Senior Center, 2019 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 20-21. To register, call (312) 744-0784.

• Darian Park District, 7301 Fairview, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 21-22. To register, call (630) 655-6400.

• Village of Schaumburg Senior Center, 231 S. Civic Drive, noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 21 and 28. To register, call (847) 524-7496.

• Park Ridge Senior Center, 100 S. Western Ave., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 26 and 28. To register, call (847) 692-3597.

• Southwest Suburban Center On Aging, 111 W. Harris St., LaGrange, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 27-28. To register, call (708) 354-1323.

• Swedish Covenant Hospital, 2751 Winona, Chicago, 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 27 and 29. To register, call (773) 878-6888.

• Glenview Senior Center, 2400 Chestnut, noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 27 and 29. To register, call (847) 724-4793.

• Warren Township Center, 17801 W. Washington St., Gurnee, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28-29. To register, call (847) 244-1101, ext. 502.

• Rush Oak Park Hospital, 610 S. Maple Ave., Wheaton, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 28-29. To register, call (708) 660-2005.

• York Township Senior Center, 1502 S. Meyers Road, Lombard, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28-29. To register, call (630) 620-2423.

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