How Well Do You Know the Rules of the Road?
Refresh your road safety acumen with driving courses and online quizzes.
Are your driving skills what they used to be? Find out by taking a test with one of a growing number of providers who can help you remain on the road safely.
AAA Roadwise Review: A Tool to Help Seniors Drive Safely Longer is a screening tool developed by AAA Exchange and noted transportation safety researchers. This tool is available on CD-Rom and allows seniors to measure in the privacy of their own home the eight functional abilities shown to be the strongest indicators of crash risk among older drivers. Contact your local AAA to learn how to obtain a copy of Roadwise Review or visit www.aaaexchange.com.
Visit the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) web site and you can test your driving IQ by taking a simple online test. AARP also offers a Driver Safety Program to all motorists age 50 and older. The eight-hour classroom refresher is the largest nationwide comprehensive curriculum designed especially for the older motorist. The program is available for Association members and non-members, either online or in the classroom. Go to www.aarp.org, click on “Family, Home & Legal” and select “Driver Safety.”
The National Safety Council conducts defensive driving courses nationwide and also offers a virtual defensive driving course online with actual behind-the-wheel driving time in a simulated environment. Go to www.nsc.org/train/ddc/ and click on “Training Center Directory.” Next, click on “Defensive Driving.” From the list provided, choose “Defensive Driving: Coaching the Mature Driver” and choose your state.
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety offers a quick quiz online to help you locate those areas where your physical and mental abilities call for a change in your driving habits and skills. Go to www.aaafoundation.org, and click on “quizzes.”
