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Senior Driving Expo

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

AAA  and Spectrum Generations will host a senior driving expo Friday, August 19, 2011, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Muskie Community Center, 38 Gold Street in Waterville.

Multiple vendors, including the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Waterville Police Department, will be speaking about license renewal, licensing in relation to medical issues, and the do’s and don’ts of driver safety.  AAA will present “Keeping the Keys: help extend your safe driving career,” – a workshop to help older drivers be proactive in managing their driving careers, recognize changes in driving that come with age, planning ahead for continued mobility, as well as an overview of resources that can help accomplish those things. 

Central Maine Motors, the expo sponsor, will showcase a vehicle with the newest smart features, and one of our Maine Senior Guide resources, Ride-Away, will display a wheelchair accessible van with a selection of mobility products and services for the disabled community.  Other free services at the Seniors Drivers Expo are hearing and vision screenings, a brake reaction time test, and informational on-line programs. 

For more info, call Spectrum Generations at 873-4745. 

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Senior Driving: AARP Driver Safety Classes in Maine

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Did you know that insurance companies in Maine are required by law to give discounts to drivers 55 years of age and older who complete a safe driving course at least once every three years?  

If you want to take a four-hour class that will earn an insurance discount, take a look at the AARP Driver Safety Program. The AARP Driver Safety Program in Maine offers classes for drivers 50 years of age and older at numerous locations throughout the state.

The program is the nation’s first and largest classroom refresher course designed to meet the safety needs of mature and experienced drivers.  Offered as a four-hour class at most locations in Maine, it helps drivers learn about defensive driving techniques, new traffic laws, rules of the road and much more. It helps older drivers learn how to adjust their driving to age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time.

The registration fee is $12 per person for AARP members, $14 per person for non-members, and advance registration is required. Class size is limited and registrations are accepted first-come, first-served.

Classes scheduled to date are listed below. However, more classes are are added frequently, so check the website for the latest list of classes in Maine.


AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASSES IN MAINE (as of 3/16/11) 

Dates & Times

Class Location

Instructor & Registration

MARCH 2011 

 


March 25 

10 am to 3 pm 

BANGOR 

Eastern Area Agency on Aging, 450 Essex St.

Instructor: Susan Poole, 843-7013

To Register, call 941-2865

APRIL 2011 

 


April 14 

8:30 am to 1 pm

LEWISTON 

SeniorsPlus, 8 Falcon Rd.

Instructor: Tom Harvey, 597-2331

To register, call  795-4010

April 19 

12:30 to 4:30 pm

GUILFORD 

Community Fitness Center, 31 High St.

Instructor: George Davis, 474-0677

To register, call Gail Warden, 876-4813

April 25

9 am to 2 pm

WATERVILLE

Muskie Center, 38 Gold St.

Instructor: Norman Barrows

To Register, call Casey, 873-4745

MAY 2011 

 


May 5 

10 am to 3 pm

DOVER-FOXCROFT 

Mayo Regional Hospital, 897 W. Main St.

Instructor: George Davis, 474-0677

To register, call Lilliam Smith, 564-4427

May 5 

8 am to 1 pm

RICHMOND 

Richmond Senior Center, 314 Front St.

Instructor: Pete Lamarre, 443-2706

To register, call 737-2161

May 11 

10 am to 3 pm

SKOWHEGAN 

Federated Church, Island Ave.

Instructor: George Davis, 474-0677

To register, call 474-0677

May 12 

8:30 am to 1 pm

LEWISTON 

Seniors Plus, 10 Falcon Rd.

Instructor: Tom Harvey, 597-2331

To register, call Sue Holmes, 795-4010

May 19 

9 am to 1:30 pm

PORTLAND 

AARP State Office, 1685 Congress St. 

Instructor: Phil Chin, 846-0858

To register, call Instructor, 846-0858

May 26

12 to 4:30 pm

FRYEBURG

Fryeburg Public Library, 515 Main St.

Instructor: John Hammon, 655-4943

To register call 935-2731

JUNE 2011 

 


June 8 

10 am to 3 pm

KITTERY 

2nd Congregational Church, 33 Government St.

Instructor: George Davis, 474-0677

To register, call Virginia Barron, 439-1678

June 9 

8:30 am to 1 pm

LEWISTON 

Seniors Plus, 10 Falcon Rd.

Instructor: Tom Harvey, 597-2331

To register, call Sue Holmes, 795-4010

June 10

11 am to 4 pm

FALMOUTH

OceanView Retirement Community

Instructor: Phil Chin, 846-0858

Closed Class for OceanView residents only

June 28 (?)

9 am to 1:30 pm

PORTLAND

AARP State Office, 1685 Congress St.

Instructor: Robert Libby, 892-4476

To register, call 892-4476

AUGUST 2011

    

August 4

9 am to 1:30 pm

PORTLAND

AARP State Office, 1685 Congress St.

Instructor: John Hammon, 655-4943

To register, call 655-4943

SEPTEMBER 2011

    

September 7

8:30 am to 1 pm

LEWISTON

Seniors Plus, 10 Falcon Rd.

Instructor: Tom Harvey, 597-2331

To register, call Sue Holmes, 795-4010

September 15

10 am to 3 pm

DOVER-FOXCROFT

Penquis CAP, 50 North St.

Instructor: George Davis, 474-0677

To register, call Paul Matulis, 564-7116

September 15

9 am to 1:30 pm

PORTLAND

AARP State Office, 1685 Congress St.

Instructor: John Hammon, 655-4943

To register, call 655-4943

OCTOBER 2011

    

October 20

9 am to 1:30 pm

PORTLAND

AARP State Office, 1685 Congress St.

Instructor: Phil Chin, 846-0858

To register, call Instructor, 846-0858

This list will be updated as more classes are added. Please check our website for new information.

FOR LOCATIONS OF OTHER DRIVER SAFETY CLASSES NATIONWIDE, GO TO:  www.aarp.org/drive

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