Since I’m now over 50 and officially an AARP member, I am eligible for all sorts of financial deals. One that really appealed to me was the AARP car insurance deal where if you took their driver safety class you’d get a five percent discount on your car insurance. I ain’t no dummy, car insurance is expensive, especially if you own more than one car or have a kid under 25 still on your insurance plan. So, I figured, I could sit still for a few hours on a hard chair in a dark basement of the Senior Center and take the class. After all, I’d had to take it every two years when I worked for the state. Piece of cake. The class was not what I expected. It was tailor made for old people…a category I’m still not willing to put myself in (I prefer the term “experienced” rather than “old”). The essence of the class and the test materials was “you are old and decrepit, scary, and dangerous. You should consider taking the bus.”
We covered car safety checks, getting evaluated for being too old to drive, rules of the road, getting evaluated for being too old, dangerous driving habits, and especially not texting unless you were under 30 years old. We also discussed…getting too old to be out there on the pavement without a 26 year old as a chauffeur. At the end of the class they passed out the bus schedules. Now I don’t want to say I’m overly sensitive, but frankly, after this class I’m not sure, from their point of view, if I’m fit to be certified to use a walker or a wheelchair either. Nevertheless, I give you fair warning…I’m still out there lurking on the highway, so practice your defensive driving skills.
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