This Week Is Older Driver Safety Week – Special Programs Offered
“Keys to Safe Driving,” a series of five free programs sponsored by the county’s Department of Senior Programs and Services, will take place during Older Driver Safety Week from Dec. 1 to Dec. 5. The sessions, presented by DSPS’ Older Driver Coalition, will offer tools, tips and techniques that older drivers can use to be on the road as safely as possible for as long as possible. The programs will also explore when it is time to stop driving, and what alternative transportation services are available when seniors decide to relinquish their keys.
Each session will cover similar material. Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is preferred. To sign up, telephone the director at each of the sites.
Lawrence Cunningham from Westchester County’s Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) will be at each session to help seniors interested in signing up for the MTA Reduced-Fare MetroCard.
Wednesday, Dec. 3: Memorial United Methodist Church Chapel, 252 Bryant Ave., White Plains, 12 noon to 1 p.m. Call Scott Havelka, interim executive director, The LOFT 914-948-2932, Ext. 12. Discussion leader: Mary Ellen Burns of DPWT.
Thursday, Dec. 4: Hugh A. Doyle Senior Center, 94 Davis Ave., New Rochelle, 1 to 2 p.m. Call Phyllis Maucieri, director, at 914-235-2363.Discussion leader: Dr. Kathleen Golisz, associate dean and professor, School of Health and Natural Sciences, Mercy College.
Friday, Dec. 5: Joseph Caputo Community Center, 95 Broadway, Ossining, 11 a.m. to 12 noon, Kathy Asaro, director, 914-762-1350. Discussion leaders: Lawrence Cunningham and Anna Wyganowska, both of DPWT.
For more information about the Older Driver Coalition and help it offers year-round to seniors and their families, call 914-813-6188.
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