AAA Helps Mature Drivers Find Their Perfect Fit

  What:       The launch of CarFit, the first program to offer older adults
              the opportunity to check how their personal cars "fit" them.
              Developed through collaboration among AAA, the American
              Society on Aging, AARP and the American Occupational Therapy
              Association, CarFit could make a lifesaving difference for
              older drivers and their loved ones.

              Trained professionals will lead senior drivers through a
              12-point checklist with their vehicle, recommend car
              adjustments and adaptations and offer community specific
              resources and activities that could make their cars "fit"
              better or enhance safety. An occupational therapist will also
              be on hand to with information for older drivers on how to
              maintain and strengthen driving health.

  When:       Monday May 9
              9 a.m. - 12 noon

  Where:      Illinois Secretary of State Driver's License Facility
              326 N. Klein Street
              Springfield, IL

  Why:        By 2030, one in five drivers will be age 65 or older, which
              means there will be more than 30 million older drivers on our
              roads. Because of their fragility, seniors have the highest
              crash death rate per mile of everyone except teenagers.

  AAA Chicago offers automotive, travel, insurance and financial services.
  It is part of The Auto Club Group (ACG), the largest affiliation of AAA
  clubs in the Midwest, with 4.1 million members in eight states.  ACG clubs
  belong to the national AAA federation, a not-for-profit organization, with
  more than 45 million members in the United States and Canada.

  For more information call:
  Nicole Niemi: (630) 328-7237
  Cell: (630) 364-6989