Over 50 driving classes are wonderful! So popular around here (Long Island) that when they are announced they fill up fast. I took one a few years ago (maybe 5?) so my insurance company money savings has expired. I've been looking for a class, but can't find one easily. Four things I learned: 1. Keep your headlights on (for the reason dotmom gave). 2. In parking lots, pick a spot easy to get out of. Many minor taps,bangs,dings, etc happen in parking lots. Find a spot you can pull straight out of or a bank of three spots in a row and take the middle one.Avoid backing up in lots. 3. Keep a pair of sunglasses in your car for sunny glary days (seniors tend to have poorer eyesight) and 4. if someone tailgates you, move to the right hand lane and let them pass. Don't endanger your self and car just to prove you are still hip and young.

I've been taking it for a while. I think the greatest asset of it is that it serves as a kind of a reminder of things to look out for while driving.

Yes, they give plenty of driving tips and reminders. I've never been super-skillful. For example, the last time I parallel parked was when I was 18, when I took and passed my drivers test. I will drive around for a better parking space rather than parallel park today. At my retirement party in 2005, I tried to parallel park and couldn't do it. I drove about six blocks away to find head-in parking and walked to the restaurant. And when I did take the driving class the instructor was a 70 year old man. He bragged that even tho his responses and eyesight are worse than when he was young, he's a better, safer driver now. He was very bright and active, a great teacher. I want to be like him when I'm 70, in eleven years.

It depends on your teacher. We had one several years ago, that spent too much time visiting with the students--he knew one real well and we learned very little. Even the student's wife could not get him to shut up. The new one is much better, and sticks to the program.
I think alot of it is common sense. So far I can still drive mountain road, and freeways, but I too have noticed at 79 my reflexes are not as good as they use to be. So I am slowing down.

When you're 80 in Ontario, your licence expires, and you need to get a release from an instructor who spends about an hour and a half showing a video and giving instructions, plus discussion, then giving a test of 20 (40?) multiple-choice questions, and 20 (40?) highway sign illustrations that one must identify, then s/he marks each of about 15 participants' tests, and tells some that they need to take a driving test, as well.

That release, plus some dollars, gets you a driver's licence that lasts for 2 years, then one needs to go through the same procedure again.

They recommend that one study the "Driver's Handbook", a smallish tome, that one can buy from the Ministry of Transport for about $15.00 (plus tax) ...

... or borrow from the library ... for free.

Actually ... I'd like to recommend to a number of drivers around me nearly daily on the road that they read it carefully, as well ... as if that would have an effect on their driving habits.

ole joyfuelled ... with some help from orange juice, milk and coffee for me - and gas for the car