Dear Eric: Your question and response concerning “Nervous” who didn’t feel safe riding with her friend appeared in our local newspaper on the very day my husband and I took the AARP Smart Driver course.
I highly recommend it.
It is a six-hour class, and most insurance companies offer a discount for three years upon completing the course. You don’t have to be an AARP member.
Although the class is offered online, I recommend taking it in person. “Nervous” and her friend could take it together.
– Smart Driver
Dear Driver: Thank you for writing, many people wrote in to sing the praises of the Smart Driver program, which can be found at aarpdriversafety.org.
Additionally, others wrote to remind the letter writer that state Departments of Motor Vehicles often, if not always, have ways of anonymously reporting unsafe drivers. If the letter writer doesn’t feel comfortable talking with the friend, this is an option, albeit one that will take longer, which continues to put the friend and others at risk.
(Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110. Follow him on Instagram and sign up for his weekly newsletter at rericthomas.com.)
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