Senior Citizens Get 'Fit' to Drive Safely on Senior Mobility Day

--Automobile Club of Southern California:

WHO:      The Automobile Club of Southern California, the California 
          Highway Patrol and the City of Laguna Woods.

WHAT:     News conference and demonstration of the new, potentially 
          life-saving "CarFit" method that helps keep senior citizens 
          safe behind the wheel. Trained technicians and occupational 
          therapists will lead seniors through a 12-point checklist 
          with their vehicle and recommend car adjustments to make 
          their cars "fit" better and enhance their driving safety.

WHEN:     Tuesday, Oct., 25, 2005, 10 a.m.

WHERE:    Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road

WHY:      People over 65 are one of the fastest-growing populations in
          California. Within 20 years, seniors will make up 17 percent
          of the state's population, 6.5 million drivers. As a group, 
          seniors are the safest drivers, but in later years, because 
          of their physical frailty, seniors have the highest crash 
          death rate per mile of everyone except teenagers.