AARP’s Driver Safety Program classes lack Bicycling

I encourage you to take one of AARP’s Driver Safety Program classes after you read this post.
There are on-line courses, too.  Look in the “AARP Programs” box (left side of screen) for more info.   You’ll want to check out what your local and state AARP Driver Safety Program instructors are teaching about bicycling.  In the last four or five weeks, I’ve suddenly been having a hard time with senior citizen road rage drivers, in their 70s and 80s, telling me that I’m supposed to ride next to the curb.  Their brains were completely closed and inflexible.  Their road rage has been kept to honking and yelling, thankfully.  But, it needs to be checked up on as to why they are all of a sudden doing it and solve the problem.  If they’re doing it to me, they’re probably doing it to other bicyclists.  We have many Americans down on their luck from job losses, etc., who have taken up bicycling for transportation and don’t need to deal with this kind of additional bad treatment. more »