Transportation Options

Owning a car is expensive, especially if one seldom drives or drives only short distances. Try this simple exercise. Create a budget for your transportation expenses. You will be surprised at how much mobility you can purchase for your car's annual cost.

Gas and oil
Maintenance
Tires
Depreciation
Insurance
Registration/licence fee
Finance expense

• If you are considering a move, look for a home that is close to shopping and recreational opportunities.
• Car pool and share the driving with friends and family. There's nothing nicer than sharing a warm car with family and friends!
• Let someone else do the driving. Hop a bus or take a cab!

These and other options will allow you to still get around.

Follow the simple guidelines in this booklet and you, too, can remain an older and wiser driver!

And Remember -

Always Wear Your Seat Belt!

* Adapted with permission from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's Drivers 55 Plus: Check Your Own Performance, Your Keys to Freedom and Safety, and The Older and Wiser Driver; and from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles' Indiana's Guide for the Mature Driver.

The video, The Older and Wiser Driver, is available on loan from both CAA Manitoba and the Manitoba Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat. If you would prefer to read or view information on older drivers before attending the recommended courses, the following organizations can assist you:

CAA Manitoba Phone: 987-6166 or 1·800·222-4357 Manitoba Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat Phone: 945-6565 or 1·800·665-6565