pressconnects.com | 10/09/04 | News Story
pressconnects.com 10/09/04 News Story: "Kathleen F. Bucher, 82, of Binghamton, was treated Friday at a local hospital for minor injuries suffered when her car struck the front of the Giant Markets store at Robinson and Broad streets on the city's East Side.



The gas pedal on the car appeared to stick as the vehicle left the Partners Trust Bank drive-through window, witnesses told police.
Two employees inside the supermarket suffered minor injuries when hit by flying debris, police said. A large section of brick, 6 by 15 foot, was cracked open and a four-foot-high hole knocked into the front of the building by the car, according to the Binghamton Police Bureau. "

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Am I A Safe Driver?
pressconnects.com 10/04/04 News Story
pressconnects.com 10/04/04 News Story:

Am I A Safe Driver?
A 60-year-old driver needs three times as much light to see as a teenager and will take more than twice as long to adjust to a change from light to darkness.
Check these statements:
* I get lost while driving.
* My friends and relatives say they worry about my driving.
* Other cars seem to appear out of nowhere.
* I have trouble seeing signs in time to respond to them.
* Other drivers drive too fast.
* Other drivers often honk at me.
* Driving stresses me out.
* After driving, I feel tired.
* I have had more 'near misses', fender-benders or collisions with mailboxes,
garage doors or curbs.
* Busy intersections bother me.
* Left-hand turns make me nervous.
* The glare from oncoming headlights bothers me.
* My medication makes me dizzy or drowsy.
* I have trouble turning the steering wheel.
* I have trouble pushing the gas pedal or brakes.
* I have trouble looking over my shoulder when I back up.
* I have been stopped by the police for my driving recently.
* People will no longer accept rides from me.
* I don't like to drive at night.
* I have had trouble parking lately.

If any of these statements applies to you, your safety may be at risk and you may want to see a doctor or surrender your license. SOURCE: South Dakota Driver Licensing Program, the AARP and SeniorDrivers.org.
ON THE INTERNET
* The State Office for the Aging has a tip book at: http://aging.state.ny.us/caring/concerned/contents.htm
* The AARP's web site on driving: www.aarp.org/life/drive/
* www.granddriver.info"

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