Test results are confidential and not shared with family members, doctors or agencies without the driver's permission. AARP offers 55 Alive driving classes at various locations. In the Getting in Gear program, seniors who choose to stop driving because of poor test results meet with a case manager for counseling and referral. We let people make their own decisions, but we don't leave them without transportation choices. Taxis and other alternative transportation, such as that provided by non-profit groups through private or government money, can keep clients independent and mobile without a car.
Some clients initially believe that taxis are too expensive.
That's a lot of taxi rides. As for Don Mittleman, even though he aced the UFOV test, he doesn't mind having his wife be his chauffeur. One winter day, he was looking for a way into Washington. A businessman in a chauffeur-driven sedan offered him a ride. I sat in the back seat and the chauffeur tucked a lap robe around me.