SOUTH COUNTY : Senior Citizen Driving Courses Scheduled

An opportunity for senior citizens to improve their driving skills and qualify for insurance discounts is available through driving courses that will be held this month throughout South County.

The two-day course focuses on helping senior citizens compensate for slowing reflexes and vision problems, and it informs participants about Department of Motor Vehicles driving regulations.

Called 55 Alive, the program is sponsored by the American Assn. of Retired Persons, and participants must be at least age 50. The course costs $8, and registration in advance is required.

When the eight-hour course is completed, senior citizens are given a certificate that can be sent to insurance companies for good-driver discounts.

Those interested in signing up must contact the facility where the class is being held. Classes in South County this month are scheduled for:

* Saturday and Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Laguna Beach Senior Center in Lang Park at 384 Legion St. For more information, call (714) 497-2441.

* Nov. 14 and 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the San Clemente Senior Citizen Center, 242 Avenida del Mar. For more information, call (714) 498-3322.

* Nov. 15 and 16 from 8 a.m. to noon at Glendale Federal Bank, 24221 Calle de la Louisa, Laguna Hills. For more information, call (714) 768-7771.

* Nov. 28 and 29 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Oso Viejo Road, in Mission Viejo. For more information, call (714) 470-3062.