WHEREAS, there are approximately 75 million licensed drivers age 50 and older in the United States, constituting more than a third of all drivers on the nation’s roadways; and

        WHEREAS, according to U.S. government figures, this percentage is expected to increase significantly in the years ahead, increasing the need for safe driving practices; and

        WHEREAS, to ensure 50-plus drivers stay safe behind the wheel, the AARP Driver Safety Program has provided instruction over the past 28 years to more than 11 million participants seeking to refresh their driving skills ; and

        WHEREAS, the AARP Driver Safety Program is designed to educate participants about how best to reduce traffic violations, crashes and chances for injuries; and

        WHEREAS, the AARP Driver Safety Program offers those preparing to take to the road important strategies for staying crash-free, insight into the challenges of city vs. rural driving and suggestions for handling aggressive drivers;

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2007, to be

AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM MONTH

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at Boise, Idaho, on this 2nd day of October in the year of our Lord two-thousand and seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-second and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred eighteenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE