Larry Nunamaker, Seniors for Safe Driving driver improvement consultant, provides safe-driving tips to the residents of Stirling Village last week.

This is an excerpt — pick up Sunday's Butler Eagle to read more about the class. Larry Nunamaker adjusted the steering wheel and side mirrors in his imaginary car.“Am I still a good driver?” Nunamaker, Seniors for Safe Driving driver improvement consultant, said is something people should ask themselves. “Age is something we cannot stop.”A dozen participants refreshed their driving techniques, regained lost confidence and developed a positive driving attitude Wednesday morning during the Seniors for Safe Driving course, a PennDot-approved driver improvement course based in Butler designed specifically for mature drivers, ages 55 and older.Nunamaker led the three-hour course with a joke, a smile and the serious mission of imparting the importance of road rules and defensiveness behind the wheel.About 42 million Americans, ages 65 and older, are licensed drivers, which represents an increase of nearly 60 percent since 1999, according to a study by The Senior List.The Senior List also ranks which states have the worst senior drivers using data from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Total traffic fatalities also increased by 22 percent for drivers ages 65 and older.Not only are more people ages 65 and older driving than in years past, but more people in this age group are being killed in traffic accidents.Pennsylvania is one of the top 10 states for the number of senior drivers involved in fatal accidents, which is 270 senior drivers.

This is an excerpt — pick up Sunday's Butler Eagle to read more about the class.