of civil
ooordinator of
DIA B U
DmECTOR of th ta
ofB rvi toth Aging, id h
d not upport pecial t tin
or more f: u nt d for
old dri
"It' hal ncing act betw n
cknowledging poop I grow
older, ome of their y ight
may not be a good a be­
fore, "Braunstein said. "The flip
id of that into geism,
THE TWO MO T frequent which is very prevalent in our
problems older motorist have is society."
failing to yield the right-of-way Compreh nsive vi ion t t­
and making improper left turns, ing could take as much as 15 to
Smith said. Elderly drivers also 20 minutes and would be much
have difficulty entering and more expensive than the "quick
leaving freeways. Handling and dirty" testing now per-
newer cars that idle faster also formed, Lyl id.
can be tricky. "If you really want to be safe,
These problems. come up be- all drivers should be tested on a
cause older drivers are physi- regular basis," Lyles said.
cally different in their vision, �u�ntly� �d �ts are. re­
hearing, coordination, depth. quired In Michigan If � driver
perception and decision-making more than 18 y rs old IS apply-
biliti he said ing for a first license but has not
capa Illes, .'. taken driver's education; if
A common mistake IS class- someone was licensed in another
ifying all old drivers the same tate but that license has been
way, said Rick Lyles, a professor expired for four or mor years;
By AM'( FINKELSTEIN
$tnplal to the Michigan Cft/an
BOYD AID THE Depart-
m nt of Bta n trict pi
LAN I G (Capital N � SeNio.) - The biggest
problem facing older drivers is access to tran&­
portation, either through their own vehicles or
through pecialized services when tbey can no
Ion rdrive.
Dian Brau tein, director of the state Office
of Services to the Aging; said decisiobS about
older drive generally are made within the
family, when people become ill �r famUy mem­
bers become convinced they are In danger.
State Rep. Dennis Olshove, D·Warren, said
people are able to recognize their on limitations
and will take themselves off the road.
"I think they know when it's time to quit," he
said.
.. OO&'TO·DOOR Pt9
expenslv propositions. which
needs to be more federal and
cated, II he said. .
Olshove said finan lways
eration, but a tl'8nsportation pac 8'l
pessed by Congrees could ensu mo
money' returned to the tate.
from driving at night, on some
types of roads - such as a free­
way - or during specific tim
I. s for vari- of day, such as rush hour. And
ju t as the Department can re­
strict yo nger motorists from
dri ving with other young people,
it can require older drivers to
have someone in the car with
them.
.In one case, Smith said, a
TOP: Elder Gray
pictured with Susan
Kelsey, a teacher
from Alsha Shule,
an independent
African-centered
academy. BOTTOM:
Sandra Taylor, has
children attending the
Nsoroma Institute, an
African-centered
academy for children
in Highland Park, MI.
·You're Iying ... you're joking," wa all that 20 year-Old Piper John�on of Detroit could. ay.when
he found out that she won $10,000 in The Coca-Cola BottllOg Com.pany of Mlchlg�n
t· "Detroit Summer 10n-. Bottling company executiv s presented Piper
consumer promo ron, . .. id t d I
John on with a check for $10,000. From (I-r): Erdle Burton regional vice-pres �n a� gen r�
mana er, Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Michigan; Piper Johnson, �rand prize winner; Bill
Holl �iVi ion vice-pre ident and general manager (CCBC of MI), Orlando McCorvery,
vice:president of marketing and sale (CCBC of MI).
State Rep. Dennis Olshove,
D- Warren, said special testing
for elderly drivers could be con­
strued as discrimination on the
basis of age and he would be
reluctant to venture into that
area.
The "55 Alive" program, coor-
dinated through the AARP,
helps people recognize their
physical changes and taps Into
o
scious.
WORTHY TALKED OF the
desperate struggle of Native
Americans to keep their lan­
guage and culture. She said,
"Native Americans were physi-
cally punished for speaking their
TIlE TROIT PUBLI language in government schools
Schools and Wayne State Uni- and had to cut their hair. "The
ver ity will start Native Bureau of Indian Affair had
American studies programs more control of money, schooling
soon. and housing than Native Ameri-
Yakini wanted a dialogue be- cans did.
tween independent African-cel_l- "The experienc of African
tered schools, Detroit Public : Americans in America was equal
Schools African- n r aead - to the destruction of Native
mies, and Nativ Americans Americans on their own land.
Thurman B r, Judith Mays, They lost their culture and lan­
Edith Young and jibinabe guage like we did," Worthy said.
Wayn Jackson and h North Sh said the high incid nce of
Amori nlndian nt r .11, alcoholism, uicide, high blood
at N oroma pr ssure, ob ity and diabetes
Ther w a littl glitch in he among Nativ Am ricans on and
program. No repr s ntativ s off re rvations is generational
from the Native American com- grieving for their lost culture.
munity and the DPS acad mi She wanted to lend support to
ttended. ... th ir . su s and talked of the
Easter Ready nd us n K 1- imilariti betw n the Kung
y, each from Aisha Shule, peopl of South Africa and the
an in ep nden African-c n- Dine (N vaho) ple in North
t red school, studied Native America. Both cultur have cos­
merican culture for several mologies that are earth con­
months at th ir school. K I y
wan to "addr and in-
r b -1 bout ch
other."
continued from page A 1
the AIM who e upporters want
him fr d from two cons utive
life s ntences in Leavenworth
Federal P nitentiary.
Yakini's purpose was to ex­
change culturally accurate re­
sources: book, gr phics,
culturaland historical presenta­
tions between the African
American and Native American
communities.
Detroit
Aisha Shule.
Faye Worthy teaches Life Sci-
nce at Nsororna Institute. She
was invited to a reservation in
Portland, Oregon by Native
American friends. Her experi­
ence made her "feel like I'm at
home."
THE LAW WOULD offer
people more incentive to ta
the "55 Alive" course, Smith
said. In Illinois, which has uch
a law, 1,782 people took the
AARP driving c in Septem­
ber. In Michigan, just 241 driv­
ers did.
"The insurance compani
are opposed to anything that
changes their programming,"
Smith id,
WORTHY SPOKE OF a Na­
tive American woman in Austin,
Texas who is tting up an ar­
chive, doing oral research to cod­
ify and perserve her culture. The
. Austin, Texas woman wants the
elders to teach the children.
Jan Toles works at the Child
Development Lab at Wayne
State University. She is a. li­
censed masseuse and studies
wholistic medicine. Toles is in­
ter ted in "seminars on how to
educate the population at large.
She wants to do a curriculum to '
dispel beliefs/myths about Na­
tive American culture."
Sandra Taylor, whose chil­
dren attend Nsoroma Institute,
spoke of Choctaw anoestors
traced to the 1700's. She plans to
go South this summer to further
trace her family heritage.
Yakini spoke of joint cultural
and historical presentations be­
tween the two communities open
to parents and 'the public in the
future.
Nsoroma Institute will have a
Kwanzaa celebration Tuesday,
Dec. 28, 7-10 p.m., celebrating
the principle ofUjima (collective
work and responsibility).
The add is 13220 Wood-
ward A'VI nue in th Highland
Park YMCA Annex. Call 868-
3150 for more information.
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