How about a new crusade?

I'm declaring the Being Rupe blogsite as the official headquarters of Senior Citizens Out Of Traffic, or SCOOT. In the grand tradition of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, every anti-smoking campaign ever, and plenty of other public health crusades, I intend to shine a light on policies that endanger every driver on the road when they're not just slowing traffic down and leading to double-parked Roadmasters.

But Rupe, you're saying, how can we ever stand up to the blue-haired power of the AARP? Easy--we'll just work after 6pm, when the old folks are all asleep. And if they do catch us plotting against their drivers licenses, they'll just forget it in a couple of minutes anyhow. Assuming they can hear the planning in the first place. God knows they aren't going to be looking on the web. They're still bitching about how impersonal printed text is.

Since we're working off of the "crusade" approach, we'll need to do the following:

• Demonize old drivers. We're looking for the level of outrage families of five get from Malthusians. We'll want to hit the "hate" receptors early and often!
  
• Paint the AARP as extremists. Ooo, that word gives me a tingle!
  
• Imply that anyone that disagrees with us is either influenced by Big Retirement or just ignorant.
  
• Note that we're just trying to help old people from hurting themselves. Every Oldy Olsen hurt in a car accident is just more Medicare money out of your pocket!
  
• Play up every incident. No old person crossing two lanes in rush hour traffic at 34mph must go unmentioned!
  

Get on it. This is exciting. I'll be printing my own anecdotal evidence. Hopefully you, gentle reader, will supply your own anecdotes.