I have other wheels, so the Integra has been sitting mostly lately.
By "driven occasionally" I meant just a spin once or twice a month to
get the juices flowing.  Since the original quote I had for the job
was around $470, and scheduling it would have been a pain until
recently, I figured I'd get around to it when it was convenient for me
schedule-wise and money-wise.  But I was curious what the worst-case
scenario was for driving it in its current condition.

So to answer your question, in my case, there was no pressing need for
ASAP, and it has been helpful to me to be able to put it off for a
while.

Looks like this one has been settled for a while, but I just wanted to
add one thought:

Assuming a hose blows while you're on the highway, and you notice it
right away and manage to pull over and shut the engine off before and
damage occurs...

You still have to get the car towed to a shop, and then get the hoses
replaced.  You and/or your passengers also potentially have to call
someone else or a cab to get them/yourself to wherever you were going at
the time.  If you're on your way to work, don't forget to factor in any
time lost to dealing with this disaster.

Isn't it just easier and cheaper in the long run to just get the hoses
done ASAP?

Hey y'all.  I have a '90 Integra that gets driven occasionally.  Last
time it was in for an oil change, they told me the coolant hoses are
brittle and ought to be replaced.

Now I do plan to get this done, but maybe not right away 'cos it's
pretty expensive.  Is there any danger to the car (or the people
inside) if the hoses happen to fail while I'm driving?  I mean, if it
were a timing belt problem you might have some serious engine damage,
plus it's not so good to stop going if you're on the freeway or
something.  But with this, I was thinking I'd see the temp go up and
hopefully have some time and be able to pull it over.  Am I wrong?

Thanks.