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AARP Smart Driver Courses in New Jersey - Fall 2023

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The AARP Smart Driver Course is a driving refresher course that features research-based curriculum. The six-hour course is now the nation’s largest driving refresher course designed for drivers age 50.

The course teaches proven driving techniques to help keep you and your loved ones safe on the road.

Listed below are the Course Objectives of the AARP Smart Driver Course. As a result of completing the course, participants will:

  1. Drive with increased confidence.
  2. Apply research-based safety strategies to reduce the likelihood of having a crash.
  3. Select and use the newest safety and advanced features in vehicles.
  4. Adapt to changes that affect driving ability, including medications, alcohol, and health-related issues.
  5. Make driving decisions considering the links between the driver, vehicle, and road environment.
  6. Safely share the road with other road users.
  7. Evaluate your driving and determine when it may be time to limit driving.
  8. Explore and use other ways to travel.
  9. Use the comprehensive driver aids, checklists, and resources provided.
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Below, you'll find the list of New Jersey locations that are offering courses from September through October 2023.

The course is $20 for AARP members and $25 for non-members. Space is limited, so register now by calling the number that pertains to the location.

AARP also hosts FREE, 90-minute workshops to help you learn about the safety features in cars today. If you're interested in joining one of these Smart DriverTEK workshops, click here.

September 2023

Piscataway, NJ - 9/5/23 and 9/7/23 at 9am
Location: YMCA AT PISCATAWAY COMMUNITY CENTER
Reg. Number: (732)-562-1133
Palisades Park, NJ - 9/6/23 at 10am
Location: UNITED HEALTHCARE - BERGEN
Reg. Number: (201) 654-9106
North Caldwell, NJ - 9/7/23 at 9:30am
Location: NOTRE DAME CHURCH
Reg. Number: (908) 591-7496
Edison, NJ - 9/7/23 at 10am
Location: UNITED HEALTHCARE - EDISON
Reg. Number: (732)-509-3875
Elmwood Park, NJ - 9/8/23 at 8:30am
Location: ELMWOOD PARK SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (201)-796-3342
Fair Lawn, NJ - 9/9/2023 at 9am
Location: FAIR LAWN SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (201) 796-1191
Riverdale, NJ - 9/9/23 at 10am 
Location: RIVERDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Reg. Number: (973) 835-5044
Highland Park, NJ - 9/9/23 and 9/18/23 at 9:30am
Location: HIGHLAND PARK SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (732) 248-7345
Rahway, NJ - 9/12/23 at 9:30am
Location: RAHWAY SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (732)-827-2016
West Windsor, NJ - 9/13/23 at 9am
Location: WEST WINDSOR SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (609)-799-9068
Mountainside, NJ - 9/13/23 and 9/14/23 at 11am
Location: MOUNTAINSIDE RESCUE SQUAD
Reg. Number: (908)-232-0015
Mahwah, NJ - 9/18/23 at 9:30am
Location: MAHWAH TOWN HALL/SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (201)-529-5757
Monroe, NJ - 9/19/23 at 9am
Location: MONROE TOWNSHIP SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (609)-448-7140
Rahway, NJ - 9/20/23 at 9am
Location: RAHWAY YMCA
Reg. Number: (732) 388-0057
Paramus, NJ - 9/21/23 at 9am
Location: CAREONE AT RIDGEWOOD AVENUE
Reg. Number: (201) 652-1950
Monmouth Junction, - NJ 9/25/23 at 9am
Location: PENN MEDICINE - SOUTH BRUNSWICK WELLNESS CNTR
Reg. Number: (609) 683-7888
Woodstown, NJ - 9/25/23 and 9/26/23 at 1pm
Location: WOODSTOWN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Reg. Number: (856) 769-0214
Verona, NJ 9/28/23 at 9am
Location: VERONA COMMUNITY CENTER
Reg. Number: (973) 239-6914
Clifton, NJ - 9/30/23 at 9am
Location: CLIFTON SENIOR CENTER 
Reg. Number: (973)-470-2234


October 2023

Mercerville, NJ - 10/2/23 at 9am
Location: RWJ FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER
Reg. Number: (609)-584-5900
Basking Ridge, NJ - 10/3/23 at 9am
Location: THE RESIDENCE AT BASKING RIDGE 
Reg. Number: (908) 495-6100
New Providence, NJ - 10/3/23 and 10/1023 at 10am
Location: NEW PROVIDENCE SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (908) 665-0046
Elmwood Park, NJ - 10/13/23 at 8:30am
Location: ELMWOOD PARK SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (201)-796-3342
Princeton, NJ - 10/13/23 at 9am
Location: PENN MEDICINE PRINCETON HEALTH - 731
Reg. Number: (609) 683-7888
Bayonne, NJ - 10/14/23 at 9am
Location: 56th STREET SENIOR CENTER-  BAYONNE
Reg. Number: (973) 239-6914
Piscataway, NJ - 10/16/23 and 10/18/23 at 9am
Location: YMCA AT PISCATAWAY COMMUNITY CENTER
Reg. Number: (732) 562-1133
Marlboro, NJ - 10/16/23 at 9am
Location: MARLBORO RECREATION
Reg. Number: (732) 617-0367
Plainsboro, NJ - 10/16/23 and 10/17/23 at 5:30pm
Location: PLAINSBORO RECREATION CENTER
Reg. Number: (609) 799-0909
Union, NJ - 10/19/23 at 9:30am
Location: UNION SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (732)-617-0367
Tenafly, NJ - 10/24/23 at 9am
Location: TENAFLY SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (201) 569-2159
Monroe, NJ 10/24/23 at 9am
Location: MONROE TOWNSHIP SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (609) 448-7140
Hamilton, NJ - 10/24/23 at 9am
Location: HAMILTON SENIOR CENTER
Reg. Number: (609) 890-3686
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