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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:
- Drive with increased confidence.
- Apply research-based safety strategies to reduce the likelihood of having a crash.
- Select and use the newest safety and advanced features in vehicles.
- Adapt to changes that affect driving ability, including medications, alcohol, and health-related issues.
- Make driving decisions considering the links between the driver, vehicle, and road environment.
- Safely share the road with other road users.
- Evaluate your driving and determine when it may be time to limit driving.
- Explore and use other ways to travel.
- Use the comprehensive driver aids, checklists, and resources provided.
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 |