AARP Smart Driver Courses in New Jersey - Summer 2023

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 July through mid-September 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.

July 2023

Bloomingdale, NJ- 7/10/2023, 10:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Bloomingdale Senior Center
• Reg. Number: (301)-555-1312

Woodstown, NJ- 7/10/2023, 6:00 p.m. and 7/11/2023, 6:00 p.m.

• Location Name: Woodstown First Baptist Church
• Reg. Number: (856)-769-0214

Elmwood Park, NJ- 7/14/20023, 8:30 a.m.

• Location Name: Elmwood Park Senior Center
• Reg. Number: (201)-796-3342

Fair Lawn, NJ- 7/15/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Fair Lawn Senior Center
• Reg. Number: (201)-796-1191

Palisades Park- NJ- 7/19/2023, 10:00 a.m.

• Location Name: United Healthcare- Bergen
• Reg. Number: (201)-654-9105

Paramus- NJ- 7/20/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Careone at Ridgewood Avenue
• Reg. Number: (201)-652-1850
  

Rahway- NJ- 7/21/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Rahway YMCA
• Reg. Number: (732)-388-0057
  

Clifton- NJ- 7/22/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Clifton Senor Center
• Reg. Number: (973)-470-2234
  

Princeton- NJ- 7/23/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Penn Medicine Princeton Health
• Reg. Number: (609)-697-8993
  

Plainsboro- NJ- 7/24/2023, 9:30 a.m. and 7/25/2023, 9:30 a.m.

• Location Name: Plainsboro Recreation Center
• Reg. Number: (609)-799-0909

August 2023

Edison, NJ- 8/1/2023, 10:00 a.m.

• Location Name: United Healthcare- Edison
• Reg. Number: (732)-509-3875

Edison, NJ- 8/7/2023, 1:00 p.m. and 8/14/2023, 1:00 p.m.

• Location Name: JCC of Middlesex County
• Reg. Number: (732)-494-3232

Middlesex, NJ- 8/8/2023, 9:00 a.m. and 8/10/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Middlesex Senior Center
• Reg. Number: (732)-356-0414

Palisades Park, NJ- 8/9/2023, 10:00 a.m.

• Location Name: United Healthcare- Bergen
• Reg. Number: (201)-654-9106

Union, NJ- 8/10/2023, 9:30 a.m.

• Location Name: Union Senior Center
• Reg. Number: (908)-851-5290

Elmwood Park, NJ- 8/11/2023, 8:30 a.m.

• Location Name: Elmwood Park Senior Center
• Reg. Number: (201)-796-3342

Butler, NJ- 8/23/2023, 12:00 p.m.

• Location Name: Butler Public Library
• Reg. Number: (973)-838-3262

Ridgewood Community Center, NJ- 8/28/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: United Healthcare- Ridgewood Community Center
• Reg. Number: (201)-670-5560

Hamilton, NJ- 8/29/2023, 10:30 a.m.

• Location Name: Mercer County Connection
• Reg. Number: (609)- 890-9800

September 2023

Palisades Park, NJ- 9/6/2023, 10:00 a.m.

• Location Name: United Healthcare- Bergen
• Reg. Number: (201)-654-9106
  

Edison, NJ- 9/7/2023, 10:00 a.m.

• Location Name: United Healthcare- Edison
• Reg. Number: (732)-509-3875
  

Elmwood Park, NJ- 9/8/2023, 8:30 a.m.

• Location Name: Elmwood Park Senior Center
• Reg. Number: (201)-796-3342
  

Fairlawn, NJ- 9/9/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Fair Lawn Senior Center
• Reg. Number: (201)-796-1191
  

Riverdale, NJ- 9/9/2023, 10:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Riverdale Public Library
• Reg. Number: (973)-835-5044

Highland Park, NJ- 9/11/2023, 9:30 a.m. and 9/18/2023, 9:30 a.m.

• Location Name: Highland Park Senior Center
• Reg. Number: (732)-248-7345

Piscataway, NJ- 9/12/2023, 9:00 a.m. and 9/14/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: YMCA at Piscataway Community Center
• Reg. Number: (732)-562-1133

Montclair, NJ- 9/13/2023, 9:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Montclair Health Department
• Reg. Number: (973)-509-4970

Mountainside, NJ- 9/13/2023, 11:00 a.m.

• Location Name: Mountainside Rescue Squad
• Reg. Number: (908)-232-0015