AARP Smart Driver Safety Courses in New Jersey - Spring 2025

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.

Below, you'll find the list of New Jersey locations that are offering courses from March through May 2025.

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.

March 2025

• Fair Lawn, NJ - 3/1/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: Fair Lawn Senior Center
  • Reg. Number: (201) 796-1191
• Edison, NJ - 3/5/2025 at 10am
  
  • Location: United Healthcare - Edison
  • Reg. Number: (732) 509-3875
• Palisades Park, NJ - 3/6/2025 at 10am
  
  • Location: United Healthcare - Bergen
  • Reg. Number: (201) 654-9105
• Monmouth Junction, NJ - 3/12/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: Penn Medicine - South Brunswick
  • Reg. Number: (609) 897-8980
• Woodbury, NJ - 3/13/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: Woodbury Mews
  • Reg. Number: (856) 384-6600
• Mountainside, NJ - 3/19/2025 and 3/26/2025 at 10am
  
  • Location: Mountainside Rescue Squad
  • Reg. Number: (908) 232-0015
• Woodstown, NJ - 3/19/2025 at 12:45pm and 3/26/2025 at 10am
  
  • Location: Friends Village at Woodstown
  • Reg. Number: (856) 769-1322
• Denville, NJ - 3/20/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: Denville Municipal Building
  • Reg. Number: (973) 625-8300
• Elmwood Park, NJ - 3/21/2025 at 8:30am
  
  • Location: Elmwood Park Senior Center
  • Reg. Number: (201) 796-3342
• Highland Park, NJ - 3/23/2025 and 3/30/2025 at 10am
  
  • Location: River Ridge Terrace
  • Reg. Number: (732) 331-9662
• Piscataway, NJ - 3/24/2025 and 3/26/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: YMCA at Piscataway Community Center
  • Reg. Number: (732) 562-1133
• Oradell, NJ - 3/24/2025 at 9:30am
  
  • Location: Oradell Public Library
  • Reg. Number: (201) 262-2613
• Lawrenceville, NJ - 3/26/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: Lawrence Senior Center
  • Reg. Number: (609) 271-3246
• Paramus, NJ - 3/31/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: CareOne at Ridgewood Avenue
  • Reg. Number: (201) 652-1950

April 2025

• Edison, NJ - 4/2/2025 at 10am
  
  • Location: United Healthcare - Edison
  • Reg. Number: (732) 509-3875
• Palisades Park, NJ - 4/3/2025 at 10am
  
  • Location: United Healthcare - Bergen
  • Reg. Number: (201) 654-9105
• Mercerville, NJ - 4/7/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center
  • Reg. Number: (609) 584-5900
• Union, NJ - 4/17/2025 at 9:30am
  
  • Location: Union Senior Center
  • Reg. Number: (908) 851-5290
• Spotswood, NJ - 4/23/2025 and 4/25/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: Spotswood Office on Aging
  • Reg. Number: (732) 251-3432
• Elizabeth, NJ 4/24/2025 at 9:30am
  
  • Location: Elizabeth Public Library (Elmora Branch)
  • Reg. Number: (908) 553-7902
• Hamilton, NJ - 4/24/2025 at 10:30am
  
  • Location: Mercer County Connection
  • Reg. Number: (609) 890-9800
• Howell, NJ - 4/25/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: Howell Township Senior Center
  • Reg. Number: (732) 938-4500
• West Orange, NJ - 4/28/2025 at 9:30am
  
  • Location: West Orange Public Library
  • Reg. Number: (973) 239-6914
• Plainsboro - 4/28/2025 and 4/29/2025 at 5:30pm
  
  • Location: Plainsboro Recreation Center
  • Reg. Number: (609) 799-0909
• Rahway, NJ - 4/29/2025 at 9:30am
  
  • Location: Rahway Senior Center
  • Reg. Number: (732) 827-2021

May 2025

• Livingston, NJ - 5/5/2025 at 9am
  
  • Location: Livingston Senior Center
  • Reg. Number: (973) 535-7925
• Edison, NJ - 5/7/2025 at 10am
  
  • Location: United Healthcare - Edison
  • Reg. Number: (732) 509-3875
• Woodstown, NJ - 5/7/2025 at 12:45pm and 5/8/2025 at 1pm
  
  • Location: Woodstown First Baptist Church
  • Reg. Number: (856) 769-0214
• Palisades Park, NJ - 5/8/2025 at 10am
  
  • Location: United Healthcare - Bergen
  • Reg. Number: (201) 654-9105
• Elmwood Park, NJ - 5/16/2025 at 8:30am
  
  • Location: Elmwood Park Senior Center
  • Reg. Number: (201) 796-3342
• Plainsboro, NJ - 5/19/2025 and 5/20/2025 5:30pm
  
  • Location: Plainsboro Recreation Center
  • Reg. Number: (609) 799-0909