AARP Smart Driver Safety Courses in New Jersey - Fall 2024

Posted on 08/12/24

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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.

Below, you'll find the list of New Jersey locations that are offering courses from September through October 2024.

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 2024

  • Edison, NJ - 9/5/24 and 9/30/24 at 10am
    Location: United Healthcare
    Reg. Number: (732) 509 - 3875
  • Fair Lawn, NJ - 9/7/24 at 9am
    Location: Fair Lawn Senior Center
    Reg. Number: (201) 796 - 1191
  • Edison, NJ - 9/9/24 and 9/16/24 at 12:30pm
    Location: JCC of Middlesex County
    Reg. Number: (732) 494 -3232
  • Titusville, NJ - 9/10/24 at 9am
    Location: Hopewell Borough Municipal Building
    Reg. Number: (609) 537 - 0236
  • Wayne, NJ - 9/12/24 at 9am
    Location: Brightview Senior Living - Wayne
    Reg. Number: (973) 988 - 2582
  • Totowa, NJ - 9/14/24 at 9am
    Location: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
    Reg. Number: (973) 790 - 3265
  • Metuchen, NJ - 9/16/24 and 9/18/24 at 8:45am
    Location: Metuchen Senior Center
    Reg. Number: (908) 930 - 3537
  • Hamilton, NJ - 9/18/24 at 9am
    Location: Penn Medicine - Hamilton
    Reg. Number: (609) 897 - 8980
  • Palisades Park, NJ - 9/18/24 at 10am
    Location: United Healthcare - Bergen
    Reg. Number: (201) 654 - 9105
  • Mountainside, NJ - 9/18/24 and 9/25/24 at 10am
    Location: Mountainside Rescue Squad
    Reg. Number: (908) 232 - 0015
  • Elmwood Park, NJ - 9/20/24 at 8:30am
    Location: Elmwood Park Senior Center
    Reg. Number: (201) 796 - 3342
  • Tenafly, NJ - 9/20/24 at 9am
    Location: Tenafly Senior Center
    Reg. Number: (201) 569 - 2159
  • Rahway, NJ - 9/20/24 at 9:30am
    Location: Rahway Senior Center
    Reg. Number: (732) 827 - 2016
  • Elmwood Park, NJ - 9/21/24 at 9:30am
    Location: Elmwood Park Public Library
    Reg. Number: (201) 796 - 8888
  • Plainsboro, NJ - 9/23/24 and 9/24/24 at 9:30am
    Location: Plainsboro Recreation Center
    Reg. Number: (609) 799 - 0909
  • Howell, NJ - 9/24/24 at 9am
    Location: Brandywine Senior Living at Howell
    Reg. Number: (732) 915 - 2394
  • Verona, NJ - 9/26/24 at 9am
    Location: Verona Community Center
    Reg. Number: (973) 239 - 6914

October 2024

  • West Windsor, NJ - 10/1/24 at 9am
    Location: West Windsor Senior Center
    Reg. Number: (609) 799 - 9068
  • New Providence, NJ - 10/1/24 and 10/8/24 at 11am
    Location: New Providence Senior Center
    Reg. Number: (908) 665 - 0046
  • Nutley, NJ - 10/3/24 at 9am
    Location: Nutley VFW
    Reg. Number: (973) 284-4976
  • Mercerville, NJ - 10/7/24 at 9am
    Location: RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center
    Reg. Number: (609) 584-5900
  • Woodstown, NJ - 10/9/24 at 12:45pm and 10/10/24 at 1pm
    Location: Woodstown First Baptist Church
    Reg. Number: (856) 769 - 0214
  • Montclair, NJ - 10/10/24 at 10:30am
    Location: AARP Chapter 131 - Montclair Public Library
    Reg. Number: (973) 699 - 8744
  • Bayonne, NJ - 10/12/24 and 10/19/24 at 9am
    Location: 56th Street Senior Center
    Reg. Number: (973) 239 - 6914
  • Princeton, NJ - 10/16/24 at 9am
    Location: Penn Medicine Princeton Health - 731
    Reg. Number: (609) 897-8990
  • Pompton Plains, NJ - 10/17/24 at 8:30am
    Location: Atlantic Health Pavillion
    Reg. Number: (973) 831 - 5175
  • Union, NJ - 10/17/24 at 9:30am
    Location: Union Senior Center
    Reg. Number: (908) 851 - 5290
  • Piscataway, NJ - 10/21/24 and 10/23/24 at 9am
    Location: YMCA at Piscataway Community Center
    Reg. Number: (732) 562-1133
  • Plainsboro, NJ - 10/21/24 and 10/22/24 at 5:30pm
    Location: Plainsboro Recreation Center
    Reg. Number: (609) 799 - 0909
  • Mercerville, NJ - 10/24/24 at 9am
    Location: Capital Health - Hamilton
    Reg. Number: (609) 394 - 4153
  • New Milford, NJ - 10/28/24 at 10am
    Location: New Milford Library
    Reg. Number: (201) 262 - 1221

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