Do Your Driving Skills Need A Tune-Up?

Source: AARP.org |  | June 30, 2006

Refresh Your Skills
Tune up your driving skills, and update your knowledge of the rules of the road. The AARP Driver Safety program will help you learn how to adjust your driving to adapt to normal age-related physical changes.

AARP Driver Safety Program
For 30 years, the AARP Driver Safety program has helped millions of drivers remain safe on the road. The eight hour classroom refresher course is taught by volunteers in two four-hour sessions.

Topics include:

  • negotiating busy intersections,
  • minimizing blind spots,
  • maintaining proper following distance,
  • the effects of medication on driving, and
  • properly using safety belts, air bags, and anti-lock brakes.

Sign Up for a Class Near
You Though geared towards drivers age 50 and over, the AARP Driver Safety Program is open to people of all ages. AARP membership is not required.

Take the Course Online!
There is also another option for taking the AARP Driver Safety Program—at your convenience, and in your own home. The online course includes the same valuable information and strategies for safe driving as the classroom program.

The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation's first and largest classroom refresher for motorists age 50+. For information about classroom or online courses call toll-free at 1-888-AARPNOW (1-888-227-7669) or visit www.aarp.org/drive.


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