Stay a Safe Senior Driver

The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation's first and largest refresher course for drivers age 50 and older that has helped millions of drivers remain safe on today's roads. AARP has offered the course in the classroom for 25 years and now offers the same course online.

It is designed to help you:

• Tune up your driving skills and update your knowledge of the rules of the road.
• Learn about normal age-related physical changes, and how to adjust your driving to allow for these changes.
• Reduce your traffic violations, crashes, and chances for injuries.
• Drive more safely.

Get an insurance discount. Auto insurance companies in most states provide a multiyear discount to AARP graduates.

What Will I Learn by Taking the Course?

You can expect to learn about current rules of the road, how to operate your vehicle more safely in today's increasingly challenging driving environment, and some adjustments to common age-related changes in vision, hearing, and reaction time.

 You will learn about:

• Maintaining proper following distance at all times,
• The safest way to change lanes and make turns at intersections,
• The effects of medications on driving,
• Minimizing the effect of dangerous blind spots,
• Limiting driver distractions such as eating, smoking and cell phone use,
• Properly using safety belts, air bags, and anti-lock brakes,
• Maintaining physical flexibility,
• Continuing to monitor your own and others' driving skills and capabilities.

After completing the course, you'll develop a greater appreciation of driving challenges and how you can avoid potential collisions and injuries to yourself and others.

What Else Do I Need to Know and How Do I Sign Up For the Online Course?

Though geared for drivers age 50 and older, the course is open to people of any age.

• AARP membership is not required to take the course.
• There is no final test to pass.
• Self-paced and interactive.
• Round-the-clock customer support available by phone and email while you take the course.
• 30-day timeframe in which to complete the course.
• Simple online registration.
• Convenient and secure payment transaction via credit card.
• Certificate mailed directly to your home when you complete the course.
• The course fee is $15.95 for AARP members and $19.95 for non-members
• Get further information and register online at: http://www.aarp.org/families/driver_safety/