The AARP Driver Safety Program offers local classes for drivers aged 50 plus. The courses cover many topics related to being an older driver such as traffic rules, staying flexible, medications, etc. The course is designed to help you remain a safe driver. It covers normal age-related physical changes and how to adjust your driving to allow for these changes. Additionally, all insurance companies offer a discount to AARP Driver Safety graduates.
Courses are offered throughout the year. Each class is eight hours long, most commonly in two four-hour segments over two days. In San Mateo County, courses meet at nearly 20 locations throughout the county. AARP now offers a four-hour renewal course for previous graduates.
For information on AARP Driver Safety courses in your area, and for other helpful information, go to www.aarp.org/families/driver_safety or call 888-AARP-NOW or 888-227-7669.
The California Highway Patrol offers an Older Driver Traffic Safety seminar in conjunction with the San Mateo County Commission on Aging and San Mateo County Supervisor Adrienne Tissier. The free class is three hours long and includes having a SamTrans bus demonstration at every event.
To register for the seminar or for more information, please contact the office of Supervisor Adrienne Tissier at 650-363-4572.
SamTrans staff is trained to present DriveWell information to interested individuals and organizations. DriveWell is a compendium of information assembled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the American Society on Aging (ASA) to create understanding of issues related to older drivers and later-life independence and mobility. It focuses on health, fitness, assessment of driving abilities, ways to counsel on safe driving habits, alternatives to driving and how to discuss driving retirement with a family member. Each session includes demonstration of a SamTrans bus to acquaint participants with public transit. This program is free of charge.
For more information call 650-508-6475.
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