AARP offers a Driver Safety Class (formerly known as ?55 Alive?). The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation's first and largest classroom driver refresher course specially designed for motorists age 50 and older.

The eight-hour course is taught in two, four-hour sessions spanning two days, and costs $10.

Upon successfully completing the course, graduates of the AARP Driver Safety Program may be eligible to receive a state-mandated multi-year discount on their auto insurance premiums. Since 1979, over 7.5 million people have completed the course.

In Pierce County:
To find a class near you, call (253) 588-8117 or 1-888-227-7669. Classes are usually offered at the Elks Club in Tacoma or at one of the local Senior Centers.

Or Call AARP's National Headquarters:
You can also call 1-888-AARP-NOW (1-888-227-7669) to find a course by phone. It's a toll-free call. Please be ready to give us your 5-digit zip code. A local volunteer will call you back within 3-5 business days to help you locate the course nearest you.

What Will You Learn by Taking the Course?

• Current rules of the road
• How to operate your vehicle more safely in today's increasingly challenging driving environment
• Adjustments to common age-related changes in vision, hearing, and reaction time
• 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.

Take Course On-Line:

• Same valuable information and strategies for safe driving.
• 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 only $15.95 for AARP members and $19.95 for non-members.
• Find out more about taking the Safe Driver Course online at:
  www.aarpdriversafety.org