AARP Smart Driver

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AARP Driver Safety gratefully acknowledges those who contributed their time and knowledge to help create this updated AARP Smart Driver TM course. AARP Driver Safety launched an extensive curriculum update process. Over several years, hundreds of individuals from around the country helped evaluate the existing AARP Smart Driver course and conducted research for this update. First and foremost, we thank the dedicated Volunteer Content Advisors who contributed significant time and talent to ensure that the AARP Smart Driver course benefits the hundreds of thousands of drivers who complete it each year. In addition, AARP Driver Safety thanks the National Advisory Council, State Coordinators, Chief Trainers, and the Instructor Focus Group who offered insight and recommendations on the various aspects of the updated course. AARP Driver Safety would also like to thank the members of the National Older Driver Safety Expert Panel who supported and served as advisors to the original Smart Driver development project. Along with advising on course content, the Expert Panel helped identify technological innovations in vehicles and provided insight on best practices in adult safety education. The Expert Panel comprised members from: X American Occupational Therapy Association X Centers for Disease Control and Prevention X Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility at the University of Alabama at Birmingham X Federal Highway Administration X Governors Highway Safety Association X The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence X Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation at the University of Florida X Insurance Institute for Highway Safety X MIT AgeLab X National Highway Traffic Safety Administration X Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center X University of Iowa Aging Mind and Brain Initiative X Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System X Virginia Tech Transportation Institute X Yale University, School of Medicine For this update, AARP Driver Safety also consulted with the American Association of Motor Vehicles Administrators, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, American Optometric Association, Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics: School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Driving School Association of the Americas, Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Highway Safety North, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, and Your Hearing Network. We are also incredibly grateful for the abundant support from AARP Driver Safety staff. Finally, we thank our national network of more than 4,000 volunteers who dedicate countless hours each year to teaching and promoting the AARP Smart Driver course. Without their ongoing support, AARP Driver Safety could not exist. AARP Smart Driver TM Course © 2022 AARP Previous editions: © 2014, 2005, 2000, 1994, 1988, 1984, 1979 AARP, Washington, DC All Rights Reserved A driver improvement course for persons aged 50 and older developed by AARP. AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With nearly 38 million members and offices in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP works to strengthen communities and advocate for what matters most to families with a focus on health security, financial stability, and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org or follow @AARP and @AARPadvocates on social media. THE AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE AND GUIDEBOOK HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY AARP

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