Refreshing your driving skills could reduce your auto insurance costs. *

Take the AARP Smart Driver^TM online course to see how much you could save.

Limited Time Member Discount: Get 10% Off Your Course!

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Auto Insurance Discount

Completing our defensive driving course could save you money on your auto insurance.*

Online & Self-Paced

Take the online course at your convenience anytime, anywhere, on your
computer, smartphone or tablet!

Safer Driving

Our defensive driving course teaches evidence-based strategies to keep you safe behind the wheel.

Claim your safe driver discount

When you take the AARP Smart Driver online course, you could be eligible for a multi-year discount on your auto insurance. Plus safer driving can save you more than money. The course teaches proven driving techniques to help keep you and your loved ones safe on the road.

Additionally, you'll learn:

Important facts about the effects of medication on driving.
How to reduce driver distractions.
How to maintain proper following distance behind another car.
Proper use of safety belts, air bags, anti-lock brakes and new technology found in cars today.
Techniques for handling left turns, right-of-way, and roundabouts.
Age-related physical changes and how to adjust your driving to compensate.

Participants rated the Smart Driver course 4.1 stars for improving their driving confidence.

Participants rated the AARP Smart Driver course 4.1 stars for improving their driving confidence

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AARP Smart Driver™ Online Course

Refresh your driving skills and become a safer, more confident driver!

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New York Drivers: Complete Your Defensive Driving Course Online

Over 20 million Smart Drivers and counting

*Upon completion, you may be eligible to receive an auto insurance discount. Other restrictions may apply. Consult your agent for details.

**You are able to receive a refund if for any reason you do not complete the course or do not wish to continue it. You will have 60 days (30 days in NY and CT) from the date of registration to request that a refund be credited back to your credit card account.