Safe Lane Transportation Coalition is proud to work with AARP Oregon to provide its resources throughout Lane County
Smart Driver
You never forget how, but it never hurts to refresh your driving skills and knowledge, especially when it could save you money. The award-winning AARP Smart Driver course not only updates your awareness of new road design, traffic laws, and how to adjust your driving to compensate for physical changes, but it may also qualify you for a multiyear discount on your car insurance.
The AARP Smart Driver Course is the nation's largest classroom and online driver safety course and it's designed especially for drivers age 50 and older.
When you take the AARP Smart Driver course, you could be eligible for a multi-year discount on your auto insurance. Plus safer driving can save you more than just 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 the 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.
Lane County Smart Driver Course Calendar
Carfit
There's a lot more to safe driving than how you drive. Having the proper fit inside your vehicle can make a big difference and help protect you and those around you. With CarFit, an educational program developed by AAA, AARP, and the American Occupational Therapy Association, you’ll get information and resources on how you can enhance your safety in the driver’s seat. CarFit is a free educational program for drivers to adapt to their cars — and adjust their "fit" within them — in order to reduce their risk of injury during a crash.
We Need to Talk
How do you know when it's time for your loved one to limit or stop driving? It’s a tough subject for most families, but it's a serious matter. Now there's help. AARP offers a free online seminar called We Need to Talk that will help you determine how to assess your loved ones’ driving skills and provide tools to help you have this important conversation. And since it's online, you can set your own pace.
AARP SafeTrip
AARP SafeTrip is a free smartphone app that lets you securely monitor key driving behaviors like braking, accelerating, cornering, and so on—proven indicators of safe driving practices and crash prevention. So you can more clearly see how you're doing and how you can improve. AARP SafeTrip does more than just help you learn from your driving patterns. It also includes fun and motivating features that can lead to bragging rights, achievement badges, and other perks.
On Demand Learning
A library of video content explaining vehicle technology, autonomous vehicles, ridesharing services and much more.