Host of American Association of Retired Persons Drivers Safety Program. A program for those 50 years or older.
AARP Driver Safety Program History and Facts
The Early Years
AARP has been involved in driver improvement education since 1969, when AARP volunteers began teaching the Defensive Driving Course (DDC) of the National Safety Council (NSC). Between 1969 and 1979, over 400,000 individuals completed the course, and over 4,500 volunteer instructors had been trained to teach the course.
The DDC program was designed for all drivers age 16 and over. Convinced that older drivers should have a training program of their own, AARP decided to create one, and in 1979, the AARP Driver Safety Program (then called "55 ALIVE") was born.