Fall is the perfect season for motorists age 50 and older to sharpen their driving skills and update their driving knowledge by participating in the AARP Smart Driver program.

It will take place at the Central Maine Area Agency on Aging’s Damariscotta location (521 Main Street) on Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and at the organization’s Rockland location (61 Park Street) on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The main thrust of the course is about giving yourself every possible advantage now, and as you age, to be able to continue to drive safely for as long as you can.

Seminar participants will be encouraged to look at their current driving habits while reinforcing the good ones, consider new habits, and increase awareness of changes in the roads, cars, and themselves. There is no exam, all work is in the classroom.

Those attending will learn defensive driving techniques and strategies, review new traffic laws, rules of the road and more in the four-hour course. Best of all, in Maine drivers 55 years or older who successfully complete the AARP course are eligible for a car insurance discount, good for three years.

Course seating is limited; there is a $20 fee, with a $5 discount for AARP members; advanced registration is required. Remember to bring your AARP membership card so that your membership number can be recorded on the registration form. Seasonal residents and visitors are always welcome.

Advanced registration is required for community members wishing to participate in Driver Safety instructor Joyce Polyniak’s Fall 2014 Smart Driver seminars.

To reserve a spot in Joyce’s Damariscotta seminar on Oct.25 call 207-563-1363.

To reserve a spot in Joyce’s Rockland seminar on Oct. 27 call 207-596-0339.