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The AAA Exchange was designed to foster communication between AAA and the 51 million members it represents. It is an extension of AAA's long history of public service and provides a look into important safety, consumer, automotive and travel issues. We welcome your feedback and suggestions.
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 AAA Encourages Super Bowl Revelers to Drive Safely After the Big Game
As football fans across America head to Super Bowl festivities this weekend, AAA strongly encourages revelers to arrange a safe ride home before their teams hit the field.
AAA works year round to educate motorists about driving practices that will help keep them safe and reduce traffic-related crashes and the injuries that can result. PreventDUI.AAA.com is an online resource offering impaired driving facts, transportation alternatives and expert advice. Once there, AAA encourages visitors to Take the Pledge to drive drug and alcohol-free.
While not a nationwide program, a number of AAA clubs offer Tow-to-Go or Tipsy Tow service on select dates for members and nonmembers. This service is not available everywhere.
The following AAA Clubs offer Tipsy Tow programs for Super Bowl weekend:
- AAA Arizona (Statewide)
- AAA Auto Club Group (Statewide in Florida, Georgia, West and Middle Tennessee. Program is called "Tow-to-Go")
- AAA Northern and Southern California (Statewide)
- AAA Oklahoma (Metro Tulsa, Metro Oklahoma City, Shawnee, Bartlesville, Enid, Muskogee and Lawton)
- AAA South Dakota (Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Mitchell and Yankton only)
For a comprehensive list of other community programs listed state by state, please visit AAA's DUI Justice Link website.
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AAA opposes language in the U.S. House surface transportation authorization bill that allows for truck size and weight increases. Citing a complete lack of current research and data, AAA is warning that moving ahead with this provision could have serious safety consequences for those traveling on our nation's highways.
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A vehicle's ability to keep its occupants safe in a crash is a deciding factor for many car buyers. Through a partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, AAA offers Purchasing with Safety in Mind - a newly revamped publication that provides safety features and rollover ratings for a wide range of vehicles, including passenger cars, SUVs and pickup trucks. |
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Whether you're taking a long road trip or relocating to a new state, it can be difficult to keep track of laws addressing child safety seats, driver licensing, window tinting, trailer towing and other driving topics. With AAA's all-new online Digest of Motor Laws publication, help is just a few mouse clicks away. This free, one-of-a-kind online resource for travelers, advocates and researchers is a continuation of AAA's Digest of Motor Laws book, which was first published more than 75 years ago. A new feature of the AAA Exchange, the guide currently covers all 50 states and the District of Columbia, but soon will offer a customizable search feature and further information on laws and regulations in Puerto Rico and Canada's provinces and territories.
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AAA has launched a new public safety awareness initiative that encourages motorists and passengers to take a stand against impaired driving. Join AAA in the fight to reduce drug - and alcohol-impaired driving by visiting www.TakeThePledge.AAA.com and taking the pledge to support a culture of zero tolerance for impaired driving. You can easily help spread the word to family, friends and others via social media and personalized e-cards. |
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AAA empowers parents to get involved as their teens learn to drive with the launch of its new Keys2Drive website. The interactive site provides extensive, state-specific information based on where they live and where they are in the learning process -- from preparing to drive (pre-permit) through the learner's permit and solo driving.
Among the many interactive features, Keys2Drive features AAA StartSmart, a program that has been scientifically shown to help parents improve teen driver safety. Some of the topics covered include:
- Nighttime driving
- Distracted driving
- Alcohol and other drugs
Parents will find information about their state graduated driver licensing (GDL) systems, tips for selecting a driving school, a downloadable parent-teen driving agreement and tools for choosing the right vehicle for a teen. Parents will also learn more about some of the common risks associated with teen drivers, along with tips for improving their safety.
Everything You Need to Know.
When You Need It.
All in One Place.
Visit TeenDriving.AAA.com
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With 2011 state legislative sessions convening across the country, AAA, as part of a nationwide campaign, is urging lawmakers to consider bans on text messaging by all drivers. As of January 1, 30 states and the District of Columbia had enacted laws addressing this dangerous behavior.
Based on ample research illustrating the severely degrading effect texting has on driving performance, AAA believes the practice presents a clear and persistent danger to everyone on the road.
As part of its Traffic Safety Culture Index released in 2010, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety showed that 24 percent of survey respondents admitted to texting while driving during the last month. Nonetheless, research consistently shows high public support for laws against this behavior, ranging from 80 percent to 97 percent.
To learn more about AAA's efforts to combat texting while driving and other driving distractions, contact your local AAA club.
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