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Auto Club Hails State Bill Creating California Child Passenger Safety Week

September 18, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

A resolution authored by state Sen. Bill Dodd, (D-Napa) and passed with bipartisan legislative support designates this week - the third week of September - Child Passenger Safety Week in California. The bill was sponsored by the Automobile Club of...

Auto Club: “Great American Eclipse” Car Care And Traffic Safety Tips

August 16, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Travel, Automotive

Interest in the biggest coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the U.S. is growing and expected to peak on Tuesday, Aug. 21, the day of the event. Fourteen states -- from Oregon to South Carolina -- lie in the “totality zone”, a 70-mile-wide,...

The Auto Club Reminds Motorcyclists And Drivers To Share The Roads Safely

July 17, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

May marks Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Automobile Club of Southern California wants to prevent fatalities and injuries as a result of motorcycle collisions. A recent rash of motorcycle crashes on Southern California roads reminds us how...

REMINDER: Auto Club Says Designate A Sober Driver For Fourth Of July Parties; Tipsy Tow Offered

July 03, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

Those who celebrate the Fourth of July should avoid drinking and driving by designating a sober driver or using a car service, bus or other sober transportation, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. In addition, the Auto Club’s free...

Auto Club Says Designate A Sober Driver For Fourth Of July Parties; Tipsy Tow Offered

June 28, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

Those who celebrate the Fourth of July should avoid drinking and driving by designating a sober driver or using a car service, bus or other sober transportation, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. In addition, the Auto Club’s free...

Auto Club Warns: Heat Wave On The Way; Don’t Leave Kids In Hot Cars

June 15, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

With summer heat settling over the Southland this week and the deaths of 45 California children since 1998 as a result of being found inside hot cars, the Automobile Club of Southern California, strongly cautions parents, caregivers and motorists not to...

New Teen Drivers Three Times As Likely To Be Involved In A Deadly Crash

June 01, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Citing new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety research about teens and distracted driving, the California Department of Insurance, LAPD and the Automobile Club of Southern California today warned that new teen drivers ages 16-17 years old are three times...

AAA: Simple, Low-Cost Improvements Can Eliminate More Than 415,000 Fatalities and Serious Injuries on U.S. Roadways

May 02, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Key roadway improvements have the potential to save 63,700 lives and prevent more than 350,000 serious injuries over a 20-year period, according to a new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. With the U.S. ranked nearly last among...

Auto Club Honors Fontana Police Officers For Stolen Vehicle Recoveries

April 29, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Officers from the Fontana Police Dept. will be recognized on Thursday, May 18 by the Automobile Club of Southern California and the California Highway Patrol for their recovery of stolen vehicles. In Fontana, where 1,031 vehicles were stolen last year,...

A Car is Stolen in California Every 3 Minutes; Riverside Sheriff’s Dept. Gets Some Back. Auto Club Honors Them for 100 Recoveries

April 12, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Officers from the Riverside Sheriff’s Dept., Perris Station, will be recognized on Wednesday, April 26 by the Automobile Club of Southern California and the California Highway Patrol for their recovery of stolen vehicles. In Perris, where 485 vehicles...

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