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Designate A Sober Driver To Get Home Safely On Super Bowl Sunday

January 29, 2018 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Super Bowl LII, the nation’s biggest sporting event is typically celebrated by fans and families socializing at parties where alcohol is consumed. This year, with recreational marijuana now legal in California, cannabis edibles may be offered on the game...

Auto Club: Slow Down, Allow Extra Time During First Rain Of 2018

January 05, 2018 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Southern California is expected to receive 1-2 inches of moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds early this week, according to the weather service. Since rain will possibly occur during Monday evening’s commute and continue through Wednesday, the...

Auto Club: You Drink. You Drive. You Lose. Tipsy Tow Service For NYE

December 27, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

The Automobile Club of Southern California is offering its free Tipsy Tow service during New Year’s Eve for the 22nd year. The community service, which over more than two decades has taken thousands of drinking drivers off the road on New Year's Eve, ...

2018 Rings In New Laws For Motorists

December 26, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Insurance & Consumer Tips

(LOS ANGELES – Dec. 26, 2017) – New vehicle fees, marijuana-impaired driving penalties and restrictions on disabled placards and parking citations are among the topics of new motorist-related laws enacted by the California Legislature in 2017, according...

Auto Club And LAPD Target Life-Saving Efforts Ahead Of Holiday Traffic And Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales In 2018

December 19, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

As more than 13 million Californians prepare to travel this holiday season the Automobile Club of Southern California and LAPD will gather today with traffic safety experts to discuss the impacts and challenges of high-risk driving behaviors during this...

90% of Senior Drivers Don’t Make Vehicle Adjustments To Improve Safety

November 29, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Nearly 90 percent of older drivers do not make inexpensive adaptations to their vehicles that can improve safety and extend their time behind the wheel, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Common vehicle adaptations like...

AAA: Drivers Should Use Caution During End Of Daylight-Saving Time

November 03, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Daylight-saving time will end at 2 a.m. Sunday when clocks are set back one hour, and the Automobile Club of Southern California is warning drivers about darker evening commute conditions. The Auto Club recommends that motorists be sure they adjust...

Auto Club: For Halloween Parties, Designate A Sober Driver

October 27, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

While Halloween has typically meant children trick-or-treating, millions of adults also participate in the festivities with parties that typically include alcohol. This year, with Halloween falling on a weekday, the Automobile Club of Southern...

Parents Play Crucial Role In Helping Their Teen Driver Prepare For Most Dangerous Years On The Road

October 15, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Because car crashes are the number one cause of death and injury for teens, and one in five teen drivers will be in a crash during their first year of driving, the Automobile Club of Southern California urges parents to be good driving role models and...

New Vehicle Infotainment Systems Create Increased Distractions Behind The Wheel

October 06, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

New vehicle infotainment systems take drivers’ eyes and attention off the road and hands off the wheel for potentially dangerous periods of time, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Drivers using in-vehicle technologies...

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