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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...

Free CarFit For Older Drivers Offered By Auto Club, Rancho Los Amigos

April 07, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

To help older drivers to remain mobile, the Automobile Club of Southern California, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center/Rancho Research Institute and the Barbara J. Riley Community and Senior Center in Downey will host a CarFit® event....

Auto Club And Mission Hospital Announce New Partnership To Offer Child Passenger Safety Workshops

April 05, 2017 Transportation and Traffic Safety

The Automobile Club of Southern California will host free child passenger safety education workshops at Mission Hospital’s Women’s Wellness Center as part of a new public health partnership. The first Auto Club workshop will be held on Thursday, April...

Teens And Parents Can Get Learn-to-Drive Tips At Arcadia Workshop

March 27, 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 and the Arcadia Police Dept. are offering a free...

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