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Auto Club Hosts Statewide Drugged Driving Summit As Californians Consider Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Use

October 05, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

As Californians are poised to vote on Proposition 64, a statewide measure legalizing recreational marijuana use, the Automobile Club of Southern California is hosting a summit today to discuss the impacts and challenges of drivers who are impaired by...

AAA American Driving Survey: Average Driver Spends Seven Workweeks Behind the Wheel Each Year

September 08, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

American drivers spend an average of more than 17,600 minutes behind the wheel each year, according to a new survey from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The research finds that more than 87.5 percent of Americans ages 16 years and older reported...

Auto Club Tips For Labor Day Travelers

August 29, 2016 Travel, Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

As Labor Day travelers head out of town this weekend on their last summer getaway, the Automobile Club of Southern California is advising drivers to watch for distractions, especially as new statistics reveal that traffic crashes are on the rise in...

Auto Club Offers Parent-Teen Driving Workshop in Lancaster

August 25, 2016 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 is offering a free educational workshop in...

Auto Club: One-Third of Child Pedestrian Fatalities Occur After School

August 16, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

As 50 million children across the country begin heading back to school, including the Los Angeles Unified School District, AAA urges motorists to slow down and stay alert in neighborhoods and school zones, and to be especially vigilant for pedestrians...

New AAA Foundation Study: 200,000 Crashes Caused By Road Debris

August 11, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

More than 200,000 crashes involved debris on U.S. roadways during the past four years, according to a new study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Road debris has resulted in approximately 39,000 injuries and more than 500 deaths between...

Survey Shows Nearly 80% of Drivers Express Significant Anger

July 14, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Nearly 80 percent of drivers expressed significant anger, aggression or road rage behind the wheel at least once in the past year, according to a new study released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The most alarming findings suggest that...

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

June 30, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

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...

Hot Weather On The Way: Don't Leave Kids In Hot Cars

June 16, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

With summer heat about to settle over the Southland this weekend and more young children being found inside hot cars, the Automobile Club of Southern California strongly caution parents, caregivers and motorists not to leave children alone in a closed...

AAA Reveals Top Driving Distractions for Teens as “100 Deadliest Days” Begin

June 01, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Over the past five years, more than 5,000 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers during the “100 Deadliest Days,” the period starting at Memorial Day when teen crash deaths historically climb.

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