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...
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...
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...
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 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...
The Automobile Club of Southern California will host a free child passenger safety education workshop at Saddleback Memorial Care Women’s Center on Saturday, Nov. 18, for parents, expectant parents, grandparents and caregivers of children up to 8...
Equipping large trucks with advanced safety technologies has the potential to prevent up to 63,000 truck related crashes each year, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. In 2015, large trucks were involved in more than...
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...
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,...
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...
The Automobile Club of Southern California is a member club affiliated with the American Automobile Association (AAA) national federation and serves members in the following California counties: Inyo, Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura.
