News Releases for Transportation and Traffic Safety

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75 Percent Of Americans "Afraid" To Ride In A Self-Driving Vehicle

March 01, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

Three out of four U.S. drivers report feeling “afraid” to ride in a self-driving car, according to a new survey from AAA. With today’s heightened focus on autonomous vehicles, this fear poses a potential concern to the automotive industry as consumers...

87 Percent Of Drivers Engage In Unsafe Behavior Behind The Wheel

February 25, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

About 87 percent of drivers engaged in at least one risky behavior while behind the wheel within the past month, according to latest research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. These unsafe behaviors include driving while distracted, impaired or...

Pothole Damage Costs Drivers $3 Billion Annually Nationwide

February 17, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

When the first El Nino rainstorms rumbled through Southern California followed by cold temperatures, crumbling roadways began to emerge. A new study from AAA reveals that pothole damage has cost U.S. drivers $15 billion in vehicle repairs over the last...

Auto Club: Super Bowl Crash Rate Is 75 Percent Higher

February 06, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Super Bowl 50 - this weekend with the Denver Broncos battling the Carolina Panthers in the San Francisco Bay area - is the nation’s biggest annual sporting event with millions of fans watching the game at parties, or viewing from restaurants and sports...

Auto Club Offers Parent-Teen Driving Workshop in Santa Barbara

January 20, 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 and the City of Santa Barbara are offering a free...

Older Drivers To Receive CarFit Help From Santa Barbara And Auto Club Specialists

January 13, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

To help older drivers remain mobile the Automobile Club of Southern California and the City of Santa Barbara will host a CarFit event. Designed to help seniors over age 55, CarFit helps older drivers learn how the effects of aging can change the way...

Auto Club: Are You Ready For El Niño Rain-Soaked Streets, Freeways?

January 05, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

This is it. The first El Niño storm of the year is expected today and weather forecasters say that Southern Californians should expect more storms to flow into the Southland basin by Friday. Nearly one-quarter of weather-related vehicle crashes...

Auto Club Offers Free Parent-Teen Driving Workshop in Escondido

January 02, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Auto Club: Tipsy Tow Service For New Year's Eve

December 29, 2015 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

The Automobile Club of Southern California is offering its free Tipsy Tow service during the New Year’s Eve holiday for the 20th year. The community service, which over two decades has taken thousands of drinking drivers off the road on New Year’s Eve,...

New Year, New Laws For Road Users

December 28, 2015 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Dangerous distractions and recently popularized modes of transportation are the focus of laws that will take effect this Friday, Jan. 1, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Two other major traffic safety laws were also approved by...

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Automobile Club of Southern California

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.

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