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Press Releases

The following are the latest press releases issued by the AAA Foundation: Roadwise Review Online (12/09) Press Release Heads Up Driving Week (10/09) Press Release Fact Sheet: Text Messaging and Cell Phone Use While Driving Distracted Driving Summit Large Majority of Drivers 55+ Unaware of Potentially Dangerous Combination of Medications and Driving (8/09) Press Release (PDF) Fact Sheet Report (PDF 1.3 MB) Slide Show Distracted Driving the Top Reason that 35 Percent of Drivers Feel Less Safe than Five Years Ago (7/09) Press Release (PDF) Fact Sheet & Index Tables Slide Show AAA Foundation, Posit Science Join Together to Make Drivers Safer (7/09) Press Release DriveSharp Website Aggressive Driving a Factor in Up to 56% of Deadly Vehicle Crashes, Says New AAA Foundation Analysis (4/09) HTML version of press release Report Fact Sheet Slide Show Majority of Americans Wrongly Believe Hand-Free Cell Phones are Safer than Hand-Held Devices according to a New AAA Foundation Study (12/08) Report (PDF: 1.1MB) Fact Sheet Slide Show AAA Foundation Study Finds Missouri Law on Medically Unfit Drivers is Model for Other States (10/08) Report Fact Sheet Slide Show Highway Traffic Fatalities Are Down but U.S. Remains Complacent in Face of Public Health Crisis: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Says Mission NOT Accomplished (8/08) U.S. Safety and Mobility Crisis Looms for Aging Baby Boomers (7/08) Recommendations Proceedings Senior Fatalities and Population by State 2002-2006 Slide Show AAA Foundation’s United States Road Assessment Program Expands (06/08) Motorists Practice “Do As I Say, Not As I Do” on America’s Roads, According to the AAA Foundation’s 2008 Traffic Safety Culture Index (04/08) Report (PDF: 1 MB) Fact Sheet Slide Show See NBC's Coverage of Traffic Safety Culture Index New AAA Foundation Study Offers Hope For Improving Senior Drivers’ Performance (10/07) Report (PDF: 920 KB) Fact Sheet Slide Show Pedestrian Signal Safety for Older Persons (09/07) Report (PDF: 5.9 MB) Fact Sheet Summary Report Short-Term License Suspensions for Drinking Drivers (03/07) Report (PDF: 2.1 MB) Fact Sheet 16-Year-Old Drivers Involved in 38 Percent Fewer Fatal Crashes in States with Most Comprehensive GDL Programs (02/07) Report (PDF: 1.3 MB) Summary Report How Risky Is it? An assessment of the relative risk of engaging in potentially unsafe driving behaviors (12/06) Report (PDF: 1.3 MB) Fact Sheet Slide Show AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Offers Teen Driver Training Technology for Holiday Gift Giving Season (11/06) Guidelines for Evaluating Effectiveness of Driver Education Programs (11/06) Management Overview, How-To Guide, and Comprehensive Guidelines usRAP: New Risk Mapping Tool Unveiled by AAA Foundation (10/06) Report (PDF: 6.4 MB) Brochure (PDF: 4.6 MB) Safety Impacts of Pavement Edge Drop-offs (09/06) Fact Sheet Report (PDF: 2.8 MB) Slide Show Reducing the Crash Risk for Young Drivers (06/06) Fact Sheet Report (PDF: 2.1 MB) Slide Show Booster Seat Use Increases Over 40 Percent with Knowledge and Incentives, AAA Foundation Study Shows (02/06) Fact Sheet Report Slide Show AAA Partners with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Promote Teen Driver Safety (06/05) Hit And Run Drivers Kill Nearly 1500 People Annually With Pedestrians At Greatest Risk, According To Aaa Foundation Analysis (05/05) Fact Sheet DRUNK or DROWSY? Study finds many police officers mistake tired drivers for drunk drivers (11/04) Fact Sheet Report A Guidebook for Observing Occupant Restraint System Use and Misuse (02/05) Fact Sheet Report (PDF: 2.7 MB) Slide Show DRUNK or DROWSY? Study finds many police officers mistake tired drivers for drunk drivers (11/04) Fact Sheet Report AAA Foundation and BMW of North America Collaborate to Evaluate Effectiveness of Driver Education (11/04) Crash Course in Collision Prevention and Preparation, Now Available(09/04) States Should Improve Medical Advisory Boards to Help Keep Drivers Safe, According to AAA Analysis - AAA Foundation Unveils Information Clearinghouse for Seniors Who Can No Longer Drive (08/04) Fact Sheet Slide Show Report (PDF: 2.4 MB) The Safety Impact of Vehicle-Related Road Debris (06/04) Fact Sheet Slide Show Drivers Over 65 Almost Twice as Likely as Middle-Aged Drivers to Die in Car Crashes (02/04) Fact Sheet Slide Show Foundation, AAA Testify at NTSB Review (10/03) AAAFTS CEO Remarks After Market Products Do Little to Stop Tractor-Trailer Splash and Spray (10/03) Fact Sheet Slide Show Distracted Driving Phase II Study Press Release (8/03) Fact Sheet · Oregon Crash Kills 3 (7/03) · AAA Foundation Website Helps Seniors Get Around (6/03) · AAA Foundation Wins Award (4/03) · Unlicensed, Drunk Drivers Endanger Motorists (2/03) Fact Sheet Press Conference (requires Real Player 8.0 or later) · Unsafe Driver Actions that Lead to Fatal Car-Truck Crashes (7/02) · Seated for Safety (5/02) · AAAFTS' New CEO (4/02) · Distracted Driving (12/01) · Invalidly Licensed Drivers (7/01)