News Releases for Transportation and Traffic Safety

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AAA Survey: Speeding One of Top Mistakes Made by Teen Drivers

November 01, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (November 1, 2016) - In the past five years, teen drivers were involved in nearly 14,000 fatal crashes, and more than 4,200 of those involved excessive speed. This isn’t surprising to driving instructors, who, according to a new AAA...

Hallo’s Eve Deadliest Night for Pedestrians

October 26, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (October 26, 2016) – Hallo’s Eve, also known as Halloween, is fast approaching. The streets will be overtaken by monsters, ghouls, and princesses looking to get a trick or a treat on October 31st. If that’s not scary enough, AAA...

AAA Offers Safety Reminders as Hurricane Matthew Approaches

October 04, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (October 4, 2016) – As Hurricane Matthew inches up the coast AAA Tidewater urges motorists to be careful on the...

AAA Asks, Is Your Child Safe In the Car?

September 22, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (September 22, 2016) – In Virginia, over 1900 crashes involved children under the age of 9 resulting in 11 fatalities and 2,268 injuries, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles stated. According to National Highway Traffic Safety...

Most Young Pedestrian Fatalities Occur During After-School Hours

September 02, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (September 2, 2016) – The day after Labor Day marks the first day of school for many students in Virginia. That Tuesday morning there will be school buses, teen drivers and young walkers all heading for school in addition to the...

American Drivers Aren’t Securing Their Loads on the Road

August 11, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (Aug. 11, 2016) - 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...

Despite Vehicle Advances, Breakdowns at Record High

July 20, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 20, 2016) – Despite advances in vehicle technology, including maintenance reminders and other dashboard alerts designed to mitigate roadside trouble, AAA rescued a record-breaking 32 million drivers in 2015, with more battery,...

Nearly 80 Percent of Drivers Express Significant Anger, Aggression or Road Rage

July 14, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (July 14, 2016)- 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...

Virginia Travelers Favoring ‘the Drive’ this Fourth of July

June 29, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (June 29, 2016) – AAA projects that 87 percent of travelers in Virginia will be taking to the roads this Independence Day. Virginia is expecting 1,181,377 to travel this holiday either on the road, in the air, or by other modes of...

AAA: Americans Will Take More Trips than Ever This Independence Day Weekend

June 27, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (June 27, 2016) – AAA projects nearly 43 million Americans will travel this Independence Day weekend. This represents the highest Fourth of July travel volume on record and five million more travelers than this past Memorial Day...

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Tidewater Automobile Association of Virginia

AAA Tidewater Virginia is a member club affiliated with the American Automobile Association (AAA) national federation and serves members in the Tidewater Virginia region (All Hampton Roads cities, including Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg; Virginia's Eastern Shore; as well as the following counties: Greensville, Surry, Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Gloucester, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond County, Southampton, Sussex, Mecklenburg, James City County, York, Lunenburg, Essex, King & Queen, Mathews, Northumberland, and Westmoreland).

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