News Releases for Transportation and Traffic Safety

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AAA Tidewater Announces 2016 Scholarship Winners

June 21, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, (June 21, 2016) - In honor of AAA Tidewater Virginia’s founding President; the J. Theron “Tim” Timmons Memorial Scholarship Foundation was established. The foundation provides a $5,000 scholarship annually to deserving graduating...

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

June 01, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (June 1, 2016)- Over the past five years, more than 5,000 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers the “100 Deadliest Days,” the period starting Memorial Day when teen crash deaths historically climb. As the summer...

AAA’s Tips for Holiday Road Trips

May 24, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (May 24, 2016) – AAA expects over one million people across the Commonwealth to head out to celebrate Memorial Day this year. Most of them (970,850) will be hitting the road during the long holiday weekend. Gas prices are down from...

AAA: More Than 38 Million Americans Expected to Travel This Memorial Day Weekend

May 19, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (May 19, 2016) – AAA projects more than 38 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend. That is the second-highest Memorial Day travel volume on record and the most since 2005. Spurred by the lowest gas prices in more...

Fatal Road Crashes Involving Marijuana Double After State Legalizes Drug

May 10, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (May 10, 2016) – Fatal crashes involving drivers who recently used marijuana doubled in Washington after the state legalized the drug, according to the latest research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. New research also shows...

AAA Green Car of The Year is Tesla Model S 70D

April 19, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (April 19, 2016) - The 2015 Tesla Model S 70D was named the AAA Green Car of the Year, the motor club announced today. The Telsa is featured with 80 other green vehicles in the 2016 AAA Green Car Guide, a comprehensive report published...

AAA Tidewater Virginia Celebrates National Pet Day

April 11, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, (April 11, 2016) – Today is National Pet Day, celebrating the furry, feathery, or scaly companions in our lives. This day is designated to bring public awareness to the benefits of pet ownership, support pet adoption, and celebrate...

History of Falling Increases Crash Risk by 40 Percent for Older Drivers

March 24, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (Mar. 24, 2016)- Older drivers with a history of falling are 40 percent more likely to be involved in crashes than their peers, according to a new study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Falls limit an older drivers’...

Improvements Made To Virginia Teen Driving Law

March 09, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (March 9, 2016) – Since 2007, Virginia law has stated that teenage drivers were not allowed to use any electronic device while driving, but there was something amiss. The Virginia General Assembly amended the Virginia law in 2007 to...

Three-Quarters of Americans “Afraid” to Ride in a Self-Driving Vehicle

March 01, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 1, 2016) – 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...

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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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