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AAA Texas Recommends Drivers and Pedestrians Be Cautious As Daylight-Saving Time Ends

November 04, 2016 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Transportation and Traffic Safety

(Coppell, TX) - U.S. daylight-saving time will end at 2 a.m. Sunday when clocks are set back one hour. With the time change and shorter daylight hours, AAA Texas is recommending vehicle owners take the time to restore or replace deteriorated headlight...

AAA Texas: Keep Halloween a Treat By Following Safety Tips on the Roads and at

October 31, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

(Coppell, TX) – Halloween is a time for frightening fun but if you’re not careful it could be a time for scary and preventable traffic crashes. This year Halloween will fall on Mon., Oct. 31. AAA Texas reminds drivers that pedestrians will likely be out...

U.S. Drivers Waste $2.1 Billion Annually on Premium Gasoline

September 22, 2016 Gas Prices, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Transportation and Traffic Safety

(Coppell, TX) – According to new AAA research, American drivers wasted more than $2.1 billion dollars in the last year by using premium-grade gasoline in vehicles designed to run on regular fuel. With 16.5 million U.S. drivers having used premium fuel...

One-Third of Child Pedestrian Fatalities Occur During After-School Hours

August 25, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

(Coppell, TX) - As 50 million children across the country begin heading back to school, AAA urges motorists to slow down and stay alert in neighborhoods and school zones, and to be especially vigilant for pedestrians during before- and after-school...

American Drivers Aren’t Securing Their Loads on the Road

August 11, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

(Coppell, TX) - 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 injuries and more than 500...

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

July 28, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

(Coppell, TX) - 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 most alarming...

AAA Texas Offers Tips and Tipsy Tow to Prevent DWI on Fourth of July

June 30, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

(Coppell, TX) – AAA Texas encourages everyone, who is of legal drinking age and plans to have alcoholic beverages to celebrate Independence Day, to designate a sober driver, call for a cab or approved ride-sharing service, or plan an overnight stay...

As First Official Summer Weekend Begins, AAA Texas Offers Drivers Tips to Protect Kids, Pets and Property in Summer Heat

June 24, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

(Coppell, TX) – With the intense heat of summer, come dangers for kids and pets. As Texans begin taking summer road trips, AAA Texas reminds drivers about the consequences of leaving people or pets in hot vehicles. Temperatures inside a car, even on a...

AAA Texas, Law Enforcement, DWI Prevention Advocates, Family and Friends March at Texas State Capitol to Remember Lives Lost to Impaired Driving

April 22, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

(Austin, TX) - AAA Texas held its fourth-annual “DWI March for Change” at the Texas State Capitol on Friday, April 22, 2016. Travis County Underage Drinking Prevention Program and Mothers Against Drunk Driving, along with law enforcement officers,...

Top AAA Green Car is Tesla Model S 70D

April 19, 2016 Automotive, Gas Prices, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Transportation and Traffic Safety

(Coppell, TX) – Just in time for Earth Day, AAA announces the 2015 Tesla Model S 70D is the AAA Green Car of the Year. The Tesla is featured with 80 other green vehicles in the 2016 AAA Green Car Guide, a comprehensive report published annually by the...

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