Motor Clubs

Don't Wreck Your Summer Road Trip

Orlando, Fla., 5/21/2008 -- The summer vacation season kicks off this month with the Memorial Day weekend, and millions of Americans will hit the road in the coming months en route to their summer getaways. AAA notes that ensuring your summer road trip goes smoothly starts well before you take to the highway.

No one wants to spend their vacation stranded on the roadside, but last summer AAA responded to more than seven million calls for roadside assistance from June to August.

ORLANDO, Fla., April 30, 2008 /PRNewswire - USNewswire/ -- This week marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of AAA's national traffic safety programs, which have helped teach generations of children and adults how to be safer drivers and protect them from crashes. Well known as the nation's largest organization for motorists, AAA has been a pioneer in national traffic safety initiatives beginning with the establishment of its national traffic safety department in 1928.

Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2008 -- Statement by Robert L. Darbelnet, President and CEO, AAA:

AAA looks forward to thoroughly reviewing the Commission’s report. We have been saying for some time now that American needs a new vision for how the nation’s transportation system is planned, funded and implemented. The Commission is making a strong recommendation for change and we applaud its effort.

TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 30, 2007 -- Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), Inc. has announced the four individuals and one couple who will be enshrined in the SCCA Hall of Fame class of 2008.

Roger Johnson, Don and Ruth Nixon, Kjell Qvale, Robert Ridges, and Fred Schmucker will join the 20 individuals previously inducted in 2005, 2006 and 2007 during the February 2 enshrinement ceremony that will close the 2008 SCCA National Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

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