Traffic Safety
Halloween is expected to be very popular this year with consumer spending reaching an all-time high of $10.6 billion accor Read more
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and AAA Western and Central New York is reminding both drivers and pedestrian Read more
October 20, 2022, is the first-ever national Do Not Disturb While Driving Day. Read more
October 15 is National Move Over Day, recognized on the third Saturday of October every year. Read more
National Teen Driver Safety Week runs from October 16th – 22nd. Read more
Touted as lifesaving, crash-preventing technology, Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) is standard equipment in most new car Read more
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages one to 13, and child traffic fatalities increased by three pe Read more
According to research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, more people are now killed on the nation’s city streets Read more
AAA Western and Central New York, along with law enforcement and local leaders, has kicked off its annual “School’s Open, Read more
AAA Western and Central New York, along with law enforcement and state leaders, kicked off the annual “School’s Open – Dri Read more
The final long weekend of summer is here, and AAA expects this Labor Day to be a busy one. Read more
Amid the “100 Deadliest Days,” AAA Western and Central New York is urging drivers to use caution as July winds down. The “100 Deadliest Days” is the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when fatal teen crashes increase dramatically. Read more
The heat of summer is here, and this weekend is expected to be another hot one. Read more
Nearly half of the drivers surveyed said they used one or more potentially impairing medications in the past 30 days, acco Read more
AAA Western and Central New York is pleased to announce its Drivers of the Year based on accomplishments from the 2021 cal Read more
The “100 Deadliest Days” is the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when fatal teen crashes increase dramatically. Nationwide, 7,124 people died in teen driver-related summertime crashes over a ten-year period from 2011 to 2020. Read more
This Memorial Day weekend AAA expects nearly 35 million motorists to hit the road for a holiday trip of 50 miles or more. AAA expects to respond to 388,000 of those vehicles broken down on the roadside, putting roadside workers and vehicle occupants in grave danger. Read more
Spring is a time to dust off bicycles and get out and about! May is Bike Safety Month in the United States. Read more
In AAA's latest survey of attitudes about automated vehicles, drivers overwhelmingly want automakers to improve the perfor Read more
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and AAA Western and Central New York is reminding both drivers and bikers of key safety tips as the weather warms up. Many motorcyclists will choose to ride free on the open road as the forecast calls for sunny skies, and AAA also wants to see safer roads in the future. Read more
AAA Western and Central New York’s Licensed to Learn (LTL) Program, which includes both classroom and in-car driving instruction for new drivers, is now available virtually! Read more
Owners of new vehicles equipped with driving assistance technology may understand it better after six months of use, but the depth of their knowledge is limited. Read more
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country, it led to fewer drivers on the roads and a significant reduction in the number of miles driven. Read more