Traffic Safety

In order to extend their mobility and reduce risk on the road, AAA recommends older drivers consult a healthcare professional when feelings of driving discomfort arise.

With many people preparing to head out for the start of the Firearm Deer Hunting Season, it is important to remember that almost 50 percent of vehicle-deer crashes occur in Michigan during the months of October, November and December. 

AAA is sending out its annual statewide Trick or Treat Street Safety Alert for children and adults. Halloween can be one of the most deadly nights of the year for both pedestrians and motorists

More than 60% of teens got their driver’s license before the age of 18, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Abbey Bullis will start her first year of college with a $2,500 scholarship earned in the 25^th annual AAA Michigan School Safety Patrol Scholarship Program.

Madeline (Maddie) Purvis will start her first year of college with a $2,500 scholarship earned as part of the 25^th annual AAA Michigan School Safety Patrol Scholarship Program. 

Max Klein, a St. Augustine Catholic School sixth-grader, was presented with the 2019 AAA School Safety Patroller of the Year Award. 

New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that increased fatigue and poor physical functioning are leading factors that can result in older adults limiting their driving. 

Because more crashes involving property damage occur during the winter months than at any other time, AAA encourages motorists to prepare for adverse cold weather driving conditions by driving defensively while on the road.

With the arrival of fall, motorists should be more aware of deer while traveling on Michigan roadways. October and November are two of the highest months for reported deer-vehicle crashes in Michigan, while the state has seen increases in these accidents during the past two years.