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They Stood Tall, Crossed Party Linese and Now Lives Are Being Saved
State Sen. Nan Rich and State Rep. Rich Glorioso Honored in Tallahassee
AAA Auto Club South Names Legislators of the Year for 2009
Tallahassee, FL November 3, 2009
AAA Auto Club South today presented Legislator of the Year awards to State Senator Nan Rich, D-Sunrise, and State Rep. Rich Glorioso, R-Plant City, for their work in helping to strengthen Florida’s weak safety belt law.
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Crude Oil Slips Below $80...But Retail Gasoline May Go Higher As Wholesale Price Increases Are Passed On To Consumers
Pembroke Pines, FL November 1, 2009
The good news for consumers is that the price of crude oil declined by $3 per barrel this past week, closing at $77 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)…
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AAA Teams Up WIth The Department Of Highway Safety And Motor Vehicles To Offer Driver License Services At No Cost To Taxpayers
Pembroke Pines, FL October 29, 2009
To better serve Florida motorists, AAA Auto Club South has teamed up with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to offer Floridians the ability to easily renew a driver license, obtain a duplicate driver license, change a name or address on a driver license, get an identification card, and apply for voter registraion—all at no additional cost to taxpayers.
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Don't Let Halloween Turn Into A Drunk Driving Nightmare
Tampa, FL October 27, 2009
AAA Auto Club South and Budweiser will protect people on the roads this Halloween weekend by providing FREE rides home to intoxicated drivers and their cars.
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AAA Urges Adult Halloween Partygoers to Designate a Sober Driver
Tampa, FL October 26, 2009
With nearly one in three adults planning to attend or host a Halloween party this year, AAA urges partygoers to plan in advance by designating a sober driver before enjoying the festivities.
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Retail Gasoline Prices Spike As NYMEX Crude Oil Closes Week Above $80 Per Barrel
Tampa, FL October 25, 2009
Despite weak consumer demand and ample fuel supplies, crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) posted its highest weekly closing price of 2009, $80.50 per barrel, pushing up wholesale and retail fuel prices. The national average price of gasoline increased by 12 cents per gallon in the past week.
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AAA Conducted On-Site Distracted Driving Surveys At Ponte Vedra High School To Bring Attention To Teen Driver Behavior
Ponte Vedra FL October 20, 2009
This morning AAA conducted an observational survey of 271 student drivers at Ponte Vedra High School as they entered the student parking lot. Interestingly, the observed behaviors were not as dangerous as the distracted behaviors to which the students admitted in a written survey last week. For example, in the written survey 91 percent admitted talking on a cell phone while driving and 84 percent admitted to texting while driving, yet only 11 percent were observed engaging in these or other distracted behaviors.
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NYMEX Crude Oil Registers Nearly $7 Per Barrel Increase To Push Retail Gasoline Prices Higher
Tampa, FL October 18, 2009
Over the past two weeks the price of crude oil has risen by $8.58 per barrel aided by a spike of $6.76 per barrel this past week to close Friday at $78.53 on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).
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AAA Donates S.A.F.E. Presentations To Pinellas County High Schools To Show Teens The Dangers Of Distracted Driving
Tampa, FL October 15, 2009
The perceived need for instant communication has made the cell phone a must-have for teenagers. Nothing seems to stand between teens and their peers, not even the known dangers of driving distracted. Next week begins National Teen Driver Safety Week (Oct. 18-24) that draws attention to teen driver behavior and car crashes—which kill more than 5,000 teens annually.
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AAA Conveys The Dangers Of Texting While Driving To Teens
Tampa, FL October 15, 2009
The perceived need for instant communication has made the cell phone a must-have for teenagers. Nothing seems to stand between teens and their peers, not even the known dangers of driving distracted. Next week begins National Teen Driver Safety Week (Oct. 18-24) that draws attention to teen driver behavior and car crashes—which kill more than 5,000 teens annually.
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Weak Dollar Pushes Crude Prices Slightly Higher While Retail Gasoline Prices Post First Increase Since August
Tampa, FL October 11, 2009
Because of the weakness of the U.S. dollar (it hit a 14-month low versus the euro last week) energy markets and crude oil are attracting investors and that has pushed crude oil to close Friday at $71.77 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).
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AAA Offers Tips For Finding Quality Homeowners Insurance
Tampa, FL October 9, 2009
With insurance companies leaving the state of Florida, “non-renewing” thousands of homeowners policies, eliminating discounts on homeowners insurance and/or requesting multi-digit insurance rate increases, AAA encourages homeowners to take the time now to research their options.
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Crude Oil Supplies Build As Consumer Demand Weakens; Pump Prices Edge Lower
Tampa, FL October 4, 2009
The price of crude oil traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) increased nearly $4 per barrel over last week’s closing price ($66.01) but oil analysts are uncertain that the increase offers a clear signal that economic recovery is taking root. Crude oil closed Friday at $69.95 per barrel.
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Mixed Bag Of Economic News Pushes Crude Oil Prices Lower And Gasoline Prices Ebb With Seasonal Demand Decline
Tampa, FL Sept. 27, 2009
Following a week in which crude oil closed near its highest price of 2009, crude futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed the week Friday falling by $6 per barrel to $66.01 per barrel in response to a mixed bag of economic news.
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AAA Clubs Of Tennessee Asks All Motorists To Forego Texting And Cell Phone Use While Driving
Tampa, FL Sept. 25, 2009
“We can do something to reduce distracted driving...and we can do it now,” said Tom O’Brien, President and CEO of AAA Auto Club South. The AAA Clubs of Tennessee are joining the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety to call on all drivers to pledge their participation in Heads Up Driving Week spanning Monday, Oct. 5 through Sunday, Oct. 11.
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AAA Auto Club South CEO Asks All Motorists To Forego Texting And Cell Phone Use While Driving
Tampa, FL Sept. 25, 2009
“We can do something to reduce distracted driving...and we can do it now,” said Tom O’Brien, President and CEO of AAA Auto Club South. O’Brien’s comment is a challenge to all motorists in his AAA Club’s territory in conjunction with AAA’s national call for passage of state laws banning text messaging while driving in the 32 states lacking such laws. AAA’s goal is that all states would have no-texting-while-driving laws on the books by 2013.
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AAA Auto Club South CEO Asks All Motorists To Forego Texting And Cell Phone Use While Driving
Tampa, FL Sept. 25, 2009
“We can do something to reduce distracted driving...and we can do it now,” said Tom O’Brien, President and CEO of AAA Auto Club South. O’Brien’s comment is a challenge to all motorists in his AAA Club’s territory in conjunction with AAA’s national call for passage of state laws banning text messaging while driving in the 32 states lacking such laws. AAA’s goal is that all states would have no-texting-while-driving laws on the books by 2013.
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Crude Oil Rises As Dollar Weakens, But Ample Fuel Supply And Weak Demand Should Keep Prices At The Pump Moving Lower
Tampa, FL Sept. 20, 2009
Crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed the week $3 per barrel higher than last week’s close, but the supply and demand fundamentals for both oil and gasoline are still expected to keep retail gasoline prices edging lower.
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Slow, Nominal Decrease In Fuel Prices Is Expected To Continue, Barring Any Major Disruptions In Supply Chain
Tampa, FL Sept. 13, 2009
The U.S. Dept of Energy’s weekly report shows U.S. gasoline supplies climbed 2.07 million
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AAA Offers Free Car Seat Checks To Teach Parents How To Avoid Most Common Car Seat Mistakes
Tampa, FL Sept. 10, 2009
Parents go to great lengths to make sure their children are safe. But when it comes to car seat safety, too frequently minor mistakes can put children at risk without parents realizing it. In 2008, 244 children under the age of five were saved during collisions because they were secured in a safety seat.
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AAA Warns Parents To Avoid Most Common Car Seat Mistakes
Tampa, FL Sept. 10, 2009
Parents go to great lengths to make sure their children are safe. But when it comes to car seat safety, too frequently minor mistakes can put children at risk without parents realizing it. In 2008, 244 children under the age of five were saved during collisions because they were secured in a safety seat.
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AAA Extends Deadline FOr Teen Safety Contest With $10,000 Grand Prize
Tampa, FL Sept. 8, 2009
At the start of summer, AAA Auto Club South launched the Safe Summer campaign in an effort to improve summer travel safety with a continuing year-round focus designed to help change the traffic safety culture.
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Retail Gasoline Prices Edge Lower
Tampa, FL Sept. 6, 2009
Crude oil declined by $5 per barrel at week’s end and retail gasoline prices declined slightly while approaching Labor Day weekend.
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AAA Gives Motorists 10 Tips To Keep Kids Safe As They Return To School
Tampa, FL August 27, 2009
It’s back-to-school season across the U.S. with 56 million students expected to enroll in kindergarten through high school classes at more than 98,000 schools this year. As many students return to school motorists need to use extra caution with the increased congestion on roadways.
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Majority Of Drivers 55+ Unaware Of Potentially Dangerous Combination Of Medications And Driving, Shows New AAA Foundation Study
Tampa, FL August 11, 2009
Prescription medications pose a threat to traffic safety as 78 percent of seniors 55 and older use one or more medications, and only 28 percent are aware of the potential impact medications can have on driving abilities, according to a new survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety on how medications can impact the driving ability of seniors.
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Safety Advocates And State Officials Urge Motorists To Buckle Up And Avoid Driving Distractions
Atlanta, GA July 30, 2009
With the exception of 1992, more than 40,000 people throughout the U.S. have died each year as a result of traffic crashes—1.6 million deaths in the past four decades.
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Distracted Driving Is Top Reason 35 Percent Of Drivers Feel Less Safe On Roads Than Five Years Ago, Shows AAA Survey
Tampa, FL July 28, 2009
Thirty-five percent of drivers said they feel less safe than they did five years ago when driving, according to the second-annual 2009 Traffic Safety Culture Index released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
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Contest For Teens To Promote Driving Safety Will Award $10,000 Grand Prize
Tampa, FL July 20, 2009
At the center of AAA’s Safe Summer Campaign to promote a greater awareness of driver safety is a traffic safety contest that targets a demographic known for taking life-threatening risks—teenagers.
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