American Driving Survey, 2014 – 2017
The American Driving Survey collects and analyzes data related to driving patterns of the public in the United States. This brief summarized the results based on data collected from 2016 through 2017 compared to those collected from 2014 through 2015.
February 2019 // Research Brief
Countermeasures Against Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug-Impaired Driving
This report describes prescription and over-the-counter countermeasures related to pharmacy and medical; data recording and toxicology; law enforcement and judicial; and education and advertising.
October 2018 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet
Leveraging and Enhancing Alcohol Countermeasures to Reduce Drugged Driving
Two research briefs describe a project that solicited input from subject matter experts across the U.S. regarding the potential for alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures to be adapted as drugged or drug-impaired driving countermeasures.
September 2018 // Enforcement/Legal Brief // Behavioral/Educational Brief
Properly and Effectively Adjudicating Drugged Drivers: The Development of Online Curricula
In order to expand access to training in drugged driving adjudication, the AAA Foundation funded the development and production of online courses for judges and prosecutors.
June 2018 // Research Brief
Hit-and-Run Crashes: Prevalence, Contributing Factors and Countermeasures
Hit-and-run crashes and fatalities rates have been increasing at an alarming rate.
April 2018 // Research Brief
Advancing Drugged Driving Data at the State Level: State-by-State Assessment
This study assessed current policies and practices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia as related to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s publication Advancing Drugged Driving Data at the State Level: Synthesis of Barriers and Expert Panel Recommendations (2016).
April 2018 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet
2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index
The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey, identifying driver’s attitudes and behaviors related to traffic safety. Road safety topics covered include speeding, red light running, seat belt use, distracted, drowsy and drunk driving.
March 2018 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet
Prevalence of Drowsy Driving Crashes: Estimates from a Large-Scale Naturalistic Driving Study
The contribution of drowsy driving to motor vehicle crashes is notoriously difficult to quantify. This study examines in-vehicle video captured in a large naturalistic driving study to estimate the proportion of motor vehicle crashes that involve drowsy driving.
February 2018 // Research Brief
American Driving Survey, 2015 – 2016
This Research Brief provides highlights from the AAA Foundation’s 2016 American Driving Survey, which quantifies the daily driving of the general public in the United States. Comparisons to data from 2015 are also provided.
January 2018 // Research Brief
Crash Risk of Cell Phone Use While Driving: A Case – Crossover Analysis of Naturalistic Driving Data
This report investigates the relationship between using a cell phone while driving and the risk of being involved in a crash by comparing cell phone use immediately prior to crashes versus during ordinary driving by the same drivers using in-vehicle video from a large study.
January 2018 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet