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 PDF
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 PDF
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 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
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 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
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 PDF
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 PDF
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 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Rates of Motor Vehicle Crashes, Injuries and Deaths in Relation to Driver Age, United States, 2014-2015
This Research Brief presents updated data on crash risk using data on crashes from the US DOT in conjunction with data on driving mileage from the AAA Foundation's American Driving Survey.
June 2017 // Research Brief PDF
2016 Traffic Safety Culture Index
This report presents the results of our annual Traffic Safety Culture Index survey, providing data on the attitudes and behaviors of the American public with respect to key traffic safety topics.
February 2017 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Acute Sleep Deprivation and Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Involvement
This drowsy driving study quantifies a driver's relative risk of being involved in a crash in relation to the number of hours that they slept in the past 24 hours.
December 2016 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF