Founded in 1947, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
has spent over 75 years saving lives.
We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing traffic crashes and reducing injuries through rigorous research, public education, and a relentless commitment to safer roads for everyone.
March 26 to May 7, 2026
2026 Spring Request for Proposals
The Foundation is seeking proposals for the following topics:
Our Latest Research
Slow Down, Move Over Laws: National Survey of Drivers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors, 2025
Understanding the Increase in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crashes: Prevalences of Crashes, Injuries, and Deaths in the United States, 2017-2023
Fatal Wrong-Way Crashes on Divided Highways, United States, 2014-2023
American Driving Survey: 2024
2024 Traffic Safety Culture Index
Examining the Pre-Crash Circumstances Leading to Pedestrian Fatalities
AAA Foundation Updates
In 2024, Americans drove for a combined
Driver Behavior and Performance
Driver Behavior and Performance
Drivers do many things behind the wheel that put themselves and others at risk. AAA Foundation research addresses a range of risky behaviors including distracted, substance-impaired, and drowsy driving.
Emerging Technologies
Emerging Technologies
Cars are becoming smarter as great strides are made in the field of connected and automated vehicle technologies. While advanced driver assistance systems and semi-automated vehicles have the potential to increase safety, many questions remain about these new technologies and concepts before they can be widely deployed.
Roadway Systems and Drivers
Roadway Systems and Drivers
An emerging focus for the Foundation is the connection between roadways, infrastructure and traffic safety. Precise design of the roadway systems will play a critical role to support future deployment of connected and automated vehicle technologies.
Vulnerable Road Users
Vulnerable Road Users
The AAA Foundation is a leader in research around teen and senior driving safety. In addition, the Foundation is expanding its research in this area to include other vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, and is committed to improving the safety of all road users.
