AAA South Dakota News & Public Relations http://www.aaasouthdakota.com/news/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:07:07 -0600 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:07:04 -0600 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com In the coming weeks, Congress is expected to debate whether to increase the allowable weight of 18-wheelers to 97,000 pounds. The current maximum is 80,000 pounds. http://www.aaasouthdakota.com/news/articles/heavytruckscongress_2012.htm 17E62245-D770-481F-BF52-2BAAE29076BF Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:06:26 -0600 A recent national survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveals that Americans want safer roads but are largely unwilling to change their own driving behaviors to achieve that goal. At the same time, however, many readily admit they are part of the problem. http://www.aaasouthdakota.com/news/articles/trafficcrashesblame_2012.htm 6141569E-E43C-4EB7-836B-8543CDD3B771 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:36:38 -0600 AAA South Dakota has three good ideas which can make this New Year’s Eve safer for South Dakota motorists and would-be drivers who are celebrating the start of 2012 with alcoholic beverages. http://www.aaasouthdakota.com/news/articles/tripleoptionfordrinking_2011.htm 16046849-6AAB-440F-8004-BC22A305E7DE Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:37:02 -0600 Shoppers are often overwhelmed by the pressures of holiday shopping and all of the festivities of the season. As a result, they are even more vulnerable to what the Social Security Administration calls one of the nation’s fastest growing crimes – identity theft. http://www.aaasouthdakota.com/news/articles/tipstolowerriskofidentitytheft_2011.htm 15533A78-307F-446A-8146-07A11F3F1CCC Fri, 2 Dec 2011 11:13:24 -0600 With the threat of ice and snow once again in the forecast for parts of South Dakota, AAA reminds motorists that driving during wintry conditions can be treacherous. Take it easy on slick roadways, allow extra time to get where you’re going and drive slowly. http://www.aaasouthdakota.com/news/articles/winterweatherdrivingtips_2011.htm ABB6F099-95BE-4F87-B376-3163111BDF65 Fri, 2 Dec 2011 11:13:57 -0600 According to a new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, teen drivers are approximately 50 percent more likely to crash in the first month of driving than they are after a full year of experience driving on their own, and are nearly twice as likely to crash as they are after two full years of experience. http://www.aaasouthdakota.com/news/articles/teendriversathighrisk_2011.htm 639FAC2E-3C5D-4EF5-A88A-680D6AB9125D Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:01:37 -0600 Sept. 16, 2011 – For Immediate Release – Eighty percent of children age six to eight who were killed in auto crashes in 2009 were either improperly restrained or not belted at all, according to an analysis of Fatality Analysis Reporting System crash data conducted by AAA.  http://www.aaasouthdakota.com/news/articles/childcarseatmistakes_2011.htm 76773F06-7D4D-48B9-8C51-0D5D1EB9860F Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:38:54 -0600 Long before there were Web sites, social networks and consumer reviews to help travelers find a clean hotel and a good meal, AAA inspectors were looking under beds and tasting the meatloaf all along North America’s roads. This summer marks AAA’s 75th year of conducting on-site evaluations and publishing the results in AAA’s printed TourBook travel guides, which are now also available online at www.AAA.com and in ebooks and via smartphone applications. http://www.aaasouthdakota.com/news/articles/75yearsofinspections.htm 4EEC7329-28ED-47BC-BF95-0A600AC6AF04 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:39:10 -0600