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Commentary: 100 Years of School Safety Patrol Coming to Denver

By Cassie Tanner | Apr 20, 2021 | No Comments

AAA Colorado is always looking to expand the School Safety Patrol program, especially with a renewed focus on Denver to align with the City’s Vision Zero initiatives and its Safe Routes to School 5-Year Action Plan, now in development.

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Study: For Nearly Half of Drivers, Threat of Police Enforcement Doesn’t Deter Texting

By Kea Wilson | Jun 11, 2020 | No Comments

An over-focus on enforcement poses unconscionable dangers to black residents — and it doesn't even deter many dangerous drivers.

A minivan after a night crash. Image: Eli Duke via Flickr

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Asleep at the Wheel, Colorado Drivers Injure 900

By Andy Bosselman | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Drivers asleep at the wheel seriously injured 900 people in Colorado last year, an increase of 33 percent over 2017 — and the actual number could be much higher.

A study by AAA found that car companies' new pedestrian detection systems — which are supposed to automatically slow down cars before they smash into a huming being — don't work very well. Photo: AAA

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AAA: Technology Won’t Save Pedestrians from Deadly Cars

By Vince DiMiceli | Oct 7, 2019 | No Comments

The pro-car group says so-called "pedestrian detection systems" don't work in cars going more than 30 miles per hour or when driving at night.