The AAA Foundation was established in 1947 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research affiliate of AAA/CAA with a focus on traffic safety issues in North America. Its mission is to identify traffic safety problems through research, foster solutions, and disseminate information and education. Surveys have found that aggressive driving is a serious concern, with 32% of respondents in 2005 viewing it as the same threat as drunk driving. The AAA Foundation's analysis of fatal crash data from 2003-2007 found that as many as 56% involved potentially aggressive driver behaviors like speeding, reckless driving, or failure to yield. While aggressive driving remains a problem, educating drivers can help promote safer roads.

3. 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit

4. Research affiliate of AAA/CAA

6. Foster research that seeks solutions

13. FARS provides detailed information from police reports on all fatal crashes

14. Analyzed the role of aggression by looking at each crash’s contributing factors related to driver behavior and performance

16. Illegal Lane Changes

17. Illegal driving on road shoulder, ditch, sidewalk..etc

18. Passing regardless of posted traffic signs and road markings

19. Operating vehicle in reckless manner

20. Failure to yield or obey traffic signs, devices, or zone laws

21. Failure to signal

22. Driving too fast for conditions or above posted speed limit

25. 2008 AAAFTS study found 78% rated aggressive driving as a serious or extremely serious problem

26. As many as 56% of the fatal crashes involve one or more unsafe driving behavior typically associated with aggressive driving

27. Speeding was a contributing factor in over 13,500 deaths in 2006

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