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. However, nearly half of drivers admitted to speeding over 15 mph in the past 30 days. The AAA Foundation's analysis of NHTSA fatal crash data from 2003-2007 found that as many as 56% of fatal crashes involved unsafe driving behaviors associated with aggressive driving such as speeding, illegal lane changes

2. AAA FoundationEstablished in 1947

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

4. Research affiliate of AAA/CAA

5. North American FocusMissionIdentify traffic safety problems

6. Foster research that seeks solutions

7. Disseminate information and educational resourcesFunded through the generosity of and its members

8. The SituationAmericans are concerned about aggressive driving and its impact on traffic safety

9. A 2005 telephone survey by ABC News and The Washington Post found that out of a list of threats which “most endanger your own safety on the road,” 32% of respondents said aggressive drivers. This was the same number of responses as for drunk drivers. The Situation (cont.)2008 AAAFTS Traffic Safety Culture Index found 78% of those surveyed rated aggressive drivers as a serious or extremely serious traffic safety problem

10. Despite those concerns, nearly half of people admitted to speeding more than 15mph over the limit on major highways in the previous 30 days reflecting a “Do As I say, Not As I Do” attitude.Defining Aggressive DrivingTasca (2000) – “A driving behavior is aggressive if it is deliberate, likley to increase the risk of collision and is motivated by impatience, annoyance, hostility, and/or an attempt to save time.”

11. NHTSA – “When individuals commit a combination of moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons property”AAAFTS Definition ofAggressive Driving“Any unsafe driving behavior, performed deliberately and with ill–intention or disregard for safety, can constitute aggressive driving.”

12. Our AnalysisAnalyzed NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database

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

15. Existing sources of data on crashes do not include information about the intentions or motivations of the driver so our estimate of the prevalence of aggressive driving relied on drivers’ actionsPotential Aggressive Driving Acts (FARS List)Following improperly

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

23. RacingPercent of fatal crashes involving possibly-aggressive driver-level contributing factors, FARS 2003-2007

24. Key PointsSurveys show people are concerned about aggressive driving

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

28. AAAFTS 2008 Traffic Safety Culture Index found nearly half of drivers reporting exceeding the speed limit by 15mph on major highways in the previous 30 daysTo view the full aggressive driving report or press release, please visit www.aaafoundation.org

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