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EDITORIAL
Editor-in-chief: Emily Gnacik Managing Editor: John T. Garcia
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AAA Every Day, Volume 2, Issue 1
(USPS 019-081/ISSN 23725389) is the official publication of AAA Hudson Valley, 618 Delaware Ave., Albany, NY 12209-1096. It is published bimonthly (except for July/August) by AAA Hudson Valley. Periodicals Mail postage paid
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Lives on the Line
These are just a few of the towing operators who lost their lives helping stranded motorists.
Emergency roadside assistance is at the core of AAA’s traffic safety mission. Yet, the men and women
Aaron Helfrich. Robert Janaitis. James A. Coffey. Daniel Bobholz. Denise Smith.
Michele Van Epps
who help AAA members when they are in need also put their lives on the line every day.
AAA tow operators respond to more than 30 million calls for help each year, working on roadside shoulders that are frequently no wider than four feet. Notably, the towing
industry is 15 times deadlier than all other private industries combined; and an average of 23 tow operators are killed at the roadside every year. That means one service provider, on average, is killed in the line of duty every other week.
Because of these startling
statistics, AAA is recommitting
its efforts to increase awareness
of and support for Slow Down, Move Over laws. These laws, which are in place in all 50 states, are aimed at protecting emergency responders working along the roadside, requiring motorists to slow down and move over or change lanes, if possible, to give safe clearance.
The next time you see a service vehicle at the roadside, slow down and move over. Their lives are on your shoulders.
In 2005, the International Towing and Recovery Hall
of Fame and Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee, established its Survivor Fund to provide immediate financial support to families of towing operators who lose their lives in the line of duty. AAA is a proud supporter of the Survivor Fund. To learn more about the fund and how you can help, visit: internationaltowingmuseum.org/donate/
Michele Van Epps is the President and CEO of AAA Hudson Valley.
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