Page 4 - AAA Now! – AAA Northway – Winter 2021

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
AAA
Volume 4, No.4
AAA NORTHWAY HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
433 State St., Suite 300, Schenectady, NY 12305 Telephone 518-370-5400 www.AAA.com
OFFICERS
James Phelps – President & CEO
Richard Jacobs – Regional President Andrew Iannotti – Executive Vice-President & COO
Amsterdam Office
Southside Square
1451 State Highway 5S, Amsterdam, NY 12010 Telephone: 518-684-0064
Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Halfmoon Office & Auto Repair
1647 Route 9, Halfmoon, NY 12065 Telephone: 518-831-1860
Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Auto Repair: 518-831-1861
Mon-Fri: 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sat: 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Plattsburgh Office
20 Booth Drive, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Telephone: 518-563-3925 Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Queensbury Office
345 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY 12804 Telephone: 518-792-0068 Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saratoga Springs Office
26 West Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Telephone: 518-587-8529
Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Schenectady Office
1626 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12309 Telephone: 518-374-4696 Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Vestal Office
3701 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850 Telephone: 607-722-7255 Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Danielle Taylor - Editor
John T. Garcia - Managing Editor Angela Ilich - Director of Production
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SLOW DOWN, MOVE OVER
AAA Research Reveals That Some Drivers May Not Grasp the Danger They Pose to Those at the Roadside
James Phelps President & CEO
The recent deaths of two AAA tow providers, killed while assisting motorists, highlight just how dangerous it is for individuals who regularly work along the shoulders of America’s busy and congested roads.
Glenn Ewing, 32, was killed July 4 near Cincinnati, Ohio, while placing a disabled vehicle on the back of a flatbed on the side of the road. He leaves behind a fiancée and
two children. Only three weeks later, 30-year-old David Meyer was assisting a driver on the left-hand shoulder in Castle Rock, Colorado, when he was also struck and killed. As of August of this year, 14 tow providers have been killed while helping others at the roadside in 2021.
"Deaths like these can be avoided if drivers slow down and move over to give these people room to work safely,” said Marshall Doney, AAA President and CEO. "We can't stress enough how important it is to pay attention so you have time to change lanes when you see AAA, an emergency responder or simply anybody along the side of the road."
Startling new data from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that among drivers who do not comply with Move Over laws at all times:
• 42% thought this behavior was somewhat or not dangerous at all to roadside emergency workers. This demonstrates that drivers may not realize how risky it is for those working or stranded along highways and roads close to moving traffic.
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An average of 24 emergency responders including tow providers are struck and killed by vehicles while working at the roadside each year – meaning someone in this line of work is killed, on average, every other week.
To protect these individuals, AAA and other traffic safety advocates have led the way in getting Move Over laws passed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Yet, the AAA Foundation finds that:
• nearly a quarter of those surveyed (23%) are unaware of the Move Over law in the state where they live, and
• among those who are aware of their state's Move Over laws, about 15% report not understanding the potential consequences for violating the Move Over law at all.
In New York, drivers who violate the Slow Down, Move Over law can receive two points on their driver’s license and a fine of $150 for a first-time offense.
It's not just tow providers and other emergency responders being killed on the side of the road. Since 2015, more than 1,600 people have been struck and killed while outside of a disabled vehicle. The reality is that drivers
are increasingly distracted while driving. Previous AAA Foundation research has found that drivers are up to four times as likely to crash if they are talking on a cell phone while driving and up to eight times as likely to be in a crash if texting.
"If you see something, anything, on the shoulder ahead, slow down and move over," said Jake Nelson, AAA's director of traffic safety advocacy and research. “It could literally save someone’s life.”
IN THIS ISSUE
Page 2 ............ What’s Happening
Page 2 ............ Boost Your Child Passenger Safety Knowledge Page 3 ............ Take It Slow When the Temperature Gets Low Page 8 ............ More Americans Considering Travel Insurance Pgs 12-13...... Northway Select Vacations
Page 17.......... Why River Cruising?
Page 18.......... Celebrate the Women Explorers
Page 22.......... Discounts & Rewards
Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months
No. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date
A. Total no of copies (net press run)
B. Paid circulation
1. Paid/requested outside mail subscriptions stated on form 3541
2. Paid in county subscription
3. Sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, counter sale, and other USPS paid distribution centers
4. Requested copies mailed through other USPS classes
C. Total paid and/or requested circulation:
D. Free distribution by mail (samples, complementary,
and other free)
1. Outside county as stated on form 3541 2. In-county as stated on form 3541
3. Other classes mailed through USPS
4. Free distribution outside the mail (carriers or other means)
E. Total free distribution
F. Total distribution
G. Copies not distributed
H. Total
I. Percent paid
98,868 98,154
98,115 97,724 0 0
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0 0 98,115 97,724
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 98,115 97,724 753 430 98,868 98,154 100% 100%
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