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MEMBER SERVICES
ADVOCACY EFFORTS
Addressing Transportation Safety and Mobility Issues
AAA
Volume 3, No. 2
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Deborah L. Barga
Chief Executive Officer
Keith Putnam
Board President
Thomas Kerrigan
1st Vice President
Mary Lou Holly
2nd Vice President
Gerald Wehrman
3rd Vice President
DIRECTORS
Stanley Evans...................Sidney Kenneth Francis ............... Russia Mitch Steinke ............ Jackson Center Jeff Replogle ...................Houston Douglas Stewart...............Sidney Tim Gleason.....................Sidney Todd Lotz .................. Jackson Center Mike McRill...................... Anna
Judie Karhan
Editor-in-Chief
Tracey Schaffner
Regional Editor
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Deborah Barga, CEO, AAA Shelby County
Since AAA’s inception in early 1900, AAA has been committed to transportation advocacy
efforts. These efforts continue today, both locally and nationally. The AAA Association is able to use diverse knowledge gained from academic research conducted and provided by the AAA Foundation for
funding gap will be left once they expire. Going forward, those bonds are not a viable option unless the tolls are raised, which is not likely.
These budget concerns are compounded by stagnate state gasoline tax, which has not kept up with the cost of inflation. This leads our legislatures with some very difficult challenges in addressing the funding shortfall of our state transportation. It will likely be the first real challenge under
Traffic Safety in an effort to establish policy advocacy efforts, with traffic safety and transportation infrastructure as a priority.
Work continues today by AAA Clubs throughout the United States on these
very important topics. These are advocacy efforts that involve safer, more efficient transportation, which ultimately affects every single AAA member today.
These are advocacy efforTs ThaT involve safer, more efficienT TransporTaTion, which ulTimaTely affecTs every single aaa member Today.
the leadership of the new Ohio governor. During the previous Ohio General Assembly,
AAA was a strong advocate for legislation that would enhance novice driver safety in Ohio. Ultimately, this legislation failed to succeed, although we plan to advocate for it to be reintroduced in this current session. This legislation will put additional safeguards in place to protect not only novice drivers, but also everyone who shares the roadways with them.
Locally, AAA offices in Ohio have been involved with educational efforts regarding
One of those areas currently on the minds
of many Ohio residents is the two-year
transportation budget currently working
its way through the 133rd Ohio General Assembly. This is a large undertaking to establish funding for Ohio’s transportation systems for the next two years.
many safety issues, including impaired driving, distracted driving, senior mobility, and novice driver education. These educational efforts, along with policy advocacy outreach, are intended to provide AAA members with a safer transportation environment, not only today but also for future generations.
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What makes this budget difficult is the loss of revenue created from bonds established from the Ohio Turnpike, which are currently set to expire. A large transportation
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