AAA to offer free “Tipsy Tows” over long Memorial Day weekend
AAA Oklahoma will be offering Tipsy Tow over the extended Memorial Day holiday period. The service is free and open to the public. A tow for your car and a ride home for you are available from AAA...
View ArticleOklahomans Set to “Drive” into Summer, Says AAA
AAA highlights 4 Memorial Day travel trends. AAA Oklahoma, May 22, 2013. The first three-day weekend of the summer has nearly arrived and according to AAA, Oklahomans will be “driving” their way into...
View ArticleAAA to Rescue more than Eight Million Motorists during the Summer Driving...
More than 31 million Americans kicked off the summer travel season with a road trip Memorial Day weekend, but plans were dampened for approximately a quarter of a million motorists that AAA needed to...
View ArticleAAA PetBook Guide Makes Traveling with Your Pet 14,000 Times Easier
AAA has released the 2013 version of its popular Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA PetBook. Now in its 15th edition, the guide features more than 14,000 AAA Approved and Diamond Rated hotels and...
View ArticleTornado Safety Tips
By Chuck Mai, AAA Mother Nature’s fury has been paying quite a bit of attention to the Sooner state lately. Our hearts and prayers go out to all so severely impacted by the recent storms. In the...
View ArticleThe Older and Wiser Driver
By Chuck Mai, AAA Helping your parents determine whether they should still be driving can be stressful — especially for Mom and Dad. No one wants to lose a freedom they’ve had for nearly as long as...
View ArticleThe Cost of Convenience: Voice-Activated Features Pose Biggest Risk to Drivers
New advanced hands-free technologies make it easier for motorists to text, talk on the phone, and use social media as they drive, but there’s a cost to this convenience: higher risk. Today, AAA is...
View ArticleStandard Car Parts Bite the Dust
By Chuck Mai, AAA Quite a few longtime (and beloved) car parts are slowly fading away or gone altogether. ** Ash trays and cigarette lighters (although the power ports remain). ** Crank windows – even...
View ArticleSweltering Summer Days and Kids left in Cars is a Recipe for Tragedy
With the heat of the summer upon us, AAA reminds parents and caregivers of the deadly combination cars and high temperatures can be for young children. So far this year across the U.S., 12 children...
View ArticleFewer to Travel over Independence Day, AAA Predicts
AAA projects 40.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home over the Independence Day holiday, a 0.8 percent decrease from the 41.1 million who traveled last year. A total of 34.4...
View ArticleRegular or Premium Gas?
By Chuck Mai, AAA Who would have ever thought $3.15 gasoline would seem like a bargain? Gasoline prices have come down quite a bit lately but they’re still pretty high compared to years ago....
View ArticleBig Rigs and their “No Zones”
By Chuck Mai, AAA If you’ve traveled any of our highways in Oklahoma recently, you’ve probably noticed an increase in the number of large trucks on the road. State trucking officials tell me that...
View ArticleSummer’s Last Road Trip – Take it Easy
By Chuck Mai, AAA Well, we’re well into that hazy, lazy, crazy time of year when we pack up the one thing most precious to us – our family – and take to the road. And time is running out for a last...
View ArticleTeens Are Delaying Getting Drivers Licenses
The majority of American teens today delay getting a driver’s license, according to new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Less than half (44 percent) of teens obtain a driver’s license...
View ArticleWhat To Do If Your Car Suddenly Becomes Submerged in Water
Flash flooding can occur with little, if any, advance notice. · According to the National Weather Service, nearly half of all flood-related deaths occur in vehicles. · First of...
View ArticleAAA Inspectors Name the Skirvin Hilton as a Favorite Historic Hotel
By Chuck Mai, AAA As travelers look for ways to connect with our nation’s history, AAA inspectors compiled a list of their favorite historic hotels. Selections are noted for environments that evoke an...
View ArticleOklahomans Working up an Appetite for Labor Day Travel, AAA Reports
Nearly four percent more Oklahomans are expected to travel over the holiday this year. AAA projects 400,300 Oklahomans will travel more than 50 miles from home over the upcoming Labor Day holiday, a...
View ArticleMotorists Less Concerned about Risky Driving Behaviors
By Chuck Mai, AAA Americans today are less likely to perceive a serious threat from dangerous driving behaviors such as impaired or distracted driving than in the past, according to an analysis of four...
View ArticleMotorists Less Concerned about Risky Driving Behaviors
Americans today are less likely to perceive a serious threat from dangerous driving behaviors such as impaired or distracted driving than in the past, according to an analysis of four years of public...
View ArticleAAA Protects Motorists from more than Car Troubles this Labor Day Weekend
AAA Oklahoma will offer its Tipsy Tow community service program for Labor Day weekend again this year. The innovative service gives intoxicated drivers an option to getting behind the wheel and rolling...
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