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AAA (read triple-A), also known as the American Automobile Association, is an American not-for-profit automobile lobby group and service organization that provides its members with many member benefits and services including but not limited to Nationwide Emergency Road Side Assistance, Insurance Coverage and Travel Information/Reservations. [1]

History

The American Automobile Association (AAA) was founded on March 4, 1902 in response to a lack of highways suitable for autos and widespread public disapproval of the automobile and its noise. In an effort led by the Chicago Motor Club and the Automobile Club of New York, AAA was formed by a group of regional auto and motor clubs, whose members were auto enthusiasts and typically wealthy. The auto clubs combined forces through AAA to promote the automobile as the future of personal transportation. Its influence during the 20th Century shaped much of America's automotive lifestyle and public policy.

The AAA clubs expanded their scope of services as years progressed. Home Page. The first AAA road maps were published in 1905, and AAA began printing hotel guides in 1917. AAA began its School Safety Patrol Program in 1920, and many driver safety programs followed in the decades to come. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, which conducts a large volume of studies regarding motorist safety, was established as separate entity in 1947.

To prove automobiles worthy, AAA and its member clubs conducted cross country endurance exhibitions and AAA was the most widely recognized sanctioning organization for automobile racing in the United States until 1956. It sanctioned many races, including the Indianapolis 500. Its largest auto club, the Automobile Club of Southern California, returned to racing in the 1990s by sponsoring race teams. AAA - Wide Array of Services !.