ADVISORY/AAA To Release Study On Effectiveness of Low-Cost Improvements to High-Risk Intersections

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Program Dramatically Cuts Injuries and Reduces Crashes At High-Risk,
    Urban Intersections With Traffic Lights

WHAT:             AAA will release the results of a new five-year
                  study evaluating the effectiveness of a pilot
                  project implementing low-cost changes such as signal
                  timing, signage, and center turn lanes at high-crash
                  intersections. In 2000, intersection crashes were
                  responsible for approximately 8,500 deaths, one
                  million injuries and accounted for 44% of all
                  crashes. In addition, these crashes cost the country
                  over 40 billion dollars every year.

                  The demonstration project is funded in part by a $2
                  million grant from AAA Michigan. The project
                  examined improvements at 60 intersections in two
                  cities.

WHEN:             Thursday, September 26
                  10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

WHERE:            Look for the release on our NewsRoom website,     
                  www.aaa.com/news