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$0.60

$0.77/mile

$12,297 in 2024

$9,666 per year on transportation

300 hours a year, clocking up 10’000 miles.

64 million members

aaa

aaa estimates

aaa estimating that it costs americans an average of $12,297 per year

aaa foundation

aaa's annual driving cost estimates

aaa’s 2026 analysis

aaa’s calculation

according to the aaa

after polling drivers in 2023, aaa published a traffic safety culture index that it released in december 2024 identifying “five distinct driver profiles:”

american automobile association

born in 1902 as the american automobile association, it has spent the past 123 years lobbying for the interests of drivers.

but the american automobile association (aaa) in march published a research brief flagging unlicensed drivers – many of whom are involved in hit-and-run collisions – as a major danger to vulnerable road users.

complaining more about glare

explain the american automobile association last year finding that ” staggering 96 percent of drivers admit to engaging in aggressive driving behaviors over the past year…. from speeding and tailgating to cutting off other vehicles, aggressive driving has become a near universal experience – and it’s not just frustrating, it appears to be contagious.”