AAA and Motorist Rights
The AAA has a mixed record supporting motorist rights.
The AAA is known for occasional high profile motorist advisories of traffic enforcement, such as when it rented a billboard to warn motorists of the speed trap town of Lawtey, Florida. It also is a supporter of the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, first introduced in 2001 but which has not become law.
However, the AAA supported measures that curtail motorist freedoms or tax motorists, such as:
- Virginia's now-repealed traffic citation tax because of its revenue generation potential.
- The federal 55 mph speed limit.
- Opposing a 70 mph speed limit on Illinois rural freeways even though the roads can safely accommodate that speed.
Read more about this topic: American Automobile Association
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