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AAA Foundation Contest Asks Drivers: How Do You Show You're Sorry?

8 September 1997

AAA Foundation Contest Asks Drivers: How Do You Show You're Sorry?

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to public concern about
rude and aggressive drivers, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is holding
a contest -- "How do you say you're sorry?"  The contest celebrates the launch
 of the Foundation's newly redesigned web site at http://www.aaafts.org.
    Contestants have until Oct. 1 to log on and suggest a gesture motorists
can use to apologize to another driver.  "When someone lets you into a lane
you can thank them with a wave," says Christopher Johnson, the AAA
Foundation's research analyst and webmaster.  "But if you inadvertently cut
someone off, how do you say you're sorry?"
    Winners will receive a high-visibility safety vest.  "If you ever have to
stop on a freeway at night, you'll want one of these," Johnson says.  The AAA
Foundation will promote the winning gesture as a way to ease tension between
drivers and help prevent minor incidents from turning into "road rage"
tragedies.
    The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is a not-for-profit charitable
organization funded by donations from AAA and CAA clubs and members.  It is
devoted to preventing crashes and saving lives through research and education
in the field of traffic safety.

SOURCE  AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety