When was aaa formed

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Just five years after its founding, AAA established a bureau of touring information to supply members travel information on roads, hotels, service facilities and motor vehicle laws. In , AAA began field inspections of lodgings and restaurants. In , the early rating system evolved into the Diamond Rating System for lodgings.

Gradually AAA initiated additional services and is now one of the largest travel organizations in the world, offering complete domestic and foreign travel services via its travel agency network, AAA. The rapidly increasing number of cars on the road brought about a similar increase in motor vehicle crashes. Prevention of traffic crashes became an early concern of AAA clubs. In , the AAA-sponsored School Safety Patrol program — children protecting classmates from traffic dangers — was established and expanded nationwide.

AAA also introduced traffic safety education into elementary and junior high schools, and pioneered driver education in high schools. AAA has been actively involved for more than 40 years in reducing the drunken-driver problem.