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I don't listen too hard to what AAA has to say as a lobbying group.
Here is some interesting reading courtesy a Wikipedia compilation:
AAA and motorist rights....
...Support of the old 55 mph National Maximum Speed Law...
hmmmm this sounds like a hypermiling tactic they did suggest!
AAA and the environment
...AAA's lobbying positions are perceived by some as hostile to mass transit and environmental interests. Daniel Becker, director of Sierra Club's global warming and energy program, described AAA as "a lobbyist for more roads, more pollution, and more gas guzzling."[5] He observed that among other lobbying activities, AAA issued a press release critical of the Clean Air Act, stating that it would "threaten the personal mobility of millions of Americans and jeopardize needed funds for new highway construction and safety improvements."[5] "AAA spokespeople have criticized open-space measures and opposed U.S. EPA restrictions on smog, soot, and tailpipe emissions."[6] "The club spent years battling stricter vehicle-emissions standards in Maryland, whose air, because of emissions and pollution from states upwind, is among the nation's worst."[7]
So they've supported driving slow for safety reasons, I suppose, but now they're saying that's unreasonable.
They also don't seem to like mass transit or rules regarding reduced emissions. I think if you're reading on this board, you are guaranteed to be a supporter of mass transit and reducing emissions.
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