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History of AAA
It was 1902 and upstarts like Henry Ford and Eli Olds had it in their minds that the country needed motorized carriages. (Conventional wisdom said they were dad-burned fools -- 17 million horses in the U.S. that year and only 23,000 operating cars…)


But with 50 auto clubs already formed, it was clear Henry and Eli were onto something. On March 4, 1902, nine of those clubs joined to form the American Automobile Association. The rest is our history.

 
The Fight For Better Roads

In the beginning, roads were better suited to those 17 million horses than they were to cars. By 1916, AAA's fight for better roads led to the passage of the first-ever federal dollars for national highway construction.

As your need for safer, more comfortable travel grew, we fought for you. These days, our 80+ clubs are back where we started -- keeping members safe.

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