Croton on Hudson Wins Gold Award in AAA’s Annual Traffic Safety Program

The Village of Croton on Hudson has won a Gold Award in AAA Northeast’s Community Traffic Safety Awards Program, Director of Public / Government Affairs & Traffic Safety, John Corlett announced today. AAA has long recognized communities that make outstanding efforts to make the region’s roads safer for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. All award winners in the New York metropolitan area were honored during a luncheon ceremony held October 25, 2018, at the Garden City Hotel. AAA Northeast, the local AAA affiliate, presented a total of 51 awards.

The Village was cited for its many traffic safety efforts including holding car seat checks, educational programs to facilitate safe driving and maintaining engineering initiatives to promote a safer traffic flow. The Village also received a special commendation for having zero pedestrian fatalities for one year.

AAA Northeast is a not-for-profit member service organization with 65 offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island providing more than 5.7 million local AAA members with roadside assistance, travel, insurance, finance and auto-related services.