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24-hour Roadside Assistance 800-AAA-HELP (222-4357) Metro Denver: 303-753-8800 Place a request online at AAA.com


Phone numbers


Travel (Cruise/ International) ..........877-244-9790 (Auto/TripTiks) ................ ext. 4910 (Domestic) ...................... ext. 3000


Insurance (Quotes) ......877-244-9790 (Claims/Service) ............. ext. 8040


Customer Service/ Operator .................877-244-9790 Auto Sales & Leasing ...... ext. 8030 Discount Program .......... ext. 8149 Membership (Join/Renew/ Change Address) ............ ext. 8150


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Offi ce Locations


AAA Travel Store products can be found in all offi ces except Durango and Grand Junction.


For hours of all offi ces, call 877-244-9790, ext. 6736.


Boulder ...............................303-753-8800 1933 28th St., Suite 200, 80301


Colorado Springs– Carefree .............................719-591-2222 3525 N. Carefree Cir., 80917


Denver Headquarters .......303-753-8800 4100 E. Arkansas Ave., 80222


Denver Metro East ...........303-753-8800 1096 S. Sable, Aurora, 80012


Denver Metro West ..........303-753-8800 7770 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge, 80033


Denver Metro North .........303-753-8800 5140 W. 120th Ave., Unit 300, Westminster, 80020


Denver Metro South ........303-753-8800 7400 S. University Blvd. (at Dry Creek), Centennial, 80122


Denver Metro Southwest ..........................303-753-8800 8601 W. Cross Dr., Littleton, 80123


Durango .............................970-247-2273 16 Town Plaza, 81301


888-280-5640 800-678-2373


Fort Collins ........................970-223-1111 3636 S. College Ave., Suite 2, 80525


Grand Junction ..................970-245-2236 2454 Hwys 6 & 50, Suite 109, 81505


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I took special notice of one sentence in the President’s Message in the November/December 2011 edition (“Move over and no one gets injured,” page 6). “People will zip over as they approach the cones that I’ve placed on the road, and the cars right behind them don’t see my truck or the cones.” This is the result of many people traveling too close to the car in front of them! Surely the law states something that one is supposed to have at least a two second (if not more) gap between themselves and the car in front. —C. van Zyl, Aurora


Editor’s note: According to Colorado state statute 42-4-1008, drivers “shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reason- able and prudent.” AAA suggests a three- to four-second rule; pick a fi xed point—road sign, light post, mile marker—and as soon as the rear of the vehicle ahead of your passes the checkpoint, start counting, “One one- thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand,” etc.


Low-profi le tires Nearly all the new cars hitting the sales lots these days come with low-profi le tires. I have heard many people complain that these tires wear out rapidly, cause a rough ride, frequently lead to rim damage, and blow out. Also, how can we encourage car


manufacturers to create a storage well large enough to hold a full-size spare? Recently my husband drove more than 200 miles on a donut tire. Worse yet, the highway had a minimum speed limit that exceed- ed the recommended speed for the donut spare. —S. Rebeck, Colorado Springs


Editor’s note: The low-profi le tires you see on the road can be a safer choice for some drivers, depending on their vehicle, their driving habits, and the composition of the tire. As for donut tires, manufac- turers face a dilemma. Car buyers want smaller, more fuel-effi cient vehicles, which means shrinking the trunk and the size of emergency tires.


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