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Crystal Cruises Voted "World's Best" for Sixth Consecutive Year
Crystal Cruises, one of AAA's preferred cruise lines, was again named the "World's Best Large Cruise Line" in Travel + Leisure's 2001 annual readers' survey. Based on travelers' evaluations of the 940-guest Crystal Harmony and Crystal Symphony, Crystal Cruises took top honors for the sixth consecutive year. The cruise line also outscored all large and small ships for the fifth time in the awards' six-year history. The complete list of awards is published in the magazine's August 2001 issue.
Award criteria are based on quality of a cruise liner's cabins, food, service, itineraries/destinations, entertainment and overall value. Crystal Cruises out-ranked all other award contenders in the individual categories of service, food, cabins and entertainment. In fact, the line's score for service, its highest-rated category, was nearly 15 points more than the average for all other cruise lines.
AAA congratulates Crystal Cruises for this prestigious award. For a free brochure, call 800-820-6663. To book a Crystal Cruise vacation, call or visit your local AAA Travel office.
MotoPhoto and Continental Cleaners Join Show Your Card & Save Program
AAA Colorado members can now show their membership card and save at all MotoPhoto locations and Continental Cleaners in Colorado Springs. Enjoy discounts on high- quality photo processing, as well as frames and gifts at the 17 Front Range MotoPhoto locations. AAA members receive 50 percent off the price of the annual MotoPhoto Club membership, a savings of more than $12. Your memories are important, so check the white pages of the telephone book for the MotoPhoto location nearest you. For more information about MotoPhoto Club benefits and discounts, call or visit a MotoPhoto store.
Continental Cleaners joins the growing list of Show Your Card & Save partners in Colorado Springs. Save 10 percent on all dry cleaning at any of the company's three convenient locations: 6780 North Academy Blvd., 1043 North Academy Blvd., and 1638 South Nevada. Enjoy affordable, quality dry cleaning-at an even greater savings-at Colorado's first original discount cleaners.
Tips for Driving at Night
Driving at night presents different challenges from driving during the day. At night, sight distance is limited, and drivers do not have the advantage of color and contrast that is available during daylight hours. The risk of a crash at night is about 40 percent higher than during the day. Three factors affect night vision: the ability to see under conditions of low light, the ability to see against glare, and the time needed to recover from glare. As we age, our ability to see with and recover from oncoming glare diminishes and our field of view decreases, making it more difficult to drive at night.
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To improve the ability to see and drive at night, here are a few techniques and tips:
- Keep your eyes moving. Search the dark areas ahead and to the sides. Look for flashes of light at hilltops, curves, and intersections that may indicate the headlights of other vehicles.
- Keep all windows and headlights clean. Dirty windows can increase glare and make it more difficult to see. Dirty headlights can reduce efficiency by as much as 90 percent.
- Don't tint your windows as it reduces visibility.
- Use headlights wisely. Use high beams whenever possible, but return to low beams when following or meeting oncoming vehicles.
- When approaching a vehicle with its high beams on, look to the right edge of the roadway, and use the white pavement line to help guide you past the glare.
- Increase following distance by four to five seconds to allow more response time.
- Make it easier for others to see you. Be sure all the exterior vehicle lights work properly. In case of a vehicle breakdown, pull completely off the roadway beyond the end of the guardrail, if possible, and turn on the emergency flashers.
100 Years of Magic
The Walt Disney World Resort® is hosting a yearlong extravaganza-October 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002-called "100 Years of Magic," commemorating the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney's birth. The celebration will feature special events and new entertainment at all four Walt Disney World theme parks.
Disney-MGM Studios, the focal point of the celebration, will unveil a 12-story-tall Sorcerer Mickey hat. Other new events include the daily Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade with customized antique cars, and a multimedia tribute, with rare memorabilia from Disney archives.
The Magic Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom will both launch new parades, while Epcot® will showcase the updated Tapestry of Dreams parade. In addition, interactive kiosks at all four Disney theme parks will invite visitors to "Discover the Stories Behind the Magic." Plan now to visit during the 100 Years of Magic Celebration. Call or visit your local AAA Travel office today, and ask about AAA Vacations® packages to the Walt Disney World Resort.
Think AAA for Back-to-School Time
Your student member receives all the same benefits and services that you enjoy-including discounts at participating Show Your Card & Save® merchants, 24-hour Emergency Road Service, road maps and more. Call 303-753-8800 today, or purchase a gift membership online.
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There's no better back-to-school gift than peace of mind-for you and your favorite student. Consider buying that special student driver a AAA Colorado gift membership. You will rest easier knowing they'll be taken care of should a roadside emergency occur-and you'll save money. The enrollment fee is waived for current members who purchase a gift membership. Save $17 on a primary membership!
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