Cambridge, MA, March 18, 2026 — As millions of Americans prepare to hit the road for spring break, AAA and Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the world’s largest telematics service provider, are encouraging travelers to stay alert behind the wheel. A new analysis shows an increase in risky driving during this high-travel period. 

AAA partnered with CMT to analyze speeding and distracted driving during the last two weeks of March 2025, compared to the weeks immediately before and after the spring break period. The analysis shows increases in speeding and distraction at certain times of day during different points in the week over the spring break period.

On weekdays, speeding surged by more than 10% from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. On weekends, there was a consistent increase in speeding throughout the afternoon and early evening. The single largest spike in speeding occurred at 6:00 p.m. on Fridays, with a 21.2% increase as drivers head out of town. Distracted driving increased slightly in the evening hours, rising 2-4% from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. each day of the week.

“Spring Break should be a time for joy and unforgettable happy moments, but one glance at a phone can change everything,” said AAA Corporate Communications Manager Doug Shupe. “No text, scroll, or notification is worth the pain of losing someone you love. Stay focused, put the phone down, and help ensure every family’s Spring Break ends in celebration—not heartbreak.”

“Spring break travel creates a perfect storm of risk, tight schedules, heavy traffic, and more drivers on unfamiliar roads,” said Matt Fiorentino, VP of Marketing, CMT. “Our data shows that even small increases in speeding and distraction can significantly elevate crash risk. Slowing down and staying focused can save lives.”

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that in 2023, speeding was a factor in 10% of all crashes—but in 30% of fatal crashes. Distracted driving claims more than 3,000 lives each year. AAA and CMT urge drivers to plan ahead, leave early, and put phones out of reach before starting their trips.

Read the full analysis on how to stay safe on the road here.

About Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is the world’s largest telematics service provider. Its mission is to make the world’s roads and drivers safer. The company’s AI-driven platform, DriveWell Fusion®, gathers sensor data from millions of IoT devices — including smartphones, proprietary Tags, connected vehicles, dashcams, and third-party devices — and fuses them with contextual data to create a unified view of vehicle and driver behavior. Auto insurers, automakers, commercial mobility companies, and the public sector use insights from CMT’s platform to power risk assessment, safety, claims, and driver improvement programs. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with offices worldwide, CMT measures and protects tens of millions of drivers every day.

About AAA

AAA (the American Automobile Association, Inc.) is a federation of affiliated automobile clubs. Each AAA club is an independent, not-for-profit organization, chartered and incorporated in its own state and controlled by its own Board of Directors. To be affiliated with AAA, each club agrees to provide certain standard services to its own members and to members of other AAA clubs. The individual club owns the territory in which it resides, and membership is based on residence. Exact dues and services will vary slightly between clubs.