Several years ago I received a similar - second account $10 for a year promotion. I took it. Now I pay for myself and each of my kids. The reason is simple. To protect my kids. Today many newer cars come with years of emergency road side service but what they don't come with is the protection if your kid is not in their car. What I need is peace of mind that when my kids were in someone else's car if they got stuck they could call AAA. The fascinating thing with AAA is that the person is covered not the car. That's helped my daughter who had a flat tire on a one lane road in God knows where Georgia at 10PM , and my other daughter at 2AM with a dead battery.

Last year I was visiting my daughter in STL when my son called to tell me my battery was dead. He was 17 just got his license and not covered at the time. The reason I hadn't put him on was because my membership was going to be up in a couple of months and the guy in my local office said the program wasn't prorated so I should wait. Buzz wrong answer. This discussion took place a week before my car died. I immediately called that AAA office told them my story and asked what to do. We put my son on immediately for all of $4 (they did prorate) and they sent a tow truck. I can tell you now I am a AAA lifer.

I save a ton on Hertz rentals, I get maps, my 96 Pontiac always needs something, and I got 4000 *wood points. It's worth what they charge.