Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are up two cents this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s June 22 survey of prices in Massachusetts finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.03 per gallon. Massachusetts’s price is ten cents below the national average of $2.13. A year ago at this time, the average price in Massachusetts was 61…
Month: June 2020
Gas Prices Increase, But At Slower Rates, Says AAA
It’s a ‘slow-go’ for gas prices this week throughout the nation. Thirty states saw an increase of a penny or two, causing the national average to increase slightly compared to last week. Connecticut saw the 11th highest weekly increase with today’s statewide average of $2.12 a nickel higher than last week, and 71…
Hamden’ s Dunbar Hill School Wins Grant For Its AAA School Safety Patrol
Dunbar Hill School in Hamden, a AAA School Safety Patrol School, has won a $500 Charles M. Hayes Advancement Grant from the National AAA office to expand or enhance the school’s existing Patrol program. The K – 6 elementary school at 315 Lane Street, Hamden, was one of 10 schools selected in a nationwide…
AAA: New Jersey Gas Prices Up Three Cents
Wayne, N.J., June 15, 2020 —New Jersey’s average gas price rose three cents from last week to today’s average of $2.09 ($2.06). Today’s price is nine cents more expensive than a month ago ($2.00) and 69 cents cheaper than June 15, 2019 ($2.78). New Jersey’s average gas price is one cent cheaper than the national…
GAS PRICES REMAIN THE SAME, SAYS AAA
Gasoline prices in Massachusetts remain unchanged this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s June 15 survey of prices in Massachusetts finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.01 per gallon. Massachusetts’s price is nine cents below the national average of $2.10. A year ago at this time, the average price in Massachusetts was 66 cents higher…
GAS PRICES UP THREE CENTS, SAYS AAA
Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are up three cents this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s June 15 survey of prices in Rhode Island finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.03 per gallon. Rhode Island’s price is seven cents lower than the national price of $2.10. A year ago at this time, the average price…
Higher Demand Pushes CT, Nat’l Gas Prices Higher
A slow, steady rise in demand is pushing national and statewide gas prices higher, says AAA Northeast. In Connecticut, today’s statewide average for a gallon of self-service regular is $2.07, 6 cents higher than last week and 79 cents lower than last year; while nationally, today’s average of $2.10 s 7 cents higher than…
June is the Top Month for Teen Driver Crashes and Fatalities in Massachusetts
As teen drivers venture out this summer, AAA Northeast is urging parents and teenagers to have a frank discussion about driving safely during the “100 Deadliest Days” between Memorial Day and Labor Day. A recent AAA analysis of crash data between 2015 and 2019 shows that June is the deadliest month for teen drivers…
Drivers Know It’s Wrong, But They Don’t Want to Be Right
WAYNE, N.J., June 11, 2020 — The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s latest research finds drivers who have been in at least one crash in the past two years are significantly more likely to engage in risky behaviors like speeding and texting, even when they think the police may catch them. After three months of…
We Know It’s Dangerous to Text, Speed; But We Do It Anyway While We Drive
American drivers continue to maintain a “Do-As-I-Say, Not-As-I-Do” attitude on the nation’s roadways. Worse, they fail to change their bad driving behavior even when their actions result in crashes, says AAA. In the latest AAA Traffic Safety Culture Index, the AAA Foundation of Traffic Safety reports drivers, who’ve been in at least one crash…