According to AAA, driver interest in advanced safety technology is high. When asked which of these systems they want in their next vehicle, two-thirds (67%) of drivers say Automatic Emergency Braking, followed by Reverse Automatic Emergency Braking (63%) and Lane Keeping Assistance (61%). A majority of new vehicle models come equipped with at least one…
Month: April 2021
Spring Fever Drives Higher Prices at Pump
Gentle folks, Start your engines! It’s beginning to look a lot more like Spring as the country sees a large jump in gasoline demand. This is an indication that drivers are filling up more often and driving more than before, said AAA Northeast. Over the last month, demand has steadily increased, leading to higher…
AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Up Three Cents
Providence, R.I., April 26, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up three cents from last week ($2.77), averaging $2.80 per gallon. Today’s price is 2 cents higher than a month ago ($2.78) and 87 cents higher than April 26, 2020 ($1.93). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 8 cents lower than the national…
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Three Cents
Westwood, MA, April 26, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up three cents from last week ($2.74), averaging $2.77 per gallon. Today’s price is 1 cent higher than a month ago ($2.76), and 83 cents higher than April 26, 2020 ($1.94). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 11 cents lower than the national average. “Both…
AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Remain the Same
Providence, R.I., April 19, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is the same as last week, averaging $2.77 per gallon. Today’s price is 2 cents lower than a month ago ($2.79) and 80 cents higher than April 19, 2020 ($1.97). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 10 cents lower than the national average. …
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Remain the Same
Westwood, MA, April 19, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is the same as last week, averaging $2.74 per gallon. Today’s price is 2 cents lower than a month ago ($2.76), and 77 cents higher than April 19, 2020 ($1.97). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 13 cents lower than the national average. “Refinery utilization is…
CT, Nat’l Gas Prices Remain Flat Despite Growing Demand
Drivers are seeing little movement in gas prices on the national and statewide levels even though gasoline demand is increasing because of better weather and looser travel restrictions, says AAA Northeast. In Connecticut today’s average price of $2.89 is a penny higher than last week, but 90 cents higher than last year. Today’s…
Double Trouble: Users of Both Alcohol, Marijuana Are Riskier Drivers
People who use alcohol and marijuana – not necessarily while on the road – are significantly more likely to speed, text, and adopt other reckless behaviors when they do drive, says a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study. These same drivers are far more likely to drive under the influence of alcohol and to…
Double Trouble: Users of Both Alcohol and Marijuana Take More Risks Behind the Wheel
People who use both alcohol and marijuana are some of the most dangerous drivers on the road – they are significantly more likely to speed, text, intentionally run red lights, and drive aggressively than those who don’t, according to data from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. “This data shows the alarming impact of alcohol…
Double Trouble: Users of Both Alcohol and Marijuana Take More Risks Behind the Wheel
People who use both alcohol and marijuana are some of the most dangerous drivers on the road – they are significantly more likely to speed, text, intentionally run red lights, and drive aggressively than those who don’t, according to data from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. “This data shows the alarming impact of alcohol…