Every Halloween, monsters, zombies and ghouls fill the streets across the United States to celebrate. With all those excited youngsters walking (and running) around, the trick-or-treaters and motorists each play an important role in making it a safe night. “On Halloween, motorists need to be especially vigilant between the hours of 4 pm and midnight,…
Month: October 2021
BE SMART, BE SAFE, AND BE SEEN; AAA TIPS FOR A SAFE HALLOWEEN
Every Halloween, monsters, zombies and ghouls fill the streets across the United States to celebrate. With all those excited youngsters walking (and running) around, the trick-or-treaters and motorists each play an important role in making it a safe night. “On Halloween, motorists need to be especially vigilant between the hours of 4 pm and midnight,…
Behaving Badly Behind the Wheel? We’re Better, But Not Great, Says AAA
The number of drivers running red lights, driving drowsy and driving impaired may have declined in the last three years, a new AAA study reports, but many motorists still admit to engaging in risky behaviors while behind the wheel. These findings are part of an annual AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Traffic Safety Culture…
AAA Finds Better Behavior Behind the Wheel, But There’s Room for Improvement
A new AAA report finds unsafe driving behaviors, including red-light running, drowsy driving, and driving impaired on cannabis or alcohol, have declined in the past three years. Some dangerous driving behaviors have fallen more than others, with drivers still admitting to speeding and using a handheld cell phone, posing a danger on the roadways, according…
AAA Finds Better Behavior Behind the Wheel, But There’s Room for Improvement
A new AAA report finds unsafe driving behaviors, including red-light running, drowsy driving, and driving impaired on cannabis or alcohol, have declined in the past three years. Some dangerous driving behaviors have fallen more than others, with drivers still admitting to speeding and using a handheld cell phone, posing a danger on the roadways, according…
Higher Gas Prices Taking US Drivers for A Ride
Higher demand, higher crude and lower supplies continue to push prices upward at the pump, says AAA Northeast. In the past 27 days, rising national gas prices have added nearly 20 cents to the cost of a gallon of gas; while in Connecticut, prices have climbed 30 cents in the last 18 days. …
Buck-le Up! Deer Crashes Abound in Autumn
As daylight saving time comes to an end, Massachusetts drivers need to buck up this fall and be on the lookout for deer – and the increased risk of becoming drowsy behind the wheel due to the time change. A driver crashed into a deer once every two hours, on average, in the Commonwealth between …
Yikes! Gas Prices Continue to Haunt Motorists
Westwood, MA, October 25, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up 8 cents from last week ($3.27), averaging $3.35 per gallon. Today’s price is 26 cents higher than a month ago ($3.09), and $1.25 higher than October 25, 2020 ($2.10). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 3 cents lower than the national average. Nationally, prices…
Yikes! Gas Prices Continue to Haunt Motorists
Providence, R.I., October 25, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up ten cents from last week ($3.26), averaging $3.36 per gallon. Today’s price is 29 cents higher than a month ago ($3.07), and $1.25 higher than October 25, 2020 ($2.11). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 2 cents lower than the national average….
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Nine Cents, Highest Prices Locally in Seven Years
Westwood, MA, October 18, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up nine cents from last week ($3.18), averaging $3.27 per gallon. Today’s price is 17 cents higher than a month ago ($3.10), and $1.17 higher than October 18, 2020 ($2.10). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 5 cents lower than the national average. “Compared…