Category: Connecticut

Drivers may believe raising speed limits on interstates save travel time and improve traffic flow; but there’s a downside: Death.   New research, conducted by The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Humanetics Innovation Solutions, a global leader in crash testing and auto safety, reports even small speed…

Drops in demand and crude oil prices, coupled with Covid-related travel restrictions, allowed the average Connecticut driver to save at least $240 last year compared to 2019, says AAA Northeast.   In 2019, CT drivers paid an average of $2.72 for a gallon of self-serve, regular gas. In that year, a driver, who traveled 12,000…

While January temperatures have been milder than normal, frigid temperatures in the area are on the horizon next week, which may impact vehicle performance, says AAA Northeast.   “No one wants to be stranded in the cold,” said Fran Mayko, AAA Northeast spokeswoman. “So properly preparing your vehicle for cold weather is essential.”   During…

State and national gas prices continue to increase with today’s averages the highest they’ve been since March 2020.   Today’s statewide average of $2.43 for a gallon of self-serve, regular is 8 cents higher compared to last week; but still 25 cents lower compared to last year.   On the national level, today’s average of…

Over the past decade, the US, including Connecticut, experienced a significant hike in pedestrian fatalities, reports the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in a new research brief.   From 2009 – 2018, more than 51,00 pedestrians, including more than 430 in Connecticut, were killed across the country.   According to the report, which analyzed figures…

Today’s statewide and national gas price averages, the highest since March 2020, are rising to pre-pandemic levels even as demand continues to nosedive, said AAA Northeast.   Today’s statewide average of $2.35 for a gallon of self-serve, regular is 7 cents higher compared to last week; but still 34 cents lower compared to last year….

Forget those turtle doves and partridges in pear trees! It’s after Christmas now and in the last 12 days, consistent crude oil prices and low demand have contributed to stable prices at the pump nationwide and in Connecticut.   Today’s national average price of $2.26 for a gallon of self-serve, regular is a penny higher…

As drivers head into the home stretch of 2020 and rising crude oil prices are spiking national and statewide gas prices.   Today’s national gas price average of $2.22 jumped 6 cents compared to last week, the highest national average since mid-September.   In Connecticut, today’s  (12/21) 4-cent hike to $2.23 has put the Nutmeg…

Although winter officially arrives next Monday, Connecticut drivers can expect to see the season’s first major snowfall later this week, and with any winter storm, driving on ice and snow can be challenging even for the most experienced driver, says AAA Northeast.   “You certainly don’t want to be dashing through the snow during snowy…

Lower demand, higher inventories, and a resurgence of Covid cases nationally are pushing lower gas prices in many states. Connecticut, however, is not one of them, says AAA Northeast.   Today, Connecticut’s statewide average for a gallon of self-serve regular is $2.19, 2 cents higher than last week. Compared to last year, however, prices are…