The more things change, the more they remain the same: national and Connecticut gas prices today both average $2.20 for a gallon of self-serve regular, the same they averaged last week. The only difference, however, is that prices in The Nutmeg State are 70 cents cheaper than this time last year, while…
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AAA Celebrates Summer of Safety With Live Events for Kids, Parents
Join AAA’s Traffic Safety Experts every Tuesday in July as they talk and sing about passenger, pedestrian, and traffic safety topics in free live virtual events. July 14 at 11 am, Passenger Safety with Karen Blackburn and Bob the Puppet. July 21 at 11 am, Pedestrian Safety with Cassidy Dubie-O’Connor and Otto the Auto. July…
CT, Nat’l Gas Prices Stall
State and national average gas prices have stalled today, remaining at the same levels they were last week. Connecticut gas prices today average $2.16, the same as last week; but 71 cents lower than this time last year. A similar scenario is playing out on the national level with today’s average of $2.18, the…
CT Gas Prices Up 4 Cents
As states ease their Covid-19 restrictions and more people venture out on roadways, average gas prices in Connecticut and on the national level continue to rise, says AAA Northeast. Connecticut gas prices today average $2.16, 4 cents higher than last week; and 70 cents lower than last year. On the national level, today’s average…
Road Trips Take A Front Seat This Summer, Says AAA
The Great American Road Trip is taking a front seat this summer. Of the 700 million trips Americans plan to take this summer, 97% will be by car, says a new AAA third-quarter travel forecast. That’s 683 million road trips, says AAA Northeast. Although the forecast reflects the first decline in summer travel…
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…
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…
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…
CT Gas Prices Break $2 Mark; Prices Still Lower Than Last Year
For 53 days, Connecticut average prices for a gallon of self-serve regular hovered below $2, dropping as low as $1.91, says AAA Northeast. Over this past weekend, however, the Connecticut average broke the $2 mark and today, the state’s average is $2.01, a nickel higher than last week, but 89 cents lower than this…