After hitting record highs earlier this summer, average gas prices are on the decline. But not so fast drivers: the downward trend could be short-lived, says AAA Northeast. Several factors could very well push prices back up, said Fran Mayko, AAA Northeast spokeswoman. “First, we’re on the cusp of hurricane season and one good…
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New Englanders to Pack Roads, Airports July 4 Holiday
Beginning tomorrow (June 30) look for busy New England interstates when 89% of the region’s 2.7 million travelers drive this July 4 holiday, says AAA Northeast. Another 179,000 New Englanders plan to fly while 105,000 will take some other mode of transportation when they usher in Independence Day. For those venturing Northeastern roadways,…
CT Gas Prices Drop 7 Cents as July 4 Travel Looms
Some positive news for prospective travelers for the holiday weekend: the national gas price average has dropped to $4.90, 8 cents lower than last week. That price is still 30 cents higher than last month and $1.75 higher than last year. Connecticut’s gas price average has also declined to $4.87, down 7 cents from…
There Are No Winners In A Dead Heat, Says AAA
As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heatstroke deaths for children and pets riding in vehicles, warns AAA Northeast. “It’s that time of year when parents and caregivers must ‘Look before they lock’, especially when summer temps rise,’ said Fran Mayko, AAA Northeast spokeswoman. “In recent years, hot-car deaths are all too common…
Car Travel Explodes As 42 Million Take To Road July 4
Despite historically high gas prices, freedom calls a record number of Americans to embark on the Great American Road trip this July 4th holiday, says AAA Northeast. Independence Day road volume will set a record this year as 42 million drivers expect to explore the land that they love between June 30 and July…
Connecticut Prices Continue To Stall, National Continues to Break Record
There’s little movement on the gas price front in Connecticut as today’s average of $4.69 is about the same as last week, says AAA Northeast. Although average prices for a gallon of self-serve regular in The Nutmeg State have increased steadily since early May, prices appear to have stalled in recent weeks. Today’s average…
CT Gas Prices Stall, Says AAA Northeast
Today’s Connecticut gas price average of $4.69 is the same as it was yesterday, stirring hopes that gas price increases are slowing, says AAA Northeast. Average prices in The Nutmeg State for a gallon of self-serve regular have increased steadily since early May. Today’s average is 15 cents higher than last week, 69 cents…
Despite High Prices at the Pump . . . America Gasses Up for Memorial Day
High gas prices this Memorial Day won’t prevent vacationers from kickstarting the summer of 2022, says AAA Northeast. An estimated 39 million people, an 8.3% increase over last year, will travel more than 50 miles from home this upcoming holiday, bringing travel volumes near pre-pandemic levels. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is between…
Consumers Rather Ride in Safe Cars Than Self-Driving Ones, Says AAA
Drivers want automakers to improve existing vehicle safety technologies rather than focus on developing self-driving cars, reports a new AAA consumer survey. In its annual Automated Vehicle survey, 77% of consumers favor improving existing safety systems in vehicles compared to the 18%, who said they prefer automakers manufacture autonomous vehicles. These safety systems…
Higher Crude, Global Issues Accelerate State, Nat’l Prices at the Pump, says AAA
The high cost of crude continues to speed up average prices at national and statewide gas pumps, reports AAA Northeast. Today, Connecticut’s average gas price of $4.32 for a gallon of self-serve, regular is 19 cents higher than last week and 38 cents higher than last month. On the National level, the average…