Westwood, MA, May 24, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is the same as last week, averaging $2.91 per gallon. Today’s price is 15 cents higher than a month ago ($2.76), and 93 cents higher than May 24, 2020 ($1.98). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 12 cents lower than the national average. “Holiday road trippers…
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AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Five Cents
Westwood, MA, May 17, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up five cents from last week ($2.86), averaging $2.91 per gallon. Today’s price is 18 cents higher than a month ago ($2.73), and 96 cents higher than May 17, 2020 ($1.95). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 13 cents lower than the national average. …
Memorial Day Holiday Travel to Rebound to More Than 37 Million
AAA Travel expects a significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend. From May 27 through May 31, more than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home, an increase of 60% from last year when only 23 million traveled. Massachusetts will be well…
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Six Cents; Cyber Attack on Colonial Pipeline Felt at the Pump
Westwood, MA, May 10, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up six cents from last week ($2.80), averaging $2.86 per gallon. Today’s price is 12 cents higher than a month ago ($2.74), and 92 cents higher than May 10, 2020 ($1.94). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 10 cents lower than the national average. …
Americans Return to the Skies as Air Travel Hits Another Milestone
Westwood, MA, May 4, 2021 — More Americans are flying. Last Thursday, more than 1 million airline passengers traveled in the United States for the 50th consecutive day, according to TSA data, as pandemic-weary Americans – many of them vaccinated – are eager to scratch their travel itch. Prior to this streak, there had not…
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Three Cents
Westwood, MA, May 3, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up three cents from last week ($2.77), averaging $2.80 per gallon. Today’s price is 6 cents higher than a month ago ($2.74), and 87 cents higher than May 3, 2020 ($1.93). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 10 cents lower than the national average. “While…
2021 AAA Car Guide Offers Inside Track for Latest in Vehicle Tech
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…
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: 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…
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…