Category: Massachusetts

Westwood, MA, March 8, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up five cents from last week ($2.64), averaging $2.69 per gallon. Today’s price is 25 cents higher than a month ago ($2.44), and 26 cents higher than March 8, 2020 ($2.43). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 8 cents lower than the national average.  …

Westwood, MA, March 1, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up eight cents from last week ($2.56), averaging $2.64 per gallon. Today’s price is 25 cents higher than a month ago ($2.39), and 18 cents higher than March 1, 2020 ($2.46). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 8 cents lower than the national average.  …

Automakers may already hold the key to improving public acceptance of self-driving cars: fine-tuning existing vehicle technology. AAA’s annual automated vehicle survey finds that only 22% of people feel manufacturers should focus on developing self-driving vehicles. The majority of drivers (80%) say they want current vehicle safety systems, like automatic emergency braking and lane keeping…

Westwood, MA, February 22, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up nine cents from last week ($2.47), averaging $2.56 per gallon. Today’s price is 20 cents higher than a month ago ($2.36), and 7 cents higher than February 22, 2020 ($2.49). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 7 cents lower than the national average. “When…

Since Monday, the national gas price average has increased ten cents to $2.60. This quick 4-day jump is a direct result of all major Gulf Coast refineries being impacted by the recent storm, which has caused gas supplies to tighten and pump prices to increase, according to AAA Northeast.   The pump price increases have…

Westwood, MA, February 15, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up three cents from last week ($2.44), averaging $2.47 per gallon. Today’s price is 14 cents higher than a month ago ($2.33), and 2 cents cheaper than February 15, 2020 ($2.49). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 3 cents lower than the national average. “The…

            AAA Northeast is aiming to keep health care employees healthy and safe on the roads by delivering boxes of nutritious snacks and free AAA memberships to hospitals across Massachusetts on National Random Acts of Kindness Day – Wednesday, February 17. Club employees will caravan with AAA emergency vehicles displaying a “Thank You to Our…

Westwood, MA, February 8, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up five cents from last week ($2.39), averaging $2.44 per gallon. Today’s price is 19 cents higher than a month ago ($2.25), and 7 cents cheaper than February 8, 2020 ($2.51). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 2 cents lower than the national average.  …

Westwood, M.A., February 1, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up three cents from last week ($2.36), averaging $2.39 per gallon. Today’s price is 18 cents higher than a month ago ($2.21), and 15 cents cheaper than February 1, 2020 ($2.54). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 3 cents lower than the national average. “For…

Small speed increases can have huge effects on crash outcomes, as shown in new crash tests by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Humanetics. The safety organizations conducted crashes at three different impact speeds (40, 50 and 56 mph). They found the slightly higher speeds were enough…