Category: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Gas Prices Up 54 Cents in One Week; State’s Highest Average Price of All Time

Posted on March 7, 2022

Westwood, MA, March 7, 2022 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up 54 cents from last week ($3.62), averaging $4.16 per gallon. This is the highest average price ever recorded by AAA in Massachusetts. Today’s price is 72 cents higher than a month ago ($3.44), and $1.48 higher than March 7, 2021 ($2.68). Massachusetts’s average…

Massachusetts Gas Prices Soar; Up 24 Cents from Monday

Posted on March 4, 2022

Westwood, MA, March 4, 2022 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up 24 cents from Monday ($3.62), averaging $3.86 per gallon. Today’s price is the highest since October of 2012, and the highest one-week jump since September of 2017. Today’s price is 45 cents higher than a month ago ($3.41), and $1.20 higher than March…

AAA: Potholes Pack a Punch as Drivers Pay $26.5 Billion in Related Vehicle Repairs

Posted on March 2, 2022

Americans battling the polar vortex will soon face a greater enemy—pothole season. A new survey from AAA found that last year 1 in 10 drivers sustained vehicle damage significant enough to warrant a repair after hitting a pothole. With an average price tag of almost $600 per repair, damage caused by potholes cost drivers a…

With Fewer Drivers on the Road During COVID, Why the Spike in Fatalities?

Posted on February 28, 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country, it led to fewer drivers on the roads and a significant reduction in the number of miles driven. And yet, U.S. government data shows traffic fatalities have surged, along with an increase in crashes involving impairment, speeding, red-light running, aggressiveness, and non-seatbelt use, to its highest level…

AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Eight Cents

Posted on February 28, 2022

Westwood, MA, February 28, 2022 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up 8 cents from last week ($3.54), averaging $3.62 per gallon. Today’s price is 24 cents higher than a month ago ($3.38), and 98 cents higher than February 28, 2021 ($2.64). Massachusetts’s average gas price 1 cent higher than the national average.   Russia’s…

AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Five Cents

Posted on February 21, 2022

Westwood, MA, February 21, 2022 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up 5 cents from last week ($3.49), averaging $3.54 per gallon. Today’s price is 18 cents higher than a month ago ($3.36), and 98 cents higher than February 21, 2021 ($2.56). Massachusetts’s average gas price 1 cent higher than the national average.   “Continuing…

Consumers Finding No Love at the Pump

Posted on February 14, 2022

Westwood, MA, February 14, 2022 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up 5 cents from last week ($3.44), averaging $3.49 per gallon. Today’s price is 13 cents higher than a month ago ($3.36), and $1.02 higher than February 14, 2021 ($2.47). Massachusetts’s average gas price 1 cent higher than the national average.   The national…

AAA: Gas Prices Today $1.00 Higher Than a Year Ago

Posted on February 7, 2022

Westwood, MA, February 7, 2022 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up 5 cents from last week ($3.39), averaging $3.44 per gallon. Today’s price is 7 cents higher than a month ago ($3.37), and $1.00 higher than February 7, 2021 ($2.44). Massachusetts’s average gas price the same as the national average.   Blustery winter weather…

High Snowbanks, Narrowed Roads a Safety Challenge

Posted on February 2, 2022

Snow still piled high from the historic blizzard is blocking sidewalks and narrowing roadways across the state, mounting special challenges for pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and emergency responders. AAA cautions all motorists to pay special attention to the state’s Move Over Law, which requires drivers to reduce their speed and move to an adjacent lane whenever…

Only One Type of Driver Monitoring System Works, But It’s Not Foolproof

Posted on February 1, 2022

As vehicles become increasingly automated, automakers realize some technology may give drivers the false sense that the vehicle can drive itself. To counter this, driver monitoring systems with either a camera or steering wheel detection are used to prevent the deadly consequences of a distracted driver. New real-world testing by AAA found systems using a…

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