Providence, R.I., July 26, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is down 1 cent from last week ($3.04), averaging $3.03 per gallon. Today’s price is 4 cents higher than a month ago ($2.99) and 89 cents higher than July 26, 2020 ($2.14). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 12 cents lower than the national…
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AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Remain the Same
Westwood, MA, July 26, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is the same as last week, averaging $3.02 per gallon. Today’s price is 4 cents higher than a month ago ($2.98), and 88 cents higher than July 26, 2020 ($2.14). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 13 cents lower than the national average. “For pump prices…
July: ‘Cruel’ for Drivers As Gas Prices March On!
In poetry, it’s been said “April is the cruelest month.” But for drivers, it’s July! That’s because average gas prices have increased 13 cents over the last four months. Today’s national average price for a gallon of self-serve regular is $3.17, 2 cents higher than last week and 97 cents higher than last year,…
AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Up One Cent
Providence, R.I., July 19, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up 1 cent from last week ($3.03), averaging $3.04 per gallon. Today’s price is 7 cents higher than a month ago ($2.97) and 90 cents higher than July 19, 2020 ($2.14). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 13 cents lower than the national…
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Remain the Same
Westwood, MA, July 19, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is the same as last week, averaging $3.02 per gallon. Today’s price is 7 cents higher than a month ago ($2.95), and 89 cents higher than July 19, 2020 ($2.13). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 15 cents lower than the national average. One of…
Drivers Shift Gears as Pandemic Curbs Driving Habits, Traffic Patterns, Says AAA
It’s not surprising Americans spent most of 2020 rubbernecking in their living rooms. Now, a new AAA study describes just how much Covid-19 affected those habits and commuting patterns last year. “It’s widely recognized Covid profoundly changed the way we traveled,” said Fran Mayko, AAA Northeast spokeswoman. “The study shows how drastically those changes…
Pandemic Pause: Americans Cut Driving Nearly in Half In Early Stage of COVID Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions in the spring of 2020, such as stay-at-home orders, led to a drastic drop in U.S. road travel. New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s New American Driving Survey (2020) provides compelling data that examines the types of trips and the characteristics of the people who altered…
Pandemic Pause: Americans Cut Driving Nearly in Half In Early Stage of COVID Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions in the spring of 2020, such as stay-at-home orders, led to a drastic drop in U.S. road travel. New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s New American Driving Survey (2020) provides compelling data that examines the types of trips and the characteristics of the people who altered…
AAA Northeast Celebrates New Rear Seat Belt Law
AAA Northeast applauds the passage of a mandatory back-seat seat belt law during the recent legislative session, a law that’s expected to save lives and reduce fatalities and injuries on Connecticut roadways. The provision, which requires all passengers, no matter where they sit in a vehicle, to buckle up, was part of a State…
State Gas Prices Are High, But . . . Not As High as 18 Other States
Connecticut drivers: don’t feel bad we’re paying higher prices at the pump this week. That’s because there are 18 other states – including New York and New Jersey — paying more than us, says AAA Northeast. In fact, for the second consecutive week Connecticut’s average gas price of $3.15 is the same as the…