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. …
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AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Up Four Cents
Providence, R.I., February 8, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up four cents from last week ($2.39), averaging $2.43 per gallon. Today’s price is 18 cents higher than a month ago ($2.25) and 7 cents cheaper than February 8, 2020 ($2.50). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 3 cents lower than the national…
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Three Cents
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…
AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Up Two Cents
Providence, R.I., February 1, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up two cents from last week ($2.37), averaging $2.39 per gallon. Today’s price is 18 cents higher than a month ago ($2.21) and 14 cents cheaper than February 1, 2020 ($2.53). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 3 cents lower than the national…
Rising Crude Drives Down Gas Savings at Pump
As the calendar flips to February, Connecticut average gas prices have increased 3 cents compared to this time last week. Today, Connecticut average prices are at $2.49 compared to $2.46 last week. However, compared to last year, prices are still 13 cents lower. Meanwhile, on the national level, the $2.42 average is 2 cents…
Crash tests reveal that modest speed increases can have deadly consequences, says AAA
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…
AAA: Is Raising Speed Limits Worth a Driver’s Crash Risk?
Drivers may believe raising speed limits on interstates save travel time and improve traffic flow; but there’s a downside: Death. New research, conducted by The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Humanetics Innovation Solutions, a global leader in crash testing and auto safety, reports even small speed…
Crash tests reveal that modest speed increases can have deadly consequences, says AAA
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…
AAA’S AFFILIATED INSURER ANNOUNCES THIRD REFUND; NEARLY $2.4 MILLION NOW RETURNED TO RI DRIVERS
For the third time in less than a year, AAA Northeast’s (AAA) affiliated insurer Motor Club Insurance Company (MCIC) has announced a refund to Rhode Island auto policyholders who had a policy in effect during October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. MCIC plans to issue refund checks to eligible policyholders, and no action is…
CT Drivers Saved $240 In Gas Costs Last Year
Drops in demand and crude oil prices, coupled with Covid-related travel restrictions, allowed the average Connecticut driver to save at least $240 last year compared to 2019, says AAA Northeast. In 2019, CT drivers paid an average of $2.72 for a gallon of self-serve, regular gas. In that year, a driver, who traveled 12,000…