Overnight temperatures will be dipping into the mid-teens the next three nights, and while most cars should be able to start, the chill in the air is a reminder to motorists to make sure their vehicles are ready when below freezing temperatures arrive for the winter, says AAA Northeast. “Preventive maintenance is essential for safe…
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With High-Tech Cars, Familiarity May Breed Complacency
Technologies like adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist have the potential to make your driving safer, but they could also breed complacency, a new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study suggests. Researchers investigating how technology affects behavior found that drivers who were more familiar with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) tended to pay less…
GAS PRICES UP TWO CENTS, SAYS AAA
Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are up two cents this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s December 16 survey of prices in Massachusetts finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.52 per gallon. Massachusetts’s price is 3 cents below the national average of $2.55. A year ago at this time, the average price in Massachusetts was 7…
AAA Says 115.6 Million Travelers will Break Holiday Records
More Americans than ever on record – 115.6 million – will travel this holiday season, from Sunday, Dec. 21 through Wednesday, Jan. 1. That is the most in nearly 20 years since AAA began tracking in 2000, and represents an increase of 3.9% over last year, or 4.3 million more people packing up their sleighs…
GAS PRICES DOWN ONE CENT, SAYS AAA
Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are down one cent this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s December 9 survey of prices in Massachusetts finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.50 per gallon. Massachusetts’s price is 7 cents below the national average of $2.57. A year ago at this time, the average price in Massachusetts was 12…
How to Get Your Christmas Tree Home Without it Fa La La La-lying Off Your Car
This year, an estimated 84 million Americans will flock to tree lots across the country in search of the perfect Christmas tree. While finding just the right one may seem like the hard part – getting it home safely is where the real challenge begins. Just like moving furniture, appliances or other large objects, transporting…
GAS PRICES UP TWO CENTS, SAYS AAA
Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are up two cents this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s December 2 survey of prices in Massachusetts finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.51 per gallon. Massachusetts’s price is 7 cents below the national average of $2.58. A year ago at this time, the average price in Massachusetts was 13…
GAS PRICES REMAIN THE SAME, SAYS AAA
Gasoline prices in Massachusetts remain the same this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s November 25 survey of prices in Massachusetts finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.49 per gallon. Massachusetts’s price is 10 cents below the national average of $2.59. A year ago at this time, the average price in Massachusetts was 20 cents…
GAS PRICES DOWN TWO CENTS, SAYS AAA
Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are down two cents this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s November 18 survey of prices in Massachusetts finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.49 per gallon. Massachusetts’s price is 10 cents below the national average of $2.59. A year ago at this time, the average price in Massachusetts was 22…
AAA: More Than 55 Million Travelers Taking to the Roads and Skies this Thanksgiving
More than 55 million travelers are making plans to kick off the holiday season with a trip of 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving. This will be the second-highest Thanksgiving travel volume since AAA began tracking in 2000, trailing only the record set in 2005. Overall, an additional 1.6 million more people…