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AAA Travel: Pandemic Will Suppress Memorial Day Travel but Travelers Already Planning Future Trips

Posted on May 14, 2020

For the first time in 20 years, AAA will not issue a Memorial Day travel forecast, as the accuracy of the economic data used to create the forecast has been undermined by COVID-19. The annual forecast – which estimates the number of people traveling over the holiday weekend – will return next year. Anecdotal reports…

AAA Northeast AGAIN Urges Motorists To ‘Slow Down, Move Over!’ It’s the Law!

Posted on April 23, 2020

So, it has happened again: an emergency responder – this time a tow truck driver — assisting a disabled motorist, is struck on the parkway. The latest incident occurred Wednesday evening on Route 15 South in Trumbull. A tow truck driver was struck and killed while assisting disabled motorists on the roadway shoulder when another…

CT Gas Prices Drop 13 Cents in Week

Posted on March 23, 2020

Declining crude oil prices continue to drive average gas prices lower this week, says AAA Northeast.   In Connecticut today, the statewide average of $2.29 is 13 cents cheaper compared to last week and 39 cents cheaper compared to last year.   A similar scenario is playing out on the national level: today’s national average price…

GAS PRICES DOWN ELEVEN CENTS: SOME STATIONS NOW LESS THAN $2.00 PER GALLON, SAYS AAA

Posted on March 23, 2020

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are down eleven cents this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s March 23 survey of prices in Rhode Island finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.26 per gallon. Rhode Island’s price is fourteen cents higher than the national average of $2.12. A year ago at this time, the average price…

GAS PRICES DOWN THIRTEEN CENTS: SOME STATIONS LESS THAN $2.00 PER GALLON, SAYS AAA

Posted on March 23, 2020

Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are down thirteen cents this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast’s March 23 survey of prices in Massachusetts finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.16 per gallon. Massachusetts’s price is four cents above the national average of $2.12. A year ago at this time, the average price in Massachusetts was 34…

Lower Crude Prices; Market Jitters Drive CT, Nat’l Gas Prices Lower

Posted on March 10, 2020

Decreasing inventories; plunging crude prices and volatile global markets are driving down national and statewide averages prices at the pump, says AAA Northeast.   In Connecticut today, the statewide average of $2.50 is 4 cents cheaper than last week, and a nickel less than last year. On the national scene, average prices at $2.38 are down…

SWITCH TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME CAN AFFECT DRIVERS, CAUTIONS AAA

Posted on March 6, 2020

Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, and AAA is reminding drivers that the change in daylight hours may create additional distractions on the roadways, and challenges for drivers who are losing an hour of sleep. “As we spring forward, drivers should be aware that the time change will also mean changes to driving…

SWITCH TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME CAN AFFECT DRIVERS, CAUTIONS AAA

Posted on March 6, 2020

Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, and AAA is reminding drivers that the change in daylight hours may create additional distractions on the roadways, and challenges for drivers who are losing an hour of sleep. “As we spring forward, drivers should be aware that the time change will also mean changes to driving…

Self-Driving Cars Stuck in Neutral on the Road to Acceptance

Posted on March 5, 2020

A new AAA survey on automated vehicles reveals that only one in ten drivers (12%) would trust riding in a self-driving car. Even more Americans – 28% – don’t know how they feel about the technology, signaling consumers are stuck in neutral on the road to accepting self-driving cars. AAA believes consumer sentiment of automated…

CT, National Gas Prices Shift Into Reverse This Week

Posted on March 2, 2020

Connecticut and national gas price averages shifted into reverse today as cheaper crude and healthy inventories are alleviating gas pains at the pump, says AAA Northeast.   In Connecticut today, the statewide average of $2.54 is 2 cents cheaper compared to this time last week, but 2 cents higher than this time last year.  …

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