Posts Tagged ‘AAA’
AAA Warns About Growing Number of Vehicle Thefts
AAA is warning against the growing number of vehicle thefts plaguing the country. After exceeding the 1 million mark in 2022 for the first time in nearly 15 years, total…
Read MoreTravel Volume Increase Expected This Holiday Season
With the Christmas and New Year’s upon us, more and more people are deciding to travel. Jana Tidwell–Manager of Public and Government Affairs at AAA Mid-Atlantic tells the Talk of…
Read MoreTraffic and Pedestrian-Related Safety Concerns as Halloween Approaches
Halloween is a statistically dangerous night for drunk driving. Between 2016 and 2020, 129 drunk-driving fatalities occurred on Halloween night (6 p.m. October 31 – 5:59 a.m. November 1), According…
Read MoreRecord Number of Aging Vehicles, Colder Weather Put More Cars at Risk of Breakdown this Winter
The record number of aging vehicles on our roadways and colder temperatures in the coming months put drivers at greater risk of a breakdown this winter. According to S&P Global, the…
Read MoreSaturday, October 21 is ‘National Move Over Day; AAA Reminds Motorists to Slow Down, Move Over
AAA is underscoring the need for drivers to slow down and ‘move over,’ away from first responders and disabled motorists at the roadside at all hours, but especially as the…
Read MoreAAA Partners with Apple to Provide Emergency Roadside Assistance to Motorists Stranded without Cell Service
iPhone users in remote locations–specifically, users of the newly introduced iPhone 15 lineup, as well as the iPhone 14, will be able to connect to AAA for Roadside Assistance via…
Read MoreAAA: Don’t Rely on the ‘Luck of the Irish’–Safety Tips Ahead of St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
This year St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday this year, and that means more parties throughout the weekend. St. Patrick’s Day is one of the deadliest times on our…
Read MoreAAA Analysis: Men Are More Likely Than Women To Drive Aggressively
Who are most aggressive behind the wheel – men, or women? A AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety data study confirms that men are more likely than women to speed, tailgate,…
Read MoreSussex Co. Bond Rating Reaches ‘AAA’
Sussex County has earned a ‘AAA’ Bond Rating from S. and P. Global Ratings on Wall Street. The upgrade from “AA+” also mirrors a move made by Moody’s Investor Services…
Read MoreFriday Is A Holiday For Many; Lots Of Traffic Expected
As Independence Day falls on a Saturday, today is being widely observed as a holiday. Many local and state government offices and services will be closed. Just one example: Worcester…
Read MoreCoronavirus Pandemic will suppress Memorial Day travel, AAA says
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…
Read MoreNational Pump Price for Regular Drops to $1.99 per Gallon, Cheapest Average in Four Years
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped below $2 per gallon for the first time in four years. Today’s national gas price average is $1.99, and in…
Read MoreSpike in Holiday Traffic Brings Increase in Gas Prices
A spike in driving travel over the holidays has resulted in higher prices at the pumps both nationally and regionally. The national average for unleaded gas increased three cents to…
Read MoreNearly 149,000 Delawareans to travel for Thanksgiving, highest since 2005
AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates nearly 149,000 Delawareans will travel 50 miles or more away from home for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a three-percent increase over 2018 and the highest Thanksgiving travel…
Read MoreKids twice as likely to get hit by a car, killed on Halloween, AAA warns
A good scare is in good fun on Halloween, but AAA warns, not when it comes to child pedestrian safety. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, children are more than twice…
Read MoreGas Prices Continue to Fall
Gas prices continue to fall – the national average fell 2 cents in the past week to $2.64 – and the average price in Delaware is down 7 cents on…
Read MoreDeaths due to drivers running red lights has spiked nationwide, AAA report finds
The number of people killed as a result of drivers running red lights has spiked sharply in recent years, according to analysis of crash data by the AAA Foundation for…
Read MoreFEELING THE HEAT: AAA, OHS and DSP Remind Drivers of Heat-Related Dangers
Be mindful of temperatures outside AND inside the car. As Delaware prepares for another heat wave of summer, AAA, the Delaware Office of Highway Safety, and Delaware State Police are…
Read MoreGas Prices Higher for the Easter Holiday
Spring has sprung – and drivers are seeing no relief at the gas pumps as prices have increased by 5 cents since last week in Delaware. The national average is…
Read MoreGas Prices Beginning to Drop
Gas prices have started to reverse a bit with the start of June as crude oil prices have decreased by over $2 per barrel in the past week. The national…
Read MoreReinstated Iran Sanctions Helping Gas Prices Rise
Gas prices continue their upward march on Delmarva – with most prices at least 45 cents higher than this time last year. With sanctions reinstated on Iran – Triple-A Mid-Atlantic…
Read MoreGas Prices Holding – for Now
The price at the pump continues to increase in some states. However in Delaware the price remained the same as a week ago – $2.76 – 48 cents a gallon…
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