New research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows drowsy driving crashes are eight times higher than federal estimates PORTLAND, Ore., – The most in-depth drowsy driving research ever conducted in the U.S. using footage of everyday drivers found that the percentage of crashes involving drowsiness is nearly eight times higher than federal estimates…
PORTLAND, Ore., – Pump prices are on the rise for the sixth consecutive week. Since Christmas, the national average has tacked on 16 cents and the Oregon average has increased 11 cents. For the week, the national average for regular unleaded ticks up two cents to $2.61 a gallon while the Oregon average adds three…
Gem State gas cheaper than the national average for the first time in over a year BOISE – (January 29, 2018) – Although gas prices are higher than they were last year, Idahoans found a silver lining today amidst the pump price gloom – for the first time in more than a year, Gem State motorists…
78 percent of Gem State workers failed to use all of their vacation time in 2016 BOISE – (January 25, 2018) – Idahoans are an industrious group of people, and according to a new survey by Project: Time Off, they’re also the least likely to use all of their hard-earned vacation time. In 2016, a…
New AAA survey finds male and millennial drivers most accepting of autonomous vehicles PORTLAND, Ore., – American drivers are beginning to feel more comfortable about the idea of self-driving vehicles, according to a new study from AAA. The annual survey reveals that 63 percent of U.S. drivers report feeling afraid to ride in a fully…
BOISE – (January 24, 2018) – No brake pedal, no steering wheel, no problem. More drivers say they wouldn’t be afraid to ride in an autonomous vehicle in AAA’s new survey. Last year, 78 percent of motorists said they would be afraid to ride in a self-driving car, but this year, that number has dropped…
PORTLAND, Ore., – Pump prices have been ticking up since the start of the year signaling that gas prices may be more expensive in 2018 than last year. For the week, the national average for regular unleaded bumps up a penny to $2.54 a gallon while the Oregon average tacks on half a cent to $2.83.…
PORTLAND, Ore., – Robust demand for gasoline and rising crude oil prices are putting upward pressure on pump prices. For the week, the national average for regular unleaded jumps four cents to $2.53 a gallon while the Oregon average adds up one-and-a-half cents to $2.82. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand…
PORTLAND, Ore., – Climbing crude oil prices are pushing retail gas prices higher. Drivers are paying the most for gas in early January since 2014 when the national and Oregon averages were both above $3 a gallon. For the week, the national average for regular unleaded adds half a cent to $2.49 a gallon while…
Idahoans paid 28 cents more per gallon than in 2016 BOISE – (January 9, 2018) – In a year marked by high travel demand, Idahoans experienced a reversal of fortune in 2017 pump prices, paying an average of 28 cents more per gallon than they did in 2016. In 2017, Gem State drivers also paid…
