Are you and your car ready for snowy and icy roads? AAA says take basic safety precautions to reduce the dangers of winter driving. PORTLAND, Ore. – With snow coming down in the Portland area and Willamette Valley, AAA Oregon/Idaho urges drivers to be prepared for winter driving conditions. “Make sure you and your car are …
Gas Prices Slip for first time in 2018 as Crude Oil Prices Plunge
PORTLAND, Ore., – Retail pump prices are lower this week in Oregon and most other states, due in part to falling crude oil prices. For the week, the national average for regular unleaded loses four cents to $2.57 a gallon while the Oregon average dips a penny to $2.88. It’s the first week-over-week decline for …
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Drowsy Driving Gets a Wake-up Call
AAA study shows drowsy driving crashes are eight times higher than federal estimates BOISE – (February 8, 2018) – The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s new study on drowsy driving – the most extensive of its kind – finds that the percentage of crashes involving driver fatigue is eight times higher than current federal estimates. …
AAA finds Drowsy Driving is Major Traffic Safety Issue
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 …
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No End in Sight to Gas Price Hikes
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 …
Idaho Pump Prices Fall Below National Average
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 …
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Idaho Workers Least Likely to Take Time Off
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 …
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AAA: More Americans Willing to Ride in Self-Driving Cars
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 …
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Drivers Pay Highest January Gas Prices in Four Years
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 …
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2017 Idaho Pump Prices Climb After 2016 Savings
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 …
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