What: Nationally and local experts visit Maine to discuss impaired driving.
Where: Bangor Cross Insurance Center
When: June 27th 8:30am to 4:00pm
Who: Pat Moody
Director of Public...
AAA Northern New England applauds the Maine Legislature for passing LD 980 and Governor Janet Mills for signing into law the expansion of the state’s Move Over law that will help save lives. For years, Maine drivers have been required to slow down and...
AAA and Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the world’s largest telematics service provider, are teaming up to prevent deaths and injuries from teen driver crashes this summer. Nationwide, more than 30 percent of deaths involving teen drivers occur during...
AAA Northern New England projects 1.9 New Englanders will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Memorial Day weekend, a 6.3% increase from last year. Nationwide, AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this...
Distracted driving is deadly, claiming 3,142 lives in 2020, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). That’s an average of nine lives lost each day, although experts believe the numbers are much higher due to the causes of...
The results of AAA's annual automated vehicle survey show that while there is still a high level of interest in partially-automated vehicle technology, attitudes toward fully self-driving vehicles have become increasingly apprehensive. This year there...
The national average for a gallon of gas fell three cents since last week to $3.39. The main reason is the oil price, which fell into the mid $70s per barrel, nearly $5 cheaper than a week ago.
"The cost for oil accounts for 55% of what we pay at the...
With temperatures dropping to near zero and below in New England AAA reminds motorists to be prepared. “Batteries do not perform as well in extreme cold temperatures,” says Pat Moody Manager of Public Affairs for AAA Northern New England. “When cold...
Tis the season to travel, and AAA estimates 112.7 million people will journey 50 miles or more away from home from December 23 to January 2. That’s an increase of 3.6 million people over last year and closing in on pre-pandemic numbers. 2022 is expected...
A new report finds unsafe driving behaviors, including speeding, red-light running, drowsy driving, and driving impaired on cannabis or alcohol, rose from 2020 to 2021. The most alarming increase was among drivers admitting to getting behind the wheel...
AAA Northern New England is a member club affiliated with the American Automobile Association (AAA) national federation and serves members in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.