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Gas Prices Down For Third Straight Week After Tax Hike

July 25, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Continued lower oil prices and increased local fuel inventories are bringing gas prices down for the third week in a row after the July 1 California gas tax hike, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail...

In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems Especially Distracting To Older Drivers

July 25, 2019 Transportation and Traffic Safety

New in-vehicle infotainment technology has the potential to increase comfort and extend mobility for older drivers, but first it has to stop distracting them. On average, older drivers (ages 55-75) removed their eyes and attention from the road for more...

Gas Prices Continue Dropping In Most Areas

July 18, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Gas prices resumed dropping throughout most of Southern California just a few days after the 5.6-cent statewide gas tax took effect July 1, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail statewide average is...

AAA: Vehicle Escape Tools Are A Lifesaver – In The Right Situation

July 16, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

New research from AAA reveals most vehicle escape tools, intended to quickly aid passengers trapped in a car following a crash, will break tempered side windows, but none were able to penetrate laminated glass. Motorists may not realize it, but an...

Gas Prices Back Down After Tax Hike

July 11, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Gas prices throughout Southern California ticked up in response to the 5.6-cent state gas tax increase levied on Monday, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail statewide average is $3.78 a gallon for...

Auto Club, Law Enforcement Offer Free Car Theft Prevention Window VIN Etching In Long Beach

July 10, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Corporate Information, Automotive

California is the state with the most stolen vehicles with more than 175,000 vehicles nabbed at an estimated value of $1.3 billion. That works out to on average of one vehicle stolen every three minutes, according to state statistics. To help...

Auto Club Offers Earthquake Tips For Motorists

July 08, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

A pair of large earthquakes and hundreds of substantial aftershocks over the long July 4 holiday weekend in Ridgecrest serve as reminder for Southern Californians to prepare homes for the eventual “Big One,” but 34 million licensed California drivers who...

Auto Club: Gas Tax Hike Lifts Prices

July 03, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

State Gas Tax Hike: Auto Club Recommends How to Cut Rising Fuel Costs

July 01, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Gas Prices, Automotive

Gas prices have been inching up and starting today, California drivers will begin paying a 5.6-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase to fund state and local road repairs and other transportation projects. The Automobile Club of Southern California is...

Auto Club Says Plan Ahead For 4th Of July; Tipsy Tow Offered As Last Resort

June 28, 2019 Corporate Information, Automotive

The Automobile Club of Southern California reminds everyone who plans to celebrate the Fourth of July to avoid drinking and driving and other forms of impaired driving by designating a sober driver or using an alternate mode of transportation. In...

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Automobile Club of Southern California

The Automobile Club of Southern California is a member club affiliated with the American Automobile Association (AAA) national federation and serves members in the following California counties: Inyo, Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura.

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