Thanks to stable oil prices and little change in demand, gas prices are continuing to fall.
Good news for spring and summer travelers: gas prices continued their downward trend this week, averaging $3.46 per gallon, AAA reported. This is a two-cent drop from last week, and a 15-cent drop compared to last month.Low demand and an excess gas supply are the two driving factors in the price decrease. Oil demand went up slightly from 8.94 million barrels per day to 9.04 this past week, Energy Information Administration data found.
Anti-speeding technology, as described in the survey, would involve audible and visual warnings when a driver goes over the posted speed limit."These findings are exciting because they suggest American drivers are willing to change how they drive to make our roads safer," IIHS President David Harkey said. "The conventional wisdom has always been that speed-restricting technology would never fly in our car-centric culture.
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