The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline has increased for 12 of the past 14 days, reaching today’s price of $2.26 per gallon. Today’s average price is 3 cents more than one week ago, 8 cents more than one month ago and 6 cents less than one year ago.

Over the weekend, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina saw the arrival of Hurricane Matthew and residents in those areas expressed significant concerns about the availability of gasoline leading up to and following the storm. Ports and fuel terminals in all three states were closed ahead of the storm. Fortunately, there were no refineries threatened by the path of the storm and by Friday afternoon many ports in southern Florida were already cleared by the Coast Guard and open to receive vessels.

AAA identifies the top mistakes teens make when learning to drive

WASHINGTON (October 12, 2016) – Over the past five years, teen drivers were involved in nearly 14,000 fatal crashes and more than 4,200 of those crashes involved speeding. According to a new AAA survey of driving instructors, speeding is one of the top three mistakes teens make when learning to drive. With 65 percent of those instructors also reporting that parents today are worse at preparing their teens to drive compared to a decade ago, AAA cautions parents that their involvement is key to preventing deadly mistakes behind the wheel.

“Nearly two-thirds of people injured or killed in a crash involving a teen driver are people other than the teen,” said Bill Van Tassel, AAA’s manager of Driver Training Operations. “Involved parents really can help save lives, so it’s important for parents to coach their teens to slow down, as well as to avoid other common mistakes.”

The average price at the pump has fallen for 15 of the last 16 days, for a total savings of 4 cents per gallon. The national average currently sits at $2.22 per gallon, which is two cents less than one week ago, one cent more than one month ago and 1 cent more year-over-year. The National average is down 17 cents per gallon versus the 2016 peak price reached in June ($2.39).

This year’s seasonal refinery maintenance continues across the United States and select regional markets are still under pressure as a result of planned and unplanned maintenance. The West Coast is enduring the fall turnaround season but is still feeling the impacts of shutdowns at the PBF’s Torrance, California refinery. Similar pressure is still being felt on the East Coast with rumors of refinery outages in the Philadelphia area. Although gasoline demand typically retreats during the fall due to lower driving demand and the switchover to winter-blend gasoline, continued unplanned outages could create volatility and put pressure on the national average in the near term.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is taking a proactive safety approach to protect vehicles from malicious cyber-attacks and unauthorized access by releasing proposed guidance for improving motor vehicle cybersecurity.

"Cybersecurity is a safety issue, and a top priority at the Department," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "Our intention with today's guidance is to provide best practices to help protect against breaches and other security failures that can put motor vehicle safety at risk."

Kick-off the 2017 hot rodding season in style at the Goodguys 8th Spring Nationals Giant Car Show, March 10-12 at WestWorld in sunny Scottsdale, AZ! 

One of the fastest growing events on the Goodguys event schedule, the 8th Spring Nationals will showcase over 2,500 1972 & older hot rods, customs, muscle cars, trucks, and classics on display throughout the stunning desert landscape of WestWorld! The event also features over 200 vendor exhibits, a Giant Swap Meet & Cars 4 Sale Corral, Goodguys AutoCross timed racing competition, Nitro Thunderfest Dragster Exhibition, a Model Car Show, special parking areas on Saturday, a FREE Kids Zone and so much more! Plus, late model American made or powered muscle cars, customs and trucks are welcome on March 12th for the K & N Filters All American Sunday! For complete details and to register your vehicle or purchase tickets, visit www.good-guys.com.

Event Contact Information:
Goodguys Office Phone: (925) 838-9876
WestWorld of Scottsdale: Website | (480) 312-6802
Facility Map

Event Hours:
Friday, March 10 - 8am to 5pm
Saturday, March 11 - 8am to 5pm
Sunday, March 12 - 8am to 3pm

Where: 
WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 W. Pima Rd., Scottsdale, AZ,

Tickets: 
General admission: $20 per day, Kids (7-12) $6. A $5 parking fee is charged by WestWorld.
Discount general admission tickets are $17 and available at www.good-guys.com until midnight the night before the event.

Military (active or retired) receive a $5 discount off general admission with military ID card.

Phone: 
GoodGuys: (925)838-9876.

Web: 
https://www.good-guys.com/sn-2017

Event Highlights:

• Over 2,500 Rods, Customs, Classics, Muscle Cars and Trucks thru '72
• K&N Filters All American Sunday welcoming American made or powered vehicles of all years
• Goodguys AutoCross
• Nitro Thunderfest Dragster Exhibition
• Vendor & Manufacturer Exhibits
• Swap Meet
• Cars 4 Sale Corral
• Model & Pedal Car Show
• AutoCross for Kids benefitting the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer
• Kids Zone - Free Arts and crafts, games, prizes & more!
• Kids Free Revell Model Car Make-N-Take - Get your kids involved in model building.
• Complimentary Guest Shuttles provided from spectator parking
• AutoCross Bar & Grill
• Live music Entertainment with The Faded Crew & City Nights
• Featured club: Arizona Street Rod Association

Additional Event Info: 
Visit www.good-guys.com. You can also find Goodguys on Facebook. 
 
Event Contact: Betsy Bennett
(503) 246-0237
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