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AAA warns of rise in road rage cases in Mass. and nationwide
Cases of road rage are on the rise in Massachusetts and across the country, according to AAA. The agency said it’s an issue that’s grown over the last decade, and exacerbated after the COVID-19 pandemic. More often than not, AAA says, those losing their cool tend to have instant regret. “It’s selfishness to the full extent, because you don’t...
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Person stabbed in Dorchester road rage incident
Road rage cases have been on the rise in recent years, according to experts.
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AAA Predicts Record Travel for July 4 Weekend
AAA projects that July 4 weekend will be one of the busiest travel weekends.
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Mass. RMV Hit by System Outage Affecting Driver's Licenses
A system outage prevented some transactions from going through at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Tuesday and affected some AAA transactions as well. Transactions involving driver’s licenses and permits, as well as IDs, couldn’t go through for several hours Tuesday, according to the RMV. They didn’t immediately share why. The RMV’s website and social media accounts shared this...
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Heavy Traffic Expected on Memorial Day Weekend in New England
Airports and roads in New England are set for a busy holiday weekend, and likely summer, as people look forward to enjoying themselves with warmer weather arriving. Nationwide, AAA predicts that 42.3 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more from home for Memorial Day Weekend, marking a 7% increase over last year. “Massachusetts will be joining the many…
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Busy Memorial Day Travel Weekend in New England
Triple A is predicting 42.3 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more for Memorial Day Weekend.
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Boston Area Travel Times Could Double as Holiday Weekend Traffic Kicks in
Airports and roads in New England are set for a busy holiday weekend, and likely summer, as people look forward to enjoying themselves with warmer weather arriving. Nationwide, AAA predicts that 42.3 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more from home for Memorial Day Weekend, marking a 7% increase over last year. “Massachusetts will be joining the many…
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‘Christmas Nightmare': Thousands of Cancellations, Flight Delays Over Holiday Weekend
Christmas may be over, but the travel chaos is still here. Hundreds of thousands of passengers are stuck in limbo as last weekend’s brutal winter storm stalled, if not canceled thousands of flights. “We’ve been stuck a good 18 hours now,” said a traveler at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Over 2,600 flights were canceled on the day of...
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Thousands of Holiday Flights Cancelled
Christmas may be over, but the travel chaos is still here. Thousands of holiday flights had to be cancelled this last weekend, and the ripple effects of those cancellations are still very visible. “I don’t know what to do, the only flights are way too expensive, and we’re stuck,” said one upset traveler. “By the time I reach home, it’s...
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Nearly 55 Million Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving
AAA is projecting that 54.6 million people will travel 50 or more miles from home this holiday, the third busiest Thanksgiving weekend since the auto group began tracking in 2000.
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AAA: Thanksgiving Travel Will Be Almost at Pre-Pandemic Levels
This travel season is expected to be the busiest since before the pandemic. If you’re driving this year, you can expect a whole lot of company on the roads. 49 million people are expected to be traveling by car, despite higher gas prices, AAA predicts.
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AAA: Thanksgiving Travel Almost at Pre-Pandemic Levels
As for the best times to leave, experts say Thanksgiving morning before 11 a.m., or before 8 a.m. the day before Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving Traffic Will Be Bad in Mass. Here Are the Best Times to Hit the Road
With Thanksgiving just over a week away, Massachusetts transportation officials and AAA are warning that travel is predicted to near — or maybe even exceed — pre-pandemic levels. The good news is that experts say flying won’t be as chaotic as it was last year. Airlines have hired more staff and have already made adjustments to schedules, AAA said. This…