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AAA: Not All Gasoline Created Equal

July 07, 2016 Gas Prices

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (July 7, 2016) – New testing from AAA has uncovered significant differences in the quality of gasoline sold at fuel retailers in the United States. The independent laboratory testing compared gasolines that meet TOP TIER™ standards...

Virginia Travelers Favoring ‘the Drive’ this Fourth of July

June 29, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (June 29, 2016) – AAA projects that 87 percent of travelers in Virginia will be taking to the roads this Independence Day. Virginia is expecting 1,181,377 to travel this holiday either on the road, in the air, or by other modes of...

AAA: Americans Will Take More Trips than Ever This Independence Day Weekend

June 27, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (June 27, 2016) – AAA projects nearly 43 million Americans will travel this Independence Day weekend. This represents the highest Fourth of July travel volume on record and five million more travelers than this past Memorial Day...

AAA Tidewater Announces 2016 Scholarship Winners

June 21, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, (June 21, 2016) - In honor of AAA Tidewater Virginia’s founding President; the J. Theron “Tim” Timmons Memorial Scholarship Foundation was established. The foundation provides a $5,000 scholarship annually to deserving graduating...

Good News! Hampton Roads Experiencing Steady Drop in Gas Prices

June 20, 2016 Gas Prices

Virginia Beach, Va., (June 20, 2016) – Gas prices have decreased for 15 straight days in Hampton Roads. Today’s average gas price in the seven cities is $2.13, which is a five cent drop from last week and 48 cents less than last year. Gasoline demand...

AAA Reveals Top Driving Distractions for Teens as “100 Deadliest Days” Begin

June 01, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (June 1, 2016)- Over the past five years, more than 5,000 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers the “100 Deadliest Days,” the period starting Memorial Day when teen crash deaths historically climb. As the summer...

Hampton Roads Rolls Into Summer with Lowest Gas Prices in Over a Decade

May 31, 2016 Gas Prices

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (May 31, 2016) - The 2016 summer driving season is officially underway and drivers are paying the lowest gas prices for this time of year in more than a decade. Hampton Roads continue to see the cheapest gas prices in 11 years with...

AAA’s Tips for Holiday Road Trips

May 24, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (May 24, 2016) – AAA expects over one million people across the Commonwealth to head out to celebrate Memorial Day this year. Most of them (970,850) will be hitting the road during the long holiday weekend. Gas prices are down from...

AAA: More Than 38 Million Americans Expected to Travel This Memorial Day Weekend

May 19, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (May 19, 2016) – AAA projects more than 38 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend. That is the second-highest Memorial Day travel volume on record and the most since 2005. Spurred by the lowest gas prices in more...

Fatal Road Crashes Involving Marijuana Double After State Legalizes Drug

May 10, 2016 Transportation and Traffic Safety

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (May 10, 2016) – Fatal crashes involving drivers who recently used marijuana doubled in Washington after the state legalized the drug, according to the latest research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. New research also shows...

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Tidewater Automobile Association of Virginia

AAA Tidewater Virginia is a member club affiliated with the American Automobile Association (AAA) national federation and serves members in the Tidewater Virginia region (All Hampton Roads cities, including Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg; Virginia's Eastern Shore; as well as the following counties: Greensville, Surry, Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Gloucester, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond County, Southampton, Sussex, Mecklenburg, James City County, York, Lunenburg, Essex, King & Queen, Mathews, Northumberland, and Westmoreland).

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