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Gas finally below $4 in Santa Rosa

The average price of regular gasoline fell overnight in Santa Rosa to less than $4 a gallon but still higher than the statewide average. AAA reported Friday that the average Santa Rosa price was $3.997, down from Thursday's $4.016. But, according to gasbuddy.com, you can gas for as low as [...]

By | June 10th, 2011|5 Comments

Drive green but keep to the right

With oil prices soaring, AAA suggests driving slower, and the CHP says that's fine -- as long as you stay to the right. A news release from AAA notes that gas mileage for most vehicles "decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph. Each 5 mph driven over 60 mph is [...]

By | April 27th, 2011|11 Comments

Now we wait for the winning guess

What's the average price of gas going to be May 2 in Santa Rosa? For Road Warrior readers who entered our guess-the-gas-price contest, one was optimistic and predicted it will be $3.453 for a gallon of regular. Another was the opposite and forecast the price to hit $6.660. And there [...]

By | April 19th, 2011|1 Comment

Most dog-friendly cars

With more than 80 percent of dog owners taking their pet along when they drive, AAA has come up with the top cars that can meet a dog owner's needs. AAA says its experts tested hundreds of cars based on such factors as crash test ratings, safety features, fuel economy, [...]

By | October 25th, 2010|10 Comments

Most routinely drive with dogs, survey finds

A recent posting about how driving with a pet on your lap is legal in California. Now a recent national AAA survey of dog owners finds how common driving with dogs is. Most of those surveyed said they routinely drive while petting or playing with their dogs, sometimes even giving [...]

By | August 23rd, 2010|4 Comments

How high will gas prices go?

Gasoline prices, already well more than $3 a gallon in Santa Rosa, are about to make their annual surge to Memorial Day, when open road-loving Californians get back behind the wheel, Press Democrat Staff Writer Guy Kovner reports. But how high the price might go no one wants to say, [...]

By | May 12th, 2010|2 Comments