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“Dare to Prepare” Programs this Week
AAA Hoosier Motor Club representatives will conduct two “Dare to Prepare” safe driving presentations Thursday (Feb. 4, 2010). This week’s two 90-minute pre-permit presentations, geared toward teens who are about to begin the “learning-to-drive” process as well as their parents, will each take place Thursday at 7 p.m.; one at the Fisher’s Library and the other [...]   02/01/2010

Dangers of Texting While Driving
AAA Hoosier Motor Club continues to support anti texting-while-driving bills currently being proposed in the Indiana General Assembly. Here are some interesting stats relative to text messaging and driving… More than 1 trillion text messages were sent in the United States in 2008, almost triple the number reported in 2007 – Cellular Telephone Industry Association, 2009 Surveys report [...]   02/01/2010

AAA Four Diamond Winners
AAA Hoosier Motor Club is excited to announce its 2010 AAA Four Diamond award recipients. The restaurant and lodging winners in AAA Hoosier Motor Club’s 50-county Indiana territory include… Restaurant Tallent (Bloomington) French Lick Resort (French Lick) West Baden Springs Hotel (West Baden) Canterbury Hotel (Indianapolis) Conrad Indianapolis Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Omni Severin Hotel (Indianapolis) The Villa Inn, Restaurant and Spa (Indianapolis) The Westin Indianapolis University [...]   02/01/2010

No Texting While Driving
AAA Hoosier Motor Club continues to push for new laws that will help make Indiana roadways safer for drivers and their passengers. The club is currently supporting House Bill 1279 in the state’s General Assembly which would make it an infraction for motorists to send a text message or email while driving. This morning, a House committee unanimously [...]   01/27/2010

AAA Members Can Save on Necessities from Prescriptions to Eyeglasses
AAA’s Show Your Card & Save® program can ease the present financial difficulties with savings on products and services that are crucial to health including prescription medications, eyeglasses and fitness equipment.   02/19/2009

H.M.C. Gas Gauge Report (1/21/09)
Despite a continued drop-off in crude oil prices, nationwide gas prices have remained relatively stable over the last few days and, in some cases, have actually increased by a few cents.   01/21/2009

H.M.C. Gas Gauge Report (1/7/09)
Continued fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip over the past week, and optimism for resumption in economic growth during the new year has propped up the price of crude oil and given a slight lift to the nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline.    01/09/2009

H.M.C. Gas Gauge Report (12/30/08)
Although the nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline resumed its decline over the weekend – falling to $1.619 per gallon, a third day of air strikes by Israeli forces against Palestinian targets in the Gaza strip rattled oil traders enough to push the price of oil back up to $40 per barrel by the end of Monday’s NYMEX session. Wholesale gasoline futures also moved a bit higher with reformulated fuel trading near 92 cents per gallon.   12/30/2008

AAA Hoosier Motor Club Launches Blog
AAA Hoosier Motor Club announced the launch of a new blog today - blog.aaahoosier.com.   12/23/2008

Nine Lodgings and One Restaurant Earn AAA Four Diamond Award Designation
Nine lodgings and one restaurant in AAA Hoosier Motor Club territory have been awarded the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Rating for the year 2009.   12/23/2008

AAA Warns Consumers to Not Forego Safety While Shopping for Bicycles
Many children have a new bicycle on their holiday wish lists and as a result, AAA Hoosier Motor Club reminds consumers that selecting the right size bike for children is critical to keeping them safe.   12/15/2008