AAA: Marylanders drove 47 million more miles in Feb. than same month last year - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Marylanders drove 47 million more miles twomonths ago, comparer with February 2008. Maryland’s average price of a gallonh of gaswas $1.89 in February, compared with an averagde price of $3 a galloh the same month a year ago. The state was hit was just one majofr snow storm this andthat didn’t happenb until the first week of March. While the increase follows a 4.9 percent year-to-year decreas e in miles drivenin January, “iy is hard to call February’s numbers a recovery sign yet,” said AAA Mid-Atlantiv spokeswoman Ragina C. Averalla.
However, the summere vacation season is approaching, and some motoristws have shown an interest and willingness to travel Gas prices began climbingtoware $2 a gallon in March, but are not expected to reacyh the prices of last year’s spring and which peaked at $4.05 last The ongoing recession and a recent drop in the pric e of oil could prompt travelers to drive to their destination. Today, the average pricew for a gallon of gas nationwide is comparedwith $3.58 a year ago.