Gas prices are so getting so low, people are taking photos of the signs

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A gallon of gas for under $3? The number on signs across the U.S. has caught many drivers by surprise — so much so that they're taking photos.

In the past month, the national average price of gasoline fell $0.30 to $3 on Friday, according to AAA.

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"It's stunning what's happening here," Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service, told the Associated Press. "I'm a little bit shocked."

Kloza said the average will fall to under $3 by early Saturday morning, for the first time in four years. The highest average price in the continental U.S. is in New York, at $3.37, and the lowest is in South Carolina and Tennessee, both with an average of $2.75. Read more...

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