Gas prices are primed to rise in a few weeks, but American drivers won't be hit with record costs again this summer, GasBuddy says

• Prices at the pump are primed to rise again, but don't expect the eye-popping levels of last year, according to GasBuddy.
• "I do think that prices will start rising in March and that's a trend that could last all the way through Memorial Day," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at the firm.
• He said the national average price of gas at the pump could hit the $4 a gallon a mark in most major US cities, but not the $5 highs seen last year.

American drivers should brace for gas prices at the pump to rise again this summer — but they'll tick higher rather than skyrocket like they did last year, according to Gas Buddy's head analyst.