Safety Urged as 4.6M Floridians Expected to Hit the Road During Fourth of July Weekend
- On Friday, July 4, AAA projects over 72.2 million Americans will travel, a 1.47 million increase from last year.
- This year’s holiday falls on a Friday, enabling longer trips and prompting 53% of Americans to stay in paid lodging, driven by holiday timing and strong travel demand.
- AAA Travel projects 5.84 million Americans flying, a 1.4% rise, and 1.7 million more traveling by car, a 2.4% increase, reflecting record-breaking mode-specific travel.
- NSC warns of 437 potential fatalities amid record travel, prompting extra patrols by Pennsylvania State Police Troop T to enhance safety during peak holiday traffic.
- More broadly, travel has steadily increased since mid-2021, with analyst Jeffries projecting this ongoing trend will likely persist.
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Idahoans are expected to set travel day record for Fourth of July
According to a release from AAA Idaho, Idahoans are expected to set another record for holiday travel, as 72.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home for food, fireworks, and family vacations this Independence Day, with 410,000…
72M Americans traveling for Fourth of July; officials urge caution behind the wheel
As AAA predicts record-high travel this week, especially on Wednesday, law enforcement and travelers in Vermont say they're ready for long lines on the road and at the airport.
CDOT: I-70, Highway 285 will see heavy traffic over July 4 weekend
DENVER (KDVR) — The U.S. is heading into one of its busiest holiday periods, with AAA projecting that 72.2 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the July 4 holiday, and a projected 61.6 million Americans will travel by car — a jump of over 1 million road travelers since last year. The Colorado Department of Transportation is anticipating that hundreds of thousands of Coloradans and visitors will head into the mountains to c…
INRIX, provider of transport data and information, anticipates that Wednesday 2 and Sunday 6 July will be the days of the greatest traffic
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