Holiday road trips up 3.5 percent to 37.6 million people.
Despite a rising national gas price average that is inching closer to the $3 per gallon mark, the vast majority of holiday travelers will drive to their destinations this holiday weekend according to AAA. For these motorists, INRIX, a global transportation analytics company, expects travel delays on major roads could be more than three times longer than normal during evening commutes.
37.6 million will hit the road, the most on record for the holiday and 3.5 percent more than last year.
Overall, nearly 43 million Americans will start their summers
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