This one tip can save yourself “a big headache,” said one traffic expert.
This Thanksgiving travel season is shaping up to be one for the record books, with tens of millions of Americans packing highways, flooding airports, and eventually, filling their plates with turkey.
In total, AAA is projecting 54.6 million people will travel over 50 miles this Thanksgiving, including 7.3 million Californians, by plane or car. “We thought this year might be different because of gas prices,” said John Treanor, a spokesperson for AAA. “But in fact we’re expecting one of the busiest years in recent memory.”
“If you are one of those families that can just get the coffee to go. Load the kids up really early, maybe have them sleep a little bit in the morning, you’re going to save yourself a big headache,” he said.Gas prices have sunk about 60 cents over the past months, but California’s average fuel costs are still $5.25 a gallon. For drivers making the trek from San Jose to Los Angeles, the roundtrip will cost $142 — about 12% more than last year.
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