Record-Breaking 43 Million July 4 Weekend Travelers Urged to Stay Cautious

[Purveyor]

Source: NBC NEWS

A record-breaking number of Americans are traveling this July 4 weekend, sparking safety concerns after a particularly deadly year on the roads and security concerns in the wake of recent national and international terror attacks.

Nearly 43 million Americans are expected to hit the the roads, rails, skies and seas between June 30 and July 4 — 5 million more travelers than this year's Memorial Day weekend and the highest volume of travelers on record for the July 4 holiday weekend, according to AAA.

The uptick is largely due to lower gas prices with the national average at $2.30 a gallon, which is 47 cents less than last year, AAA said.

While the price of a flight hasn't fallen as drastically, domestic round-trip tickets have dipped by 9 percent, and hotel prices are also slightly cheaper as compared with last year, according to AAA.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/record-breaking-43-million-july-4-weekend-travelers-urged-stay-n603011

[billpolonsky]

1. Come to Canada.

Our dollar is $.77 US today beer is 5% and we don't have handguns.

[Purveyor]

2. Last and final time I attempted to enter Canada I was denied due to a 1982 misdemeanor conviction

possession of marijuana. 1982!!! with a absolutely clean, including traffic violations, criminal record since then.

To hell with Canada and the "queen" it rode in on.

As for the 5% beer, I'm comfortable setting here in Michigan drinking a 6% Bud Platinum as I type.

Friendly neighbors? My ass...

[billpolonsky]

6. OK then...

It was just a suggestion.

[The Green Manalishi]

3. Screw caution

Fuck the TSA Helmets, seatbelts and DUI limits, to say nothing of speed limits.
Security sucks, no one gets out of here alive. I want to be able to get from SF to NY in a weekend, five six packs and an ounce of good weed.
Nothing, but nothing is worth even a second of delay in being able to get in the car and *GO*.

[YOHABLO]

4. Maybe we should be cautious of the drunks on the highway. Now THAT'S a security risk.

[forest444]

5. No yellow and orange alerts?

I miss those. They made the news so festive during each federal holiday.