About 834,000 Marylanders are expected to travel this weekend for Memorial Day, a 2.3 percent increase from last year and the highest figure for the holiday weekend since 2005.
This year's projections from AAA Mid-Atlantic marks the sixth consecutive year of growth over the Memorial Day holiday. AAA defines the travel period as being between Thursday, May 25 and Monday, May 29.
If projections hold, this would be the third straight year that more than 800,000 Marylanders traveled 50 miles or more for the unofficial start of summer.
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AAA is no longer believable. I give them the triple FINGER!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen so much traffic than what i witnessed heading west on 50 on Sunday - especially this early in the year. OC is going to have a "bumper crop" this summer.
ReplyDeleteReason gas prices jumped up
ReplyDeleteAfter last weekend and the possibility of bad weather this coming weekend, I doubt this weekend will be as busy as last weekend. Times will tell.
ReplyDeleteIs that 50 miles round trip?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it will be worse. They're idiots from across the bay, they don't care.
ReplyDeleteAs long as the bars are open, they will come.
ReplyDeleteQuick, let's raise the price of gas for no reason other than gouge the travelers.
ReplyDelete50 miles thats not very far. Many people drive that one way every morning for work!
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