As a near-record number of travelers are expected to hit the roads for Thanksgiving, drivers are urged to have more than holiday destinations on their minds.
"It is the third-highest number of Thanksgiving travelers since we've been recording the numbers [in 2000]," said Cincinnati AAA spokesperson Cheryl Parker. AAA predicts 54.6 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving. That’s a 1.5% increase over 2021 and 98% of pre-pandemic volumes.
Most travelers will drive to their destinations, much like last year. Nearly 49 million people are expected to travel by car, according to AAA.
With more traffic comes more risk of crashes or car problems, and that means more emergency vehicles on the side of the road.