Where will you be this holiday weekend?

The motor club AAA predicts as many as 1.5 million Carolina motorists will make a road trip this holiday weekend. AAA believes a better economy and gas pump prices in the area of $2.40 to $2.50 a gallon are driving this year’s increase in holiday travel, especially by the automobile. Nearly 1.1 million North
Carolinians and 538 thousand South Carolinians are expected to travel more than 50 miles from home, with the top driving destinations Charleston, Orlando, Myrtle Beach and Pigeon Forge. The most congested times for travel are expected to be tomorrow afternoon and evening—-with traffic increasing earlier in the day than usual—-as well as Monday evening, as travelers head back home. Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the “100 deadliest days” for teen drivers. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, seven of the 10 most deadly days occurring between Memorial Day and Labor Day