CLEVELAND — Whether it’s by land or by air, more than 40 million Americans are expected to travel more than 50 miles from home to visit family and friends over Memorial Day weekend, which is projected to be the third busiest since 2000, according to AAA.
“There has been a resurgence in travel. It’s back. People are excited about it,” said Jim Garrity, the director of public affairs for AAA’s East Central division. “In fact, when you look at gas prices this year — yeah, they are relatively expensive — but we’re sitting about a dollar cheaper than this time last year. Even with gas prices reaching record highs last summer, Americans were doing what they had to do to offset those costs.
"Sadly, last year, 133 ODOT crews — that includes workers and equipment — were struck on Ohio's roads," said Brent Kovacs, the spokesperson for ODOT District 12."Everybody just needs to watch the construction zones that are currently active on I-480 from Lee Road to the I-77 interchange and going out east further."[The state's new] distracted driving law is in the correct direction.
Last year, between Memorial Day and Labor Day, colloquially known as the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer, there were nearly 70,000 crashes in Ohio, killing about 400 people. Cuyahoga County accounted for roughly 10% of those crashes , which ranks the highest in the state.
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