Heavy holiday travel expected, concerns over drunken driving
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WASHINGTON The Triple-A holiday travel forecast projects nearly 51 (m) million pople will be hitting the road in the United States for the Christmas and New Years holiday weekends.
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Many of the millions of Americans making pilgrimages by land, air or sea to visit family and friends this holiday season will invoke a higher power to ensure their safe arrival. -The Washington Post
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Santa Claus may be coming to town, but lots of people will be leaving or otherwise hard to reach in Iowa and New Hampshire. That makes for plenty of nervous pollsters preparing to take late soundings on the presidential race during the frenzied holiday period.
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Top News News, Dallas,Snow and rain snarled the holiday plans of millions of Thanksgiving travellers across the US as they battled flight delays and hazardous driving, reports UPI.
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Alcohol-related auto accidents increase sharply during the holidays compared with other times in December, a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association shows.
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Travelers can expect full flights and crowded highways during the New Year&#39;s holiday as two airlines continue to recover from a troubled Christmas weekend that left thousands of people stranded or without their bags.
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Motorists have been warned to expect severe delays Friday as more than 18 million people are expected to drive to their Christmas destinations.
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Officials predicted that this would be the heaviest-traveled holiday since the 2001 terrorist attacks. And though no one had numbers to back up that claim yesterday
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Rail passengers are facing longer journeys on New Year's Eve on one of the UK's busiest routes.
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A holiday drive leads to a frantic rescue mission.
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If you're trying to make your Fourth of July last three days or more, you're not alone. In cars and on planes, millions of Americans are on vacation this week as the nation takes advantage of a midweek holiday. More than 41 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from their homes some time this week &#151; a new record for Independence Day travel &#151; despite heightened security because of failed car bombings in Britain.
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If you're among the Americans traveling this holiday season, good luck. You'll need it, along with a bit more cash.
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Travellers are expected to brave road and rail delays and head for the coast this Bank Holiday weekend.
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More than a quarter of Britons say they get behind the wheel the morning after a night of heavy drinking, unaware their alcohol level still affects their driving, a survey found.
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By JAY BINNEWEG  Here's a news release that hit my inbox just before deadline: This weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year. As people prepare for their holiday trips, they should be on the lookout for speed traps.
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Â· Crackdown on alcohol-related road deaths  Â· European safety figures show UK falling behind
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U.S. drivers traveling this week  will pay the highest gasoline prices on record heading into a  Thanksgiving holiday, the Energy Department said on Monday.