Drivers Hit The Road For Memorial Day Weekend

It's the unofficial start of the summer and the AAA projects that 1.5% more Americans will travel over 50 miles from home this weekend than they did last year. That translates to 32.4 million people on the roads While gas prices are not near last year's expensive prices, some drivers are wary of creeping prices. Gas prices have risen 27 cents/gallon this month (average: $2.36/gallon) and a cab driver, at a Manhattan gas station, told the AP, "Uh-oh. That's the first thing I say when I pull into this gas station each day. Right now it's not that bad, but it's a lot worse than two weeks ago." An energy analyst told the Christian Science Monitor that the prices will top out soon, "Prices usually peak after Memorial Day, perhaps sometime in June."

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By Jen Chung in News on May 22, 2009 8:14 AM

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Felix Hoenikker

Don't let the door hit you on the way out!

Enjoy sitting on the NJT/LIE/bridge crossings!

JenChungsBaby

Bye-bye to all those people leaving for the weekend. They're crazy. Memorial Day weekend is the best three days of the whole year to be in the city. The weather's usually great and most of all everyone else is GONE. It's quiet, like you have the whole city to yourself. I think people who drive out with the herd today and come back Monday are nuts.

Outter Burrougher

i love love the city those types of weekends - sadly, my suburban friends don't seem to understand this when they plan their big, life events :(

have a beautiful weekend!