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If you're headed over the river and through the woods this Thanksgiving, the roads might be just a bit more crowded this year. AAA is reporting that 46.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the holiday weekend, a 4.2 percent increase over 2013 and the highest volume of travelers since 2007.
For drivers, the news is both good and bad. According to AAA, the 41.3 million travelers who plan to drive to their destination will enjoy the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices in five years. Last year, motorists paid an average of $3.28 per gallon of regular gas, more than 40 cents higher than the current national average. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is less enthusiastic. "It's one of the busiest travel times of the year, and unfortunately that means more crashes," the agency said in a statement.
