BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – If you happen to're planning a visit for Memorial Day weekend, you gained't be alone on the roads.
Triple-A Motor Membership predicts that 2.three million Floridians will drive greater than 50 miles from their properties this weekend. That's a brand new report. There are additionally about 106,00zero extra folks touring this Memorial Day than final 12 months.
If you wish to keep away from a few of these folks, AAA predicts that probably the most congested journey durations might be Thursdays and Fridays from three:00 pm to 7:00 pm AAA additionally suggests that you simply plan to drive in the course of the least congested occasions, which might be earlier than midday or after 7:00 p.m.
Of these 2.three million Florida drivers, many will discover themselves damaged down on the facet of the highway. AAA alone hopes to rescue greater than 378,00zero stranded motorists nationwide over the vacation weekend.
That's 5% greater than final 12 months. The three most typical causes are flat tires, lifeless batteries, and other people being locked out of their automobiles.
You possibly can assist keep away from some potential issues by performing a pre-trip inspection. That inspection ought to embrace your tires, together with the spare.
Make sure that the brakes don’t squeal or squeal. Verify your automobile's battery.
Substitute the windshield wiper blades and fill the windshield washer fluid reservoir.
Additionally, prime off your automobile's engine oil and different fluids, comparable to radiator coolant and brake, transmission, and energy steering fluids. It's additionally a good suggestion to have an emergency package readily available.
It ought to embrace a flashlight with additional batteries, first help provides, consuming water, non-perishable snacks for folks and pets, jumper cables for automobile batteries, emergency flares or reflectors, rain poncho, primary software package, duct tape, gloves, purchase rags or paper towels.
Right here's excellent news on your pocket.
The journey shouldn’t be going to price you way more in fuel than final 12 months. Gasoline costs remained steady final week in comparison with the earlier week. The common worth of a gallon of standard unleaded gasoline is $three.45. That's $zero.04 greater than throughout Memorial Day weekend final 12 months.
The most costly costs in Florida this week are within the West Palm Seaside-Boca Raton areas at $three.65 a gallon. The bottom is on the toes. Walton Seaside-Crestview space for $three.19. Panama Metropolis and Pensacola are tied for second lowest costs, averaging $three.25 per gallon.