Record Labor Day gas prices as busy travel day picks up
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday. Darius Johnson reports.
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Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday. Darius Johnson reports.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Every state in the country has a law requiring drivers to move over one lane or, if that's not possible, to slow down to a safe speed when passing a vehicle with flashing lights stopped on the side of the road.
It is a busy week for millions of Americans who are traveling for Thanksgiving.
More than 20 million Americans are expected to cruise next year, according to AAA.
AAA reports that four million people in Illinois will be road tripping, and more than 150,000 will fly to their destination.
The Transportation Security Administration says its top 10 busiest days of screening passengers have all been this year.
AAA advises travelers to know their rights and to review airline policies. By law, customers are now entitled to a refund when an airline cancels their flight.
The Transportation Security Administration projects the busiest days at airports will be the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and the Sunday after the holiday.
About 44 million people are expected to go on vacation for what could be the busiest Memorial Day travel week since 2005.
If you haven’t made travel plans yet, you’d better hurry. CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave reports.
A study finds it's a factor in roughly ten times as many traffic fatalities as traditional crashes. Drowsy drivers were involved in nearly 30,000 deaths between 2017 and 2021.
By now, you’ve likely seen the video – Teslas in the Chicago area with dead or low batteries because of the cold, facing charges issues. As CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports, that is just one of the issues motorists are facing, whether they have electric or gas cars.
AAA says over 115 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home between the weekend before Christmas to New Year's Day.
You'll see some people try to get ahead of things and get out of town early but we're expecting the travel volume at airports to pick up by Tuesday.
AAA is forecasting that 55.4 million people will travel to their holiday destinations, including more than 49 million who will drive. CBS 2's Irika Sargent reports.
AAA Car Care in North Riverside is offering anti-theft etching services on Saturday to dozens of drivers.
Right now, AAA has the national average at $3.68 a gallon.
If you're kicking off the summer with a road trip expect to see some extra traffic.
For months, CBS 2 has been tracking how thieves break into the steering columns on certain models without engine immobilizers.
Help is on the way for Hyundai drivers. The automaker announced it's teaming up with AAA to offer new insurance options for those car owners.
Drivers can expect to pay even more after Saudi Arabia and its allies announced they will be cutting oil production by more than a million barrels a day.
AAA has predicted that 54.6 million people in the United States would travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving.
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