Americans to set road trip record for July 4 despite sky-high gas prices, AAA predicts
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AAA's annual forecast for the July 4 holiday weekend says 42 million Americans -- more than ever -- will take a road trip of 50 miles or more in 2022. Here's what to expect on the road and the skies above.
(CNN) — Americans are feeling the heat at the gas pump, but that won't keep them in park, AAA predicts.
The automotive and trip-planning group's annual forecast for the July 4 holiday weekend says that 42 million Americans -- more than ever -- will take a road trip of 50 miles or more.
That's despite gas prices hitting a record earlier this month. The national average per gallon on Monday stood at $4.98, just pennies off the high of $5.02 reached a week earlier.
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