You may have better luck celebrating America’s independence by traveling to Britain than within the U.S. this year.
This July 4 weekend is expected to see the highest volume of travelers on record for the holiday, according to a report by AAA. Nearly 43 million people will be traveling between June 30 and July 4, up from 41.9 million in 2015 and 38 million during this year’s Memorial Day weekend.
The majority of travel will be done by car — 84% of travelers will take to the road as gas prices are expected to be the lowest since 2005 at an average of $2.32 a gallon. Thus far in 2016, American drivers have saved $20 billion in gasoline spending compared with last year, according to AAA. More than 3 million Americans are expected to fly and 3.3 million will take a bus, cruise, train or other mode of transportation.
With the higher volume of expected traffic comes a higher risk of accidents. More than 450 people are estimated to be killed and 53,600 will be injured in car crashes this weekend, according to the National Safety Council — the highest number of predicted deaths for Fourth of July weekend since the agency began making estimates in 2008.
Airfare is also lower than in 2015, with average domestic round-trip airfare at $207, down 9% from a year ago.
This article was originally published on Marketwatch.
